| Cop close to retirement | Good guy outruns nature | Villain has a Goatee | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Bad guy is German | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Bad guy is English | Vietnam veteran | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets |
| Mis-matched partners | Person slides under closing door | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Inappropriate suit wearing | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Helicopter. | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Cop threatened with suspension | Someone in a Ventilation Duct |
| Digital clock on bomb | Random objects explode | Runs up/down stairs | Hero kicks down a door | Someone has an eye patch |