high-concept
adjective
high-con·cept
ˈhī-ˈkän-ˌsept 
: having or exploiting elements (such as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience
high-concept movies
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Top Stories This high-concept auto-biopic, from a screenplay that Australian director Michael Gracey co-wrote with Oliver Cole and Simon Gleeson, stirs more real feeling about evolution than even Charlie Kaufman’s Malkovich script.
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
In its high-concept outrageousness, The Substance lands on a catharsis that’s missing from The Last Showgirl and Maria.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
But sentimentality suits Flanagan, whose florid writing style is well matched by the high-concept ideas explored here.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The track also represents the simplicity and clarity that may have been out of place among Pink Floyd’s high-concept works at the time.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
In its high-concept outrageousness, The Substance lands on a catharsis that’s missing from The Last Showgirl and Maria.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
But sentimentality suits Flanagan, whose florid writing style is well matched by the high-concept ideas explored here.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The track also represents the simplicity and clarity that may have been out of place among Pink Floyd’s high-concept works at the time.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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“High-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-concept. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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