How to Use actioner in a Sentence

actioner

noun
  • Who at this point still walks into a period actioner like this and doesn’t know what to expect?
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
  • No word has emerged yet on who has written and who specifically will produce the actioner.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • This new actioner is merely the next mega-bucks Chinese blockbuster.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The Indian actioner of the year, if not the decade, is on course to getting a sequel.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Kinnaman is pictured above in an exclusive first look still from the actioner.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 17 May 2022
  • To be fair, the fourth Keanu Reeves actioner doesn’t need a prime holiday weekend to score.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The Chris Hemsworth-starring actioner had been set to lens in Australia.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Aug. 2021
  • That’s because the Daniel Craig actioner is crushing it overseas.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Details as to the plot of the latest spy actioner in the series remain under wraps, as does Oyoung’s role.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2024
  • For a change, Boutella didn’t do any fighting in that Cold War espionage actioner.
    — The Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Snatch is an ensemble piece and more of a gangster comedy than an actioner, but if Wrath of Man passes it that will be a moot point.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • The film is a period naval actioner that released in late July and gave the 2022 box office its high point.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The Alzheimer Case in 2003, is Neeson’s best actioner since the pre-Covid days.
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • The Orion Pictures sci-fi actioner went on to gross $53 million that summer and launched a franchise.
    — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022
  • 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, 27 June 2018
  • The actioner also is notable for being the first big Hollywood movie to be released in China, three years later.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The sci-fi actioner cost about $200 million to produce and will have collected $47 million by the end of the weekend.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 June 2026
  • When teenagers get superpowers, the government turns against them in this sci-fi actioner based on the Alexandra Bracken novel.
    — Lindsey Bahr, kansascity, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Speaking of morally dubious actioners, this late-era Mel Gibson romp offers more than its fair share of thrills (and questionable curse words).
    — EW.com, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Being in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi actioner was a career high for everyone involved, but some cast members have soared even higher since walking with dinosaurs.
    — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • 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, 23 May 2018
  • In the wake of John Wick’s success, Keanu has had the opportunity to sleepwalk through some lesser sci-fi actioners, and this one is particularly sleepy.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Nevertheless, the scheduling now on the books is in many ways one of the best possible outcomes for both Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic and the Daniel Craig actioner.
    — Rebecca Davis, Variety, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The company also has Citadel star Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ actioner The Bluff bowing on the Amazon platform next month.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the buddy cop actioners together grossed over $837 million globally.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Sony first reignited the franchise for film with a 2000 actioner starring Drew Barrymore,, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Largely touted as one of the best games ever made, Hades has inspired many imitators, many of which only superficially comprehend the special alchemy of design elements that makes the indie actioner so effective.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The project brings the Hoebers back to Netflix following the sale of their original script Fast & Loose, an actioner to star Will Smith, which is currently in pre-production and looking for a new director.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But Hugh Jackman is also bringing the gritty, folkloric actioner The Death of Robin Hood to theaters, alongside NEON's new horror offering Leviticus.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026
  • Warner Bros actioner starring Leonardo DiCaprio took Best Picture and Best Achievement In Décor/Design of a Contemproary Feature Film.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026

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