| Bad guy is English | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Digital clock on bomb | Good guy outruns nature | Bad guy is German |
| Survives big fall without parachute | Mis-matched partners | Helicopter. | Inappropriate suit wearing | Hero kicks down a door |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Random objects explode | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Cop close to retirement | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" |
| Cop threatened with suspension | Government official turns out to be evil | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Fruit cart is knocked over | Car that doesn't start on first try |
| Cop eating donuts | Person slides under closing door | Ethnic minority sidekick | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Guns that don't need reloading |