action movie

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English

Noun

action movie (plural action movies)

1. A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.

   Arnold Schwartzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.

Synonyms

• actioner

Translations

a type of motion picture

Chinese: Mandarin: 動作電影 (zh), 动作电影 (zh) (dòngzuò diànyǐng), 動作片 (zh), 动作片 (zh) (dòngzuòpiàn) Finnish: toimintaelokuva (fi) French: film d'action (fr) m. German: Actionfilm (de) m.

Hungarian: akciófilm (hu) Japanese: アクション映画 (ja) (akushon eiga) Korean: 액션 영화 (ko) (aeksyeon yeonghwa) Russian: боевик (ru) (bojevík) m., приключенческий фильм (ru) (priključénčeskij fil'm) m.

Related terms

• action star