| Digital clock on bomb | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Hero kicks down a door | Government official turns out to be evil | Annoying character becomes hero |
| Guns that don't need reloading | Cop close to retirement | Bad guy is German | Cop eating donuts | Kidnapped relative |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Helicopter. | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Good guy outruns nature | Person slides under closing door |
| Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Villain has a Goatee | Fruit cart is knocked over | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Unnecessary slow-mo |
| Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Mis-matched partners | Random objects explode | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities |