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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Bailey and Bird become friends, not because of any magical overlap in temperament, but because that’s the film’s high-concept premise.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024
The respected actor earned Oscar nominations for Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, while his ’90s big screen work is remembered for high-concept films such as Being John Malkovich and Con-Air.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
While a straight dude in his 40s might not have seemed an obvious match for the material, Garner and Greer credit him with bringing a sense of pathos to a high-concept comedy.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
The new show is helmed by the former showrunners of Game of Thrones and surprise surprise, this high-concept drama is in fact very good.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The high-concept show will be distributed internationally by Wild Sheep Content, led by Erik Barmack, a former Netflix head of international.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
In front of a camera, Keaton has always been easy to follow into whatever high-concept or realistic milieu needs his steady, authentic charisma.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Despite its high-concept premise and lengthy spells of laboratory work, Britto’s movie is fundamentally an intimately humanistic exploration of death and acceptance.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
And yet, the high-concept design still weaves in nods to its coastal surroundings.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024
The respected actor earned Oscar nominations for Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, while his ’90s big screen work is remembered for high-concept films such as Being John Malkovich and Con-Air.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2024
While a straight dude in his 40s might not have seemed an obvious match for the material, Garner and Greer credit him with bringing a sense of pathos to a high-concept comedy.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
The new show is helmed by the former showrunners of Game of Thrones and surprise surprise, this high-concept drama is in fact very good.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
The high-concept show will be distributed internationally by Wild Sheep Content, led by Erik Barmack, a former Netflix head of international.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
In front of a camera, Keaton has always been easy to follow into whatever high-concept or realistic milieu needs his steady, authentic charisma.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Despite its high-concept premise and lengthy spells of laboratory work, Britto’s movie is fundamentally an intimately humanistic exploration of death and acceptance.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
And yet, the high-concept design still weaves in nods to its coastal surroundings.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2024
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“High-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-concept. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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