| Bad guy is English | Inappropriate suit wearing | Nosy Journalist | Kidnapped relative | Cop threatened with suspension |
| Bad guy is German | Runs up/down stairs | Mis-matched partners | Unnecessary slow-mo | Good guy outruns nature |
| Guns that don't need reloading | Car that doesn't start on first try | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Digital clock on bomb | Fruit cart is knocked over |
| Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Cop eating donuts | Cop close to retirement | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Hero kicks down a door |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Person slides under closing door | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Helicopter. | Government official turns out to be evil |