live-action
adjective
live-ac·tion
ˈlīv-ˈak-shən 
variants
or less commonly live action
1
: of, relating to, or featuring cinematography that is not produced by animation
a live-action film
2
: done or performed live and usually in person
a live-action performance
live-action role-playing games
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More recently, Universal’s live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon, which opened in theaters on June 13, arrived on PVOD just over a month later on July 15.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Takahata believed animation could reach certain depths of reality that live-action could not.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Tony Hale, D'Arcy Carden and Bianca Belle star in this live-action family movie.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
DreamWorks’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon made it in, premiering in mid-June and boosting the company’s overall studios’ revenue.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Takahata believed animation could reach certain depths of reality that live-action could not.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Tony Hale, D'Arcy Carden and Bianca Belle star in this live-action family movie.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
DreamWorks’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon made it in, premiering in mid-June and boosting the company’s overall studios’ revenue.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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“Live-action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-action. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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