| Recurring Elements | Director |
| Sociopaths, Slow Motion, Freeze Frames, Angelic Blondes, New York City, Corruption | |
| Stoners in Front of Public Places, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Cursing, Mooby's | |
| Classical Music, Slideshow Credits, 'The End', Stare with Head Pointed Down and Eyes Pointed Up, Parallel Walls, Bathroom Scenes | |
| Wide Angle Lenses, Rush Cams, Disguised Cuts, Camera Angles That Hide Things | |
| Voice-Overs, Bruce Campbell, Abusing Actors, Rush Cams, Camera Following a Projectile, Rapid Dolly Shots | |
| Director Appearing On-Screen as a Cameo, Suspense, Birds, the MacGuffin, Mistaken Identity, Charming Sociopaths, Brandy, Blondes | |
| Feel Good Theme, Unselfish Characters, Hard Work, Wholesomeness | |
| | Recurring Elements | Director |
| Brooklyn, Floating Effect, Baseball, Cameos, John Turturro | |
| Nuclear Holocaust, Technological Wonders, Romantic Subplot, Humans Repeating Mistakes, Strong Female Characters, Greed | |
| Different Senses of Humor, Samuel L. Jackson, Blaxploitation Influences, Uma Thurman, Violence | |
| Psychoanalysis, Screwball Sex Comedies, Diane Keaton, Jazzy Black and White Title Sequences | |
| Love Interests Named Mary, 'The heart wants what the heart wants', Slapstick and Toilet Humor, Disabilities, New England | |
| Fast editing, Explosions, Action-Adventure, High Budget | |
| Supernatural Plots, Twist Endings, Filming Around Philadelphia | |
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