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 |
|---|---|
| Decision at Sundown | Western film |
| Buchanan Rides Alone | Western film |
| The Desperadoes | Western film |
| The Nevadan | Western film |
| Man in the Saddle | Western film |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Western film |
| Ten Wanted Men | Western film |
| A Lawless Street | Western film |
| Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend | Western film |
| Fast & Furious 9 | — |
| Zombies vs. Pro Wrestling | action horror film |
| Hotel Artemis | — |
| The Divine Fury | — |
| The Villainess | — |
| Quantez | Western film |
| Gun for a Coward | Western film |
| Rangers of Fortune | Western film |
| Good Day for a Hanging | Western film |
| Day of the Badman | Western film |
| Face of a Fugitive | Western film |
| The Moonlighter | Western film |
| Fled | — |
| Jackpot | crime thriller film |
| The Tall T | Western film |
| Abilene Town | Western film |
|
Kansas City Confidential (1952 film)
surface form:
Kansas City Confidential
|
crime thriller film |
| Babylon A.D. | — |
| Back in Crime | crime thriller film |
|
Fallen
surface form:
Fallen (1998 film)
|
crime thriller film |
| Ride Lonesome | Western film |
| Colt 45 | crime thriller film |
| Drive (2011 film) | action drama film |
| Son of a Gun | crime thriller film |
| The Last Witch Hunter | — |
| Firecreek | Western film |
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | martial arts film |
| The Harder They Fall | Western film |
| The Big Brawl | martial arts film |
| Torque | — |
| Track of the Cat | Western film |
| BloodRayne | — |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | — |
| A History of Violence | crime thriller film |
|
film "Wyatt Earp" (1994)
surface form:
Wyatt Earp (1994 film)
|
Western film |
| The Burning Hills | Western film |
| American Outlaws | Western film |
| Kansas City Confidential | crime thriller film |
| The Killer Elite | action thriller film |
| Derailed | crime thriller film |
|
Wolves
surface form:
Wolves (2014 film)
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