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 Silver Trail | Western film |
| The Law Rides Again | Western film |
| The Fighting Frontiersman | Western film |
| Fatman | — |
| The Great Silence | Spaghetti Western film |
| Parker | crime thriller film |
| Red Dawn (2012 film) | — |
| Dead Man Down | crime thriller film |
|
Domino
surface form:
Domino (2019 film)
|
crime thriller film |
| Unknown (2011 film) | action thriller film |
|
The Commuter (2018 film)
surface form:
The Commuter
|
action thriller film |
| The 6th Day | — |
| Who Killed Cock Robin | crime thriller film |
| The Long Riders | Western film |
| Karma | action drama film |
| Rio Bravo | Western film |
| The Cowboy Star | Western film |
| The Phantom of the Range | Western film |
| The Divergent Series: Allegiant | — |
| Time to Hunt | crime thriller film |
| Yaksha: Ruthless Operations | — |
| The Furies (1950 film) | Western film |
| The Texas Rangers (1936 film) | Western film |
| Van Helsing | — |
| Shoot 'Em Up | — |
| The Last Stand | — |
| The Ice Road | action thriller film |
| Sholay | action-adventure film |
| Garde à vue | crime thriller film |
| Assassins | action thriller film |
| Sundown Trail | Western film |
| The Saddle Buster | Western film |
| The Cheyenne Kid | Western film |
| Drift Fence | Western film |
| The Law Commands | Western film |
| Where Trails Divide | Western film |
| The Glory Trail | Western film |
| The Utah Trail | Western film |
| The Painted Trail | Western film |
| Allegiant | — |
| Men in Black 3 | — |
| Black Rain | action thriller film |
| The Quick and the Dead | Western film |
| Tequila Sunrise | crime thriller film |
| The Girl in Black Stockings | crime thriller film |
| The Man from Laramie | Western film |
| The Lusty Men | Western film |
| Rancho Notorious | Western film |
|
Sahara
surface form:
Sahara (2005 film)
|
action-adventure film |
| The Crow | — |