| Mis-matched partners | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Villain has a Goatee | Cop close to retirement | Government official turns out to be evil |
| Digital clock on bomb | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Cop eating donuts |
| Kidnapped relative | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Survives big fall without parachute | Bad guy is German |
| Gun out of bullets | Person slides under closing door | Helicopter. | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Inappropriate suit wearing | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Good guy outruns nature | Guns that don't need reloading |