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 |
|---|---|
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | — |
| Relentless 3 | crime thriller film |
| Sarileru Neekevvaru | — |
|
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024 film)
surface form:
Deadpool & Wolverine
|
— |
| Texas Rangers Ride Again | Western film |
| The Parson of Panamint | Western film |
| John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | — |
| Thammudu | action drama film |
| Bheemla Nayak | action drama film |
| Shane | Western film |
| A Man Called Horse | Western film |
|
Miss Bala
surface form:
Miss Bala (2019 film)
|
action thriller film |
| Police Python 357 | crime thriller film |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | Western film |
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | martial arts film |
| Wichita | Western film |
| The Covered Wagon | Western film |
| Way Out West | Western film |
| The Forbidden Kingdom | martial arts film |
| Zanjeer | — |
| Don (1978 film) | — |
| Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | action-drama film |
| Final Score | action thriller film |
| The Gunman | action thriller film |
| Taken 2 | action thriller film |
| In Order of Disappearance | — |
| Kraftidioten | — |
| Taken (2008 film) | — |
| Knockaround Guys | crime thriller film |
| Taken 3 | action thriller film |
| U.S. Marshals (1998 film) | — |
| London Has Fallen | action thriller film |
| Ammajan (1999 film) | action drama film |
| 7th Cavalry (1956 film) | Western film |
| Shaft’s Big Score! | — |
| Pathaan | action thriller film |
| The Outlaws | — |
| The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil | — |
| The Roundup | — |
| Jawan | action thriller film |
| Zulfiqar | crime thriller film |
| Dwitiyo Purush | crime thriller film |
| Unstoppable | action thriller film |
| The Shadow Play | crime thriller film |
| Death Race 2000 | — |
| Dasavathaaram | — |
| Vishwaroopam | — |
| John Wick (2014 film) | action thriller film |
|
Safehouse Pictures
surface form:
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
|
fantasy action film |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | — |