| Annoying character becomes hero | Gun out of bullets | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Vietnam veteran | Cop close to retirement |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Someone has an eye patch | Helicopter. | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Digital clock on bomb | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Runs up/down stairs | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Ethnic minority sidekick | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Bad guy is German | Fruit cart is knocked over |
| Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Random objects explode | Bad guy is English | Cop eating donuts |