action movie

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action movie

  • /ˈækʃən.muːvi/ US

noun 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 Schwarzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.

    Similar: action film, actioner

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noun a type of motion picture

Españolpelícula de acción
한국어액션 영화 aeksyeon yeonghwa
日本語アクション映画 akushon eiga
中文動作電影 /动作电影 dòngzuò diànyǐng, 動作片 /动作片 dòngzuòpiàn
हिन्दीएक्शन फ़िल्म ekśan film
Portuguêsfilme de ação
Françaisfilm d'action
DeutschActionfilm
Русскийбоеви́к bojevík, приключе́нческий фильм priključénčeskij filʹm, экшн ekšn
Tiếng Việtphim đánh đấm, phim bắn giết
العربيةفِيلْمُ أَكْشِنْ fīlmu ʔakšin, فِيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ fīlmu ḥarakatin

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@misc{action_movie_2026,
  title = {action movie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/action%20movie},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}