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 |
|---|---|
| Ripley Under Ground | crime thriller film |
| The Big Sleep (1978 film) | crime thriller film |
| Hostiles | Western film |
| Bad Girls | Western film |
| S/O Satyamurthy | — |
| Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | action drama film |
| Hardcore Henry | — |
| Sniper | action thriller film |
| Out of Time | crime thriller film |
| 16 Blocks | action thriller film |
| The Naked Spur | Western film |
| The Far Country | Western film |
| Dolan's Cadillac | crime thriller film |
| The Salvation | Western film |
| 100 Rifles | Western film |
| The Peacemaker | — |
| The Shooting | Western film |
| Ride in the Whirlwind | Western film |
|
film "16 Blocks"
surface form:
16 Blocks
|
action thriller film |
| First Blood | — |
| Cobra | — |
| Cliffhanger | — |
| Demolition Man | — |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | — |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | — |
| Small Soldiers | — |
| Shooter (2007 film) | action thriller film |
| Rambo III | — |
|
Riders of the Purple Sage
surface form:
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996 film)
|
Western film |
| The Virginian (1946 film) | Western film |
| Stars in My Crown | Western film |
| News of the World | Western film |
| Ambush | Western film |
| Angel Has Fallen | action thriller film |
| Rambo: Last Blood | — |
|
Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam
surface form:
Reykjavík-Rotterdam
|
crime thriller film |
|
Walking Tall
surface form:
Walking Tall (2004 film)
|
— |
| Driven (2001 film) | action drama film |
| Heist (2001 film) | crime thriller film |
|
Art of War
surface form:
The Art of War (2000 film)
|
action thriller film |
| Gang Leader | — |
| Gharana Mogudu | action drama film |
| Magadheera | — |
| Eega | — |
| Vikramarkudu | — |
| Sye | — |
| Chatrapathi | action drama film |
| Yamadonga | — |
| Student No. 1 | action drama film |
| Simhadri | action drama film |