shoot-'em-up

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A movie featuring shooting and violence: A genre of film, and by extension video games, characterized by frequent, stylized gunfights and violent action sequences, often with a simplistic plot focused on conflict.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The film festival had a special category for classic Hollywood shoot-'em-ups.
    • He prefers playing fast-paced video game shoot-'em-ups over complex strategy games.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used informally and critically to describe a work where the plot is secondary to repetitive action and violence.
    • The critic dismissed the film as a mindless shoot-'em-up with no character development.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shooter (n): A common, more modern synonym, especially for video games (e.g., first-person shooter).
  • Action film (n): A broader genre category that includes shoot-'em-ups.
Synonyms
  • Action movie: A film with a fast-paced, physically challenging plot.
  • Gunfight film: A movie whose central feature is sequences of characters shooting at each other.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • While not a phrasal verb, the term itself is a colloquial compound noun derived from the phrase "shoot them up," describing the core action within the genre.
Noun
  1. a movie featuring shooting and violence