high-concept
adjective
high-con·cept
ˈhī-ˈkän-ˌsept 
: having or exploiting elements (such as fast action, glamour, or suspense) that appeal to a wide audience
high-concept movies
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Under a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix, Collet-Serra most recently set up high-concept cop action thriller spec The Cage at the streamer with plans to direct.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Artist Davide Balula had three performers, clad in black and white, dancing in slow motion, apparently carrying out directives for how to arrange themselves that appeared on a screen, as if in a high-concept version of the old Milton Bradley game Twister.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
My dad, who had spent almost the entirety of his life performing with this woman, was now watching his son engaging in a very funny, high-concept comedy scene with Catherine.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Under a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix, Collet-Serra most recently set up high-concept cop action thriller spec The Cage at the streamer with plans to direct.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Artist Davide Balula had three performers, clad in black and white, dancing in slow motion, apparently carrying out directives for how to arrange themselves that appeared on a screen, as if in a high-concept version of the old Milton Bradley game Twister.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
My dad, who had spent almost the entirety of his life performing with this woman, was now watching his son engaging in a very funny, high-concept comedy scene with Catherine.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for high-concept
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“High-concept.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-concept. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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