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 |
|---|---|
| Bad Boys: Ride or Die | — |
| Hidalgo | Western film |
| RoboCop 2 | — |
| RoboCop 3 | — |
| The Professionals | Western film |
| Deadfall | crime thriller film |
| Firefox (1982 film) | — |
| The Keeper of Lost Causes | crime thriller film |
| The Absent One | crime thriller film |
| T2 | — |
| Stagecoach (1966 film) | Western film |
|
The Big Hunt by James Warner Bellah
surface form:
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
|
Western film |
|
War Party by James Warner Bellah
surface form:
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
|
Western film |
|
James Bond film For Your Eyes Only
surface form:
For Your Eyes Only
|
— |
| Jack Slade | Western film |
| The Highwayman | Western film |
| The Black Dakotas | Western film |
| The Last Posse | Western film |
| The Lone Hand | Western film |
| The Big Sombrero | Western film |
| The Return of Jesse James | Western film |
| Stagecoach (1986 film) | Western film |
| Desert Saints | crime thriller film |
| Silent Trigger | action thriller film |
| Daughter of the West | Western film |
| The Mysterious Rider | Western film |
| Cash Truck | — |
|
Ed Wild
surface form:
The Covenant (2023 film)
|
action thriller film |
| Guy Ritchie's The Covenant | — |
| Duel at Diablo | Western film |
| Predator 2 | — |
| 300 | — |
| Godzilla (2014 film) | — |
| Barb Wire | — |
|
Hero
surface form:
Hero (2002 film)
|
wuxia film |
| House of Flying Daggers | wuxia film |
|
Shadow
surface form:
Shadow (2018 film)
|
wuxia film |
| Shaft in Africa | — |
| The Squaw Man (1914 film) | Western film |
| The Covered Wagon (1923 film) | Western film |
| The Bad Man (1941 film) | Western film |
| Kong: Skull Island | action-adventure film |
| The Man from Hong Kong | — |
| The Girls from Thunder Strip | — |
|
Gary Foster
surface form:
The Score
|
crime thriller film |
| Godzilla vs. Kong | — |
| The Shakiest Gun in the West | Western film |
| The November Man | action thriller film |
| Drive Angry | — |
| Van Helsing (2004 film) | action-adventure film |