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 Marine 6: Close Quarters | — |
| The Glove | — |
| The Spikes Gang | Western film |
| The Lost City | action-adventure film |
| Uncut Gems | crime thriller film |
| Green Street 3: Never Back Down | — |
|
Wanted
surface form:
Wanted (2009 Indian film)
|
— |
| Pukar | action drama film |
|
Halsted Welles
surface form:
3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)
|
Western film |
| Wild Card | action thriller film |
| 3:10 to Yuma (1957 film) | Western film |
| The Wagon Show | Western film |
| The Phantom City | Western film |
| The Two-Gun Man | Western film |
| The Canyon of Adventure | Western film |
| The Fighting Legion | Western film |
| The Trail Drive | Western film |
| The Lawless Rider | Western film |
| The Lone Avenger | Western film |
| The Gun Ranger | Western film |
| The Phantom Thunderbolt | Western film |
| The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | Western film |
| The Drifter | Western film |
| The Trail Blazer | Western film |
| Per qualche dollaro in più | Spaghetti Western film |
| Se7en | crime thriller film |
| The Fighting Ranger | Western film |
| The Glorious Trail | Western film |
| The Upland Rider | Western film |
| The Royal Rider | Western film |
| The Fighting Sheriff | Western film |
| The Trailin' Trouble | Western film |
| The Whirlwind Rider | Western film |
| The Fugitive Sheriff | Western film |
| The Phantom Patrol | Western film |
| The Lawless Frontier | Western film |
| The Western Code | Western film |
| Per un pugno di dollari | Spaghetti Western film |
| Cheyenne | Western film |
| Vidhaata | action drama film |
| Kaminey | — |
| R... Rajkumar | — |
| Bloody Daddy | action thriller film |
| Pioneer Woman | Western film |
| Salt (2010 film) | action thriller film |
|
Upgrade (2018 film)
surface form:
Upgrade
|
— |
| Honest Thief | action thriller film |
| Jurassic World Dominion | — |
| Never So Few | — |
| Escape from Fort Bravo | Western film |