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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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
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
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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
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
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“Actioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actioner. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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