| Runs up/down stairs | Vietnam veteran | Digital clock on bomb | Helicopter. | Ethnic minority sidekick |
| Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Person slides under closing door | Bad guy is German | Someone has an eye patch | Bad guy is English |
| Inappropriate suit wearing | Cop close to retirement | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Government official turns out to be evil | Hero kicks down a door |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Random objects explode | Fruit cart is knocked over | Survives big fall without parachute |
| Kidnapped relative | Annoying character becomes hero | Gun out of bullets | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets |