: a film dominated by a high degree of exciting action
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Where to watch The Beguiled: Amazon Prime Video Clint Eastwood directs himself in this guns-blazing actioner about a Confederate soldier who goes after a group of Union men who murdered his family.—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 Further new shows include retribution thriller Ab Hoga Hisaab, featuring Shaheer Sheikh, Mouni Roy, Sanjay Kapoor, administrative drama The Bureaucrat, starring Amol Parashar, and high-octane actioner Kaptaan, starring Saqib Saleem.—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 Gary Fleder, whose feature credits include the Jason Statham actioner Homefront (2013) and the John Grisham adaptation Runaway Jury (2003) with John Cusack, Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz, will helm from a screenplay by Byron Balasco.—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, Jason Statham trailed behind the first lady, with his latest actioner, Shelter, opening at $5.5 million.—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for actioner