actioner
noun
ac·tion·er
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Definition of actioner
: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action
Examples of actioner in a Sentence
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Last weekend's market winner, Hong Kong crime actioner, The White Storm 2, added $33 million in its second outing, taking its total to $137.7 million. — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, "China Box Office: 'The Lion King' Roars With Healthy $55 Million Opening Weekend," 15 July 2019 Markets across Asia should be more than welcoming of a polished, franchise-style actioner headlined by a girl from the neighborhood. — Elizabeth Kerr, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion' ('Manyeo'): Film Review," 27 June 2018 Like the two mindless actioners that came before it, Race 3 is light on characterization and heavy on the stylized brand-fetishization. — Lisa Tsering, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Race 3': Film Review," 18 June 2018 The Pluto Moment begins with a once-famous art house director visiting his film-star wife on the shoot of an actioner, high atop a Shanghai skyscraper. — Clarence Tsui, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Pluto Moment' ('Ming Wang Xing Shi Ke'): Film Review | Cannes 2018," 23 May 2018 Mike Tyson squares off against Steven Seagal in this actioner about an Asian telecom rep entangled in civil strife in North Africa, With Dong-xue Li, Janicke Askevold, Eriq Ebouaney. — Kevin Crust, latimes.com, "L.A. movie openings, June 13-15," 10 June 2018 Jean-Claude Van Damme gets imprisoned on a submarine in Pasha Patriki's actioner. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Black Water': Film Review," 23 May 2018 When teenagers get superpowers, the government turns against them in this sci-fi actioner based on the Alexandra Bracken novel. — Lindsey Bahr, kansascity, "Your guide to summer movies, from ‘Avengers’ to ‘Solo’ to ‘Mamma Mia’ | The Kansas City Star," 26 Apr. 2018 Germany's Constantin reportedly won a bidding war for Roland Emmerich's $60 million period actioner Maya Lord, which Voltage Pictures is selling. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, "Berlin Film Fest Market Rebounds With Indies That Don't Look Indie," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'actioner.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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