This document outlines the key conventions and elements of action romance films. It discusses common features like fights, weapons, killings and mass destruction. It provides examples of popular actor-director pairings like Tom Cruise and Michael Bay. Popular film examples are given such as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Knight and Day which often star celebrities like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The genre has origins from early Hollywood and more recent successful films include Top Gun and Romancing the Stone.