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Definition 2024

action_movie

action movie

See also: action-movie

English

Noun

action movie ‎(plural action movies)

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 Schwarzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.

Synonyms

actioner

Translations

a type of motion picture

Armenian: մարտաֆիլմ ‎(martafilm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 動作電影, 动作电影 ‎(dòngzuò diànyǐng), 動作片 (zh), 动作片 (zh) ‎(dòngzuòpiàn)
Estonian: märulifilm
Finnish: toimintaelokuva
French: film d'action m
German: Actionfilm (de) m
Hungarian: akciófilm (hu)

Japanese: アクション映画 ‎(akushon eiga)
Korean: 액션 영화 ‎(aeksyeon yeonghwa)
Malay: filem aksi
Portuguese: filme de ação m
Russian: боеви́к (ru) m ‎(bojevík), приключе́нческий фильм m ‎(priključénčeskij filʹm), экшн (ru) m ‎(ekšn)
Spanish: película de acción f
Swedish: actionfilm (sv) c

Related terms

action star