| Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Good guy outruns nature | Annoying character becomes hero | Unnecessary slow-mo | Nosy Journalist |
| Mis-matched partners | Ethnic minority sidekick | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Bad guy is English | Car that doesn't start on first try |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Runs up/down stairs | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Hero kicks down a door | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Inappropriate suit wearing | Cop close to retirement | Hacks into Government files | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Villain has a Goatee |
| Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Government official turns out to be evil | Random objects explode | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Cop threatened with suspension |