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 |
|---|---|
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Western film |
| The Law and Jake Wade | Western film |
| Backlash | Western film |
| The Walking Hills | Western film |
| The Capture | Western film |
|
The Hanged Man
surface form:
The Hanged Man (1964 film)
|
Western film |
| Enter the Dragon | martial arts film |
| Way of the Dragon | martial arts film |
|
Domino
surface form:
Domino (2005 film)
|
— |
| Red Team | crime thriller film |
|
Bostin Christopher
surface form:
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
|
— |
|
Fast & Furious 5
surface form:
Fast Five
|
— |
| Bad Country | crime thriller film |
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | — |
| The Big Boss | martial arts film |
| Boiling Point | crime thriller film |
| Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision | — |
| Redemption | — |
| Fist of Fury | martial arts film |
| The Evil That Men Do | — |
| The Battle at Elderbush Gulch | Western film |
| Straight Shooting | Western film |
| Home in Oklahoma | Western film |
| My Pal Trigger | Western film |
| The Cowboy and the Senorita | Western film |
| The Carson City Kid | Western film |
| Sheriff of Tombstone | Western film |
| The Outcast | Western film |
| Stranger at My Door | Western film |
| Giant (1956 film) | Western film |
| Auzaar | action thriller film |
| The Gladiator | — |
| A Fistful of Dynamite | Spaghetti Western film |
| Giù la testa | Spaghetti Western film |
| U.S. Marshals | action thriller film |
| The Omaha Trail | Western film |
| The Man from Texas | Western film |
| Fort Vengeance | Western film |
| Canyon River | Western film |
| Riders of the Purple Sage (1941 film) | Western film |
| The Cisco Kid Returns | Western film |
| The Texas Rangers (1951 film) | Western film |
| King of the Wild Stallions | Western film |
| Dus | — |
| Crimson Canyon | Western film |
| Collide (2016 film) | action thriller film |
| 3 Godfathers | Western film |
| The Horse Soldiers | Western film |
| Wrath of Man | action thriller film |
| Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | — |