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    An action-comedy genre combines elements of action and comedy films. It uses features from action subgenres like "Buddy Cop" and comedy subgenres like "Character comedy." Hot Fuzz is an example that blends the "Buddy Cop" action genre with the "Character comedy" comedy genre. Other examples given are Hot Fush and Rush Hour, both of which were commercially successful films.

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    An action-comedy genre combines elements of action and comedy films. It uses features from action subgenres like "Buddy Cop" and comedy subgenres like "Character comedy." Hot Fuzz is an example that blends the "Buddy Cop" action genre with the "Character comedy" comedy genre. Other examples given are Hot Fush and Rush Hour, both of which were commercially successful films.

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    An action-comedy genre combines elements of action and comedy films. It uses features from action subgenres like "Buddy Cop" and comedy subgenres like "Character comedy." Hot Fuzz is an example that blends the "Buddy Cop" action genre with the "Character comedy" comedy genre. Other examples given are Hot Fush and Rush Hour, both of which were commercially successful films.

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    What is an action-comedy?

    An action comedy is a genre type which combines the features of both an action film and a comedy film. The features used can vary depending on the subgenres selected for use within both genre types. For example: Hot Fuzz is a Buddy Cop action subgenre and a Character comedy comedy 3/29/12 subgenre.

    Examples of action comedy films:


    Director: Edgar Wright Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Box Office Budget: $33,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: Budget: 8,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: 5,918,149 (UK) (18 February 2007) (427 Screens) Gross: $23,618,786 (USA) (22 July 2007)

    Director: Brett Ratner Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Ken Leung Box Office Budget: $33,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $33,001,803 (USA) (20 September 1998) (2638 Screens) Gross: $244,386,864 (Worldwide)

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