| Hero kicks down a door | Government official turns out to be evil | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Survives big fall without parachute | Nosy Journalist |
| Bad guy is German | Kidnapped relative | Villain has a Goatee | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Hero has sex at inappropriate time |
| Digital clock on bomb | Random objects explode | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Good guy outruns nature | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets |
| Cop close to retirement | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Hacks into Government files | Guns that don't need reloading | Cop eating donuts |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Cop threatened with suspension | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" | Car that doesn't start on first try | Walking away from explosions and not looking back |