live-action
Americanadjective
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of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation.
A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
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Informal. live.
Other Word Forms
- live action noun
Etymology
Origin of live-action
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Disney’s live-action adaptation “Lilo & Stitch” brought in more than $1 billion in global box office revenue and Warner Bros.’
From Los Angeles Times
Codd appeared in a live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon earlier in 2025.
From BBC
The list of PG hits this year also included the live-action remake of “How to Train Your Dragon,” which improbably beat the latest “Mission: Impossible.”
This was also a year when Pixar’s “Elio” flopped and Disney’s live-action “Snow White” was left for dead.
It is also the highest PG-rated ticket pre-seller ever on the Fandango platform, passing 2017’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast,” 2019’s animated hit “Frozen 2” and the first “Wicked.”
From Los Angeles Times
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