action flicks
Adrenaline cinema genre
Action flicks are movies centered on physical excitement—chases, fights, explosions, and stunts.
The term is casual and slightly dismissive, suggesting entertaining but not particularly deep cinema: We stayed in and watched action flicks all weekend.
Flick itself is informal slang for movie.
- explosionsViolent, rapid expansions
- high octaneIntensely energetic or powerful
- car chasesHigh-speed automotive pursuits
- chase sceneExtended onscreen pursuit
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
blockbuster · adrenaline · gunfire · guns blazing · body count · martial arts · hero · villain · final boss · damsel in distress · fight scenes · thriller · sequel · popcorn · muscles · one-liners · shootout · revenge
genre content
action flickscharacter studies
Analyses of individual personalities
dramas · Oscar bait · literary adaptations · tearjerkers · weepies
action, actions, acts, acting, actor, actors, actress, active, activate