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 |
|---|---|
| No Mercy (1986 film) | action thriller film |
| The Expatriate (2012 film) | action thriller film |
| Beowulf (2007 film) | — |
|
film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
surface form:
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
|
— |
| The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | — |
| Summer of Sam | crime thriller film |
| Bulletproof Monk | — |
| Pursued | Western film |
| A Distant Trumpet | Western film |
| Along the Great Divide | Western film |
| The Tall Men | Western film |
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | action thriller film |
| Swordfish | action thriller film |
| R.I.P.D. | — |
| Broken Arrow | action thriller film |
| 3000 Miles to Graceland | — |
| Polar (film) | action thriller film |
| Mad Max 2 | — |
| Wind River | crime thriller film |
| Lucky Number Slevin | crime thriller film |
| End of Days | — |
|
Shopping
surface form:
Shopping (1994 film)
|
crime thriller film |
| Number One with a Bullet | — |
|
Tony Puryear
surface form:
Eraser
|
— |
| Cape Fear (1962 film) | crime thriller film |
| The Big Country | Western film |
| Street Smart | crime thriller film |
| Thunderheart | crime thriller film |
|
Steve Richards
surface form:
The Losers (2010 film)
|
— |
| Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film) | — |
|
Ghosts of Mars (2001 film)
surface form:
Ghosts of Mars
|
— |
| Elite Squad | — |
| RoboCop (2014 film) | — |
| Tightrope | crime thriller film |
| Bright | — |
| Project Power | — |
| Kingsman: The Golden Circle | — |
|
Sidney Franklin Jr.
surface form:
Gun Battle at Monterey
|
Western film |
| The Killing (1956 film) | crime thriller film |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | — |
|
Southern Comfort
surface form:
Southern Comfort (1981 film)
|
action thriller film |
| Transformers (2007 film) | — |
| Mission: Impossible (1996 film) | — |
| Killing Zoe | crime thriller film |
| Ride with the Devil | Western film |
| Gemini Man | — |
| The Plainsman (1936 film) | Western film |
| Double Jeopardy | crime thriller film |
| Money Train | — |
|
Carol Kelly
surface form:
Terror in a Texas Town
|
Western film |