| Cop close to retirement | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Annoying character becomes hero | Unnecessary slow-mo |
| Inappropriate suit wearing | Bad guy is German | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Bad guy is English | Ethnic minority sidekick |
| Guns that don't need reloading | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Gun out of bullets | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Good guy outruns nature | Cop threatened with suspension | Someone has an eye patch | Car that doesn't start on first try | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" |
| Helicopter. | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Hero kicks down a door | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Runs up/down stairs |