high-concept

adjective

high-con·​cept ˈhī-ˈkän-ˌsept How to pronounce high-concept (audio)
: having or exploiting elements (such as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience
high-concept movies

Examples of high-concept in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The film projects will focus on developing and producing high-concept stories in comedy, drama and sci-fi, with budgets ranging from $5 million to $30 million. Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024 The network has handed out a series order for the high-concept procedural The Hunting Party, from creator JJ Bailey. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024 The high-concept collection has 16 themes that cover the topics of transformation and interconnectedness, and celebrate various gemstones and their origins. Carol Besler, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-concept was in 1971

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“High-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-concept. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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