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 |
|---|---|
| Rapid Fire | — |
| Showdown in Little Tokyo | — |
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Tattoo
surface form:
Tattoo (2002 film)
|
crime thriller film |
| Overlord | — |
| Roughshod | Western film |
| Hangman’s Knot | Western film |
| Blackthorn | Western film |
| Battle: Los Angeles | — |
| Chill Factor | action thriller film |
| Split Second | — |
| The Bone Collector | crime thriller film |
| The Lookout | crime thriller film |
| A Walk Among the Tombstones | crime thriller film |
| Heaven's Prisoners | crime thriller film |
| Broken City | crime thriller film |
| The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film) | Western film |
|
Polar
surface form:
Polar (2019 film)
|
— |
| The Gunfight at Dodge City | Western film |
| The Showdown (1950 film) | Western film |
|
The Saint
surface form:
The Saint (1997 film)
|
— |
| Hitman: Agent 47 | — |
| Under Western Stars | Western film |
| The Bells of San Angelo | Western film |
| Surrogates | — |
| Outside the Wire | — |
| Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry | — |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | — |
| Monster Trucks | action-adventure film |
| Paycheck | action thriller film |
| Faster | action thriller film |
| Firewall | crime thriller film |
| Shadowboxer | crime thriller film |
| Snitch | action thriller film |
| Rampage 2 | — |
| The Iceman | crime thriller film |
| Collateral Damage | action thriller film |
| Snabba Cash | crime thriller film |
| Rancho Notorious (1952 film) | Western film |
| Pacific Rim | — |
| The Comancheros | Western film |
| The Golden Stallion | Western film |
| El Gezira 2 | — |
|
Eric Bernt
surface form:
Romeo Must Die
|
— |
| Zandy’s Bride | Western film |
| Iron Eagle II | — |
| Iron Eagle IV | — |
| Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | — |
| Joe Kidd | Western film |
| The Marine | — |
|
Street Fighter
surface form:
Street Fighter (1994 film)
|
— |