| Random objects explode | Cop close to retirement | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Gun out of bullets | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Person slides under closing door | Unnecessary slow-mo | Runs up/down stairs | Cop eating donuts | Cop threatened with suspension |
| Survives big fall without parachute | Hero kicks down a door | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Mis-matched partners |
| Bad guy is German | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Someone has an eye patch | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" |
| Nosy Journalist | Vietnam veteran | Ethnic minority sidekick | Bad guy is English | Annoying character becomes hero |