| Government official turns out to be evil | Walking away from explosions and not looking back | Guns that don't need reloading | Cop close to retirement | Villain has a Goatee |
| Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Digital clock on bomb | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities | Cop threatened with suspension | Hero kicks down a door |
| Runs up/down stairs | Hacks into Government files | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Kidnapped relative | Mis-matched partners |
| Ethnic minority sidekick | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Car that doesn't start on first try | Survives big fall without parachute | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Fruit cart is knocked over | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Gun out of bullets | Someone has an eye patch |