motion picture vs shoot-'em-up

shoot-'em-up vs motion picture

motion picture and shoot-'em-up both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motion picture	Yes	No	No	No
shoot-'em-up	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shoot-'em-up is a hyponym of motion picture; that is, shoot-'em-up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion picture:

motion picture: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
shoot-'em-up: a movie featuring shooting and violence

Other hyponyms of motion picture include telefilm, feature, feature film, final cut, home movie, collage film, coming attraction, short subject, docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment, cinema verite, film noir, skin flick, rough cut, silent movie, silent picture, silents, slow motion, talkie, talking picture, 3-D, 3D, three-D, musical, musical comedy, musical theater, co-production, family film, family movie.

motion picture (noun)	shoot-'em-up (noun)
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement	a movie featuring shooting and violence

Difference between motion picture and shoot-'em-up

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