| Car that doesn't start on first try | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Mis-matched partners | Ethnic minority sidekick | Bad guy is English |
| Good guy outruns nature | Digital clock on bomb | Someone has an eye patch | Inappropriate suit wearing | Someone in a Ventilation Duct |
| Government official turns out to be evil | Unnecessary slow-mo | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Hero kicks down a door | Nosy Journalist |
| Kidnapped relative | Helicopter. | Vietnam veteran | Gun out of bullets | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Cop close to retirement | Runs up/down stairs | Bad guy is German | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Survives big fall without parachute |