| Villain has a Goatee | Kidnapped relative | Vietnam veteran | Mis-matched partners | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Bad guy is English | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Annoying character becomes hero |
| Government official turns out to be evil | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Survives big fall without parachute | Random objects explode |
| Fruit cart is knocked over | Runs up/down stairs | Hacks into Government files | Nosy Journalist | Gun out of bullets |
| Digital clock on bomb | Helicopter. | Unnecessary slow-mo | Someone has an eye patch | Ethnic minority sidekick |