"Action drama" refers to a type of story, film, or TV show that combines elements of both action and drama. It often involves intense physical or thrilling sequences (action) as well as emotional or intense character development (drama).
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Part political thriller and part
gritty action drama, this was a more subtle and complex experience than I was expecting.
It's a high - energy movie that combines the rapid editing of a documentary with the entertainment value of a
breezy action drama, complete with authentic stunts and location shots.
The show still has some interesting things happening, and there are worse things on TV than a fast -
paced action drama.
Complex
action drama about a family of a surgeon (Toni Collette) taken hostage by a loose cannon FBI agent (Dylan McDermott).
Surprisingly well put together and high budget
action drama with an extended mag of guns, explosions, adult language and a sidearm of sauce.
Rising stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton command the screen as two estranged brothers facing the fight of a lifetime in Lionsgate's WARRIOR, a moving, inspirational
action drama from acclaimed director Gavin O'Connor (Miracle).
Tyrant alum Keon Alexander has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in YouTube Red's
upcoming action drama series Impulse, directed and executive produced by Doug Liman (Bourne Identity), from Universal Cable Productions and studio - based Hypnotic (Suits).
It's a period
action drama starring Keanu Reeves as the leader of a group of 18th century samurai hellbent on avenging the death of their master.
Itazuka no Kiss, a shojo manga from the 1990's is getting the
live action drama treatment in Korea, to be aired in the Fall of this year.
In the meantime, one thing has just been announced that will be part of the celebration — a live
action drama series centered around...
The YA novel explosion over the past few years has seen the genre blow up at the box office, with sci -
fi action dramas such as Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner pulling in big business.
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action drama for yourself.
The film currently is rated at 98 % by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and The film is a modern
action drama set in...
One of the most original
action dramas of the»90s is this captivating story of firefighters in Chicago.
«Only the Brave» is an American
high action drama based on the elite crew of firefighters who battled the Yarnell Hill Fire, a wildfire in Prescott, Arizona in June 2013 that claimed the lives of 19 members of their team.
Following their work as award - winning commercial and music video directors, Rønning and Sandberg directed the World War
II action drama «Max Manus: Man of War» before taking on «Kon - Tiki.»
GET CHRISTIE LOVE STUDIO: Lionsgate Television / Universal Television TEAM: Courtney A. Kemp (w, ep), Vin Diesel (ep), Debra Martin Chase (ep), Shana Waterman (ep), Stephen Williams (d) LOGLINE: Music - driven
action drama centers on Christie Love, an African - American female CIA agent who leads an elite ops unit.
A character -
driven action drama with a distinctly idiosyncratic edge, Montana catapults us into a shadowy underworld of double dealings and decadence.
In watching Marc Forster's
new action drama «World War Z,» it's hard not to be struck by how well Brad Pitt is aging.
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action drama etc sight seeing «parks and recreation; Pastoring; Evangelical etc!
He is best known for his leading roles in Boys Over Flowers and
action drama City Hunter.
The animatronic supervisor helped bring the robot boxers to life in Shawn Levy's
action drama arriving on Blu - ray and DVD January 24.
By those criteria
[action drama, airs of vague mystery and psychological setups that upset the characters» equilibrium], Under the Dome hits its marks.
Garland sets an elegantly eerie mood with the astutely judged help of cinematographer Rob Hardy's striking lateral tracks and mix of greens and colors resembling rotting fruit; physically, the film Annihilation most resembles is Walter Hill's visually lustrous 1981
action drama Southern Comfort.
An excellent,
literate action drama probing the diverse motivations of participants in an endurance horse race.
Starz, though, knows the formula for these costume -
heavy action dramas from experience with shows like «Spartacus» and «Camelot.»
Orphan Black has the same plain club soda flavor you get in most
cable action dramas now, but I have to say that I'm enjoying some of its fizz.
This
biblical action drama that feels excessive in every way imaginable, from running time (nearly 2 1/2 hours) to melodramatic acting to the conspicuous amount of computer generation.
This 1980
action drama marked the feature film debut of English director John Irvin, who came from British documentaries and television (most notably, 1979's «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy»).
Based on true events, this thrilling,
epic action drama tells the story of the ruthless, charismatic Pablo Escobar and the man who risked it all to try to bring him to justice.
«It's a rousing, get out of your
seat action drama — it's Rocky, The Champ, it's all of those things and when I got to see the movie I turned to Shawn Levy (the director) and said «thank you for letting me be a part of this..»
At first blush, writer / director Ric Roman Waugh's
action drama Snitch looks to be much heavier on the action part of that descriptor.
A French -
language action drama that makes use of numerous tropes found in American blockbusters, «'' Racer and the Jailbird» follows a pair of lovers, gangster Gino «Gigi» Vanoirbeek (Schoenaerts) and race car driver Bénédicte «Bibi» Delhany (Adèle Exarchopoulos).
A poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming
action drama Dog Eat Dog, which is is directed by Paul Schrader, who also stars alongside Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe; take a look below... DOG EAT DOG is a gritty contemporary crime thriller about a trio of ex-cons, deep in the underbelly of Cleveland, -LSB-...]
The original, airing for a half dozen seasons starting in 1977, was a
buddy action drama basically revolving around the heroic exploits of a couple of mismatched motorcycle cops, with Ponch often going rogue, much to the chagrin of his relatively - straitlaced partner.
The king of 80s pop soundtracks reminisces about his contributions to this
classic action drama, on Blu - ray 3D this week.
His other credits include the Netflix comedy Pee Wee's Big Holiday, David Ayer's
action drama Sabotage, and he appeared in Sam Raimi's first Spider - Man pic.
In describing what attracted him to Brad Pitt's new film, World War Z, a
global action drama in which UN investigator Gerry Lane (Pitt) leads a desperate attempt to stop humanity coming to an un-dead end, director Marc Forster is clear that the universality of the threat was key.