high-concept

adjective

high-con·cept ˈhī-ˈkän-ˌsept

: having or exploiting elements (such as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience

high-concept movies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But her digital sleuthing leads to more questions than answers in this captivating high-concept thriller. —

Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023 The singer, known for performance-art outfits and high-concept stage productions, sang in a black T-shirt, ripped jeans and minimalist makeup. —

John Jurgensen, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023 But her digital sleuthing leads to more questions than answers in this captivating high-concept thriller. —

Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023 Marvel and Disney’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania may have stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its sophomore outing with $32.2 million, but the real superhero of the weekend was Universal’s high-concept genre pic Cocaine Bear. —

Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023 The trouble with high-concept films, though, is not the concept but the height. —

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023 But her digital sleuthing leads to more questions than answers in this captivating high-concept thriller. —

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