actioner

/ ˈækʃənə /

noun

1. informal.
   a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence

Example Sentences

One notable early example of this phenomenon is a pair of posters for 1981's sci-fi actioner "Escape from New York."

From Salon

Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates Sunday.

From Seattle Times

Hong Kong auteur John Woo is back working in Hollywood for the first time since 2003’s “Paycheck” with Christmas actioner “Silent Night,” in which the influential director of classics “Hard Boiled,” “The Killer” and “Face/Off” proves he’s still got a master’s touch when it comes to breathtaking balletic violence and broken antiheroes.

From Los Angeles Times

Demian Rugna’s “When Evil Lurks,” already gaining a reputation as one of the scariest films of the year from horror insiders, will also play, as will the buzzy Indian actioner “Kill” from filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat.

From Los Angeles Times

On the heels of “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” comes Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar,” starring Gerard Butler, a brutal actioner crawling with Taliban, ISIS-K and various covert operatives.

From Los Angeles Times