action film
C686
concept
An action film is a movie genre characterized by fast-paced sequences, physical stunts, chases, fights, and high stakes that emphasize excitement and visual spectacle over introspective storytelling.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| action film canonical | 637 |
| Western film | 489 |
| crime thriller film | 252 |
| action thriller film | 159 |
| martial arts film | 60 |
| action drama film | 51 |
| action-adventure film | 25 |
| Spaghetti Western film | 21 |
| vigilante film | 14 |
| samurai film | 9 |
| wuxia film | 8 |
| action horror film | 6 |
| American action film | 4 |
| fantasy action film | 3 |
| Fast & Furious film | 2 |
| action-drama film | 2 |
| action-thriller film | 2 |
| political action-thriller film | 2 |
| 1988 action film | 1 |
| French action film | 1 |
| Rambo film series entry | 1 |
| action comedy film series | 1 |
| action film subgenre | 1 |
| action‑comedy film | 1 |
| epic action drama film | 1 |
| epic action film | 1 |
| political action film | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: action film
Generated description
An action film is a movie genre characterized by fast-paced sequences, physical stunts, chases, fights, and high stakes that emphasize excitement and visual spectacle over introspective storytelling.
Instances (1,719)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| The Bravados | Western film |
| Next of Kin | action thriller film |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) | — |
|
John Maclean
surface form:
Slow West
|
Western film |
| True Grit (1969 film) | Western film |
| Assassin's Creed (film) | — |
| Proud Mary | action thriller film |
| Ballerina | action thriller film |
| Man of Tai Chi | martial arts film |
| The Counselor | crime thriller film |
| G.I. Jane | — |
| Coffy | — |
| Sheba, Baby | — |
| Above the Law | — |
| Escape from L.A. | — |
| Law Abiding Citizen | crime thriller film |
| Terminal Velocity | — |
| Urban Cowboy | Western film |
| Bad Boys II | — |
| Waist Deep | — |
|
Django
surface form:
Django (1966 film)
|
Spaghetti Western film |
| The Mercenary | Spaghetti Western film |
| Die Hard 2 | — |
| Street Law | vigilante film |
| Enter the Ninja | martial arts film |
| Django Strikes Again | Spaghetti Western film |
| Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | — |
| Narc | crime thriller film |
| Unstoppable (2010 film) | action thriller film |
| The Contractor (2022 film) | action thriller film |
| The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | martial arts film |
| Timecop | — |
| The Legend of Zorro | — |
| xXx: Return of Xander Cage | — |
| The Meg | — |
|
Kolstad
surface form:
John Wick
|
— |
|
Nobody
surface form:
Nobody (2021 film)
|
action thriller film |
| Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | — |
| Deja Vu | action thriller film |
| 2 Guns | — |
|
film "King Arthur" (2004)
surface form:
King Arthur (2004 film)
|
— |
| The Sea of Grass | Western film |
| John Wick: Chapter 4 | — |
| Deep Cover | crime thriller film |
| El Topo | Western film |
| A Fistful of Dollars | Spaghetti Western film |
| Sudden Impact | crime thriller film |
| The Dead Pool | — |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | Western film |
| Pale Rider | Western film |