| Kidnapped relative | Hacks into Government files | Good guy outruns nature | Unnecessary slow-mo | Gun out of bullets |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Cop eating donuts | Someone has an eye patch | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Digital clock on bomb | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Runs up/down stairs | Inappropriate suit wearing |
| Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Cop close to retirement | Car that doesn't start on first try | Vietnam veteran |
| Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Bad guy is German | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Bad guy is English | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities |