live actionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌlaɪv ˈæk.ʃən//ˌlaɪv ˈæk.ʃən/(in films, etc.) action involving real people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer:
It’s not always easy as you might think to tell the difference between live action and an animated film.
a live-action movie
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- 15
- 18
- animated
- B-movie
- biopic
- computer-animated
- G, g
- home movie
- horror film
- jukebox musical
- NC-17
- R, r
- R-rated
- screwball
- silent film
- skin flick
- slasher movie
- U, u
- X, x
- X-rated
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