The hero ends up in Mexico after pulling the big heist, free from the Man and extradition. Often this involves an idyllic beach scene and a sunset as credits roll.
Category: Unlikely
Cars and Cliffs
If a car reaches a cliff, you can be sure it will either fly off the edge and explode dramatically or it will teeter precariously on the edge for a while.
Animals Talk
All species talk to each other in the native language of the movie audience, but when any human characters hear them speaking it sounds like animal noises.
Car Keys on Visor
What action sequence would be complete without a stolen car that just happens to have its keys stashed on the visor?
Landing a Plane
Despite having no experience or training, first time pilots in the movies have a miraculous capacity to land successfully.
Old Factories Never Die
Abandoned factories are a favorite setting for climactic confrontations. Strangely, the electricity bill is still being paid and conveyor belts are always operative, moving towards a ghastly and destructive terminus (which is always avoided by the hero).
Not-so-bloody Noses
Bloody noses in cinematic fist fights are not very bloody. The nose stops bleeding almost immediately, and it is often reset quickly (with no additional blood).
Medicinal Love
After attempts to save a hero…
Knots Easy To Untie
More often than not, someone who is tied with hands behind the back or behind a chair will manage to cut or untie the rope. Usually this happens at the last second, but not too late.
Bomb Defused By Cutting Wire
Although logic would suggest that panicked heroes would occasionally clip the wrong wire, in the movies they always get it right with 00:01 seconds remaining.