action movie

US/ˈækʃən.muːvi/

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounaction movie (plural action movies)

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.

    Action movies are his favourite genre.

    2 more examples

    Arnold Schwarzenegger is an iconic star of action movies.

    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

    Synonyms: action film, actioner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
action filmactioner
Also see
action film

Translations

Arabic فِيلْمُ أَكْشِنْ, فِيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ
  • فِيلْمُ أَكْشِنْ (fīlmu ʔakšin)a type of motion picture
  • فِيلْمُ حَرَكَةٍ (fīlmu ḥarakatin)a type of motion picture
Catalan pel·lícula d'acció
  • pel·lícula d'accióa type of motion picture
Chinese Cantonese 動作片 /动作片
  • 動作片 /动作片a type of motion picture
Chinese Mandarin 動作電影 /动作电影, 動作片 /动作片
  • 動作電影 /动作电影 (dòngzuò diànyǐng)a type of motion picture
  • 動作片 /动作片 (dòngzuòpiàn)a type of motion picture
Dutch actiefilm
  • actiefilma type of motion picture
Estonian märulifilm
  • märulifilma type of motion picture
Finnish toimintaelokuva
  • toimintaelokuvaa type of motion picture
French film d'action
  • film d'actiona type of motion picture
German Actionfilm
  • Actionfilma type of motion picture
Hindi एक्शन फ़िल्म
  • एक्शन फ़िल्म (ekśan film)a type of motion picture
Hungarian akciófilm
  • akciófilma type of motion picture
Japanese アクション映画
  • アクション映画 (akushon eiga)a type of motion picture
Korean 액션 영화
  • 액션 영화 (aeksyeon yeonghwa)a type of motion picture
Malay filem aksi
  • filem aksia type of motion picture
Polish film akcji
  • film akcjia type of motion picture
Portuguese filme de ação
  • filme de açãoa type of motion picture
Russian боеви́к, приключе́нческий фильм
  • боеви́к (bojevík)a type of motion picture
  • приключе́нческий фильм (priključénčeskij filʹm)a type of motion picture
  • экшн (ekšn)a type of motion picture
Spanish película de acción
  • película de accióna type of motion picture
Swedish actionfilm
  • actionfilma type of motion picture
Vietnamese phim đánh đấm, phim bắn giết
  • phim đánh đấma type of motion picture
  • phim bắn giếta type of motion picture
Cite this entry
APA

action movie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20movie

MLA

“action movie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20movie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “action movie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20movie.

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