| Hero kicks down a door | Car that doesn't start on first try | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Helicopter. | Runs up/down stairs |
| Bad guy is English | Ethnic minority sidekick | Cop threatened with suspension | Kidnapped relative | Survives big fall without parachute |
| Cop close to retirement | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Someone has an eye patch | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time |
| Bad guy is German | Random objects explode | Digital clock on bomb | Hacks into Government files | Vietnam veteran |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Mis-matched partners | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Cop eating donuts | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives |