actioner

noun

ac·tion·er ˈak-sh(ə-)nər

: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action

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The Australian actress has plenty of genre work to her name, including the slasher See No Evil (2006), the supernatural horror film Shutter (2008), and the sci-fi actioner The Darkest Hour (2011). —

Danny Horn, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025 Lionsgate's sequel to the 2018 actioner, starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., debuted at No. 1, finally settling the weeks-long battle between the Lion King live-action prequel and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the top spot. —

Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025 Technically speaking, this isn’t a remake of that Arnold actioner but a new adaptation of its source material, the Stephen King novel about a futuristic game show where the contestants fight for their lives. —

A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations. —

J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for actioner