action-adventure

adjective

ac·​tion-ad·​ven·​ture

of a movie

: featuring characters involved in exciting and usually dangerous activities and adventures

The movie is closer to an action-adventure thriller than a journalistic account, but energetic acting and vigorous directing make it work harrowingly well on its own terms.

—Christian Science Monitor, 26 Dec. 2003

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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