| Government official turns out to be evil | Digital clock on bomb | Nosy Journalist | Someone has an eye patch | Cop threatened with suspension |
| Runs up/down stairs | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Cop eating donuts |
| Car that doesn't start on first try | Cop close to retirement | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Gun out of bullets | Hero kicks down a door |
| Bad guy is German | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Annoying character becomes hero | Person slides under closing door | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets |
| Hacks into Government files | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Ethnic minority sidekick | Guns that don't need reloading | Survives big fall without parachute |