Group Eight: Genre and similar films

We have chosen to make our film an action film as it involves cat burglars, and is fast pace. We thought 'action film' would be the best description of our film as it may have tense and nail biting moments.

This is a definition of an action film and our film fits it perfectly;

Action Films: This major genre type includes films that have tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, possibly extended chase scenes, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous heroes - all designed for pure audience escapism with the action sequences at the core of the film. es, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, mountains and mountaineering, destructive disasters (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc.), fights, escape.

This information is from; http://www.filmsite.org/actionfilms.html

some examples of action films are;