| Kidnapped relative | Digital clock on bomb | Bad guy is German | Random objects explode | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife |
| Guns that don't need reloading | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Hero kicks down a door | Survives big fall without parachute | Cop close to retirement |
| Bad guy is English | Inappropriate suit wearing | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Hacks into Government files |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Cop eating donuts | Person slides under closing door | Good guy outruns nature | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Cop threatened with suspension | Annoying character becomes hero | Ethnic minority sidekick | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Mis-matched partners |