| Hero kicks down a door | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Guns that don't need reloading | Cop eating donuts | Mis-matched partners |
| Nosy Journalist | Bad guy is English | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Unnecessary slow-mo | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Annoying character becomes hero | Survives big fall without parachute |
| Cop threatened with suspension | Hacks into Government files | Car that doesn't start on first try | Vietnam veteran | Someone has an eye patch |
| Digital clock on bomb | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Bad guy is German |