action movie en · NOUN
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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.
Action movies are his favourite genre.
It takes a whole lot to turn The Road Warrior into an afterthought. George Miller’s second Mad Max movie, released in 1981, is a total masterpiece, and it’s one of the defining action movies of the ’80s, the golden age of the action movie.
2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club:Arnold Schwarzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.
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fi toimintaelokuva (a type of motion picture) · ru экшн (a type of motion picture) · hi एक्शन फ़िल्म (a type of motion picture) · es película de acción (a type of motion picture) · yue 動作片 /动作片 (a type of motion picture) · cmn 動作電影 /动作电影 (a type of motion picture) · hu akciófilm (a type of motion picture) · et märulifilm (a type of motion picture) · kk атыс-шабыс фильм (a type of motion picture) · ar فِيلْمُ أَكْشِنْ (a type of motion picture) · ca pel·lícula d'acció (a type of motion picture) · hy մարտաֆիլմ (a type of motion picture) · ru приключе́нческий фильм (a type of motion picture) · ms filem aksi (a type of motion picture) · pl film akcji (a type of motion picture) · ar فِيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ (a type of motion picture) · ja アクション映画 (a type of motion picture) · de Actionfilm (a type of motion picture) · nl actiefilm (a type of motion picture) · cmn 動作片 /动作片 (a type of motion picture) · ru боеви́к (a type of motion picture) · mr अॅक्शनपट (a type of motion picture) · pt filme de ação (a type of motion picture) · fr film d'action (a type of motion picture) · vi phim đánh đấm (a type of motion picture) · vi phim bắn giết (a type of motion picture) · ko 액션 영화 (a type of motion picture) · sv actionfilm (a type of motion picture)