History Film / ThirtyMinutesOrLess

* WorldOfJerkass: Almost everyone is a total {{Jerkass}} willing to break the law. The only person with a good conscience is LoveInterest Kate.

* ActorAllusion:
** Nick, Creator/JesseEisenberg's character, [[Film/TheSocialNetwork saying that he doesn't go on Facebook]]. Columbus, Creator/JesseEisenberg's character in ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' made a similar comment, saying he was glad the ZombieApocalypse helped kill social networking.

* WorldOfJerkass: Almost everyone is a total {{Jerkass}} willing to break the law. The only one with a good conscience is LoveInterest Kate]].

** Chet is also shown to deal with his students in pointlessly cruel ways, [[DisproportionateRetribution humiliating one of them on a personal level just for texting in class.]] On the other hand, this is TruthInTelevision for many teachers. They'll read the note out loud in order to embarrass a student into not doing it again.

** [[spoiler:Nick & Chet get away with robbing a bank. Well they don't get caught or identified but they ended up with only an ink bag... which will likely get them busted and with the bomb destroyed they have little evidence proving they were coerced, but they still got away scot free for stealing their neighbors car and trashing it.]]

* WorldOfJerkass: Almost everyone is a total {{Jerkass}} willing to break the law. Even those with a conscience, such as [[LoveInterest Kate]] and [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Travis]], commit questionable acts.

* WorldOfJerkass: Almost everyone is a total {{Jerkass}} willing to break the law. Even those who have a conscience, such as [[LoveInterest Kate]] and [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Travis]], commit questionable acts.

* WorldOfJerkass: Almost everyone is a total {{Jerkass}} who is willing to break the law. Kate and Travis are mild exceptions, with the latter being a MinionWithAnFInEvil.

* WorldOfJerkass: Every character is either an asshole, a criminal, or both. Kate and Travis are mild exceptions, with the latter being a MinionWithAnFInEvil.

* WorldOfJerkass: Every character of the characters is either an asshole, a criminal, or both. Kate and Travis are mild exceptions, with the latter being a MinionWithAnFInEvil.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: After Chongo decides to kill Duane, he breaks into his house and runs into The Major. The Major refuses to tell Chongo where Duane is, even after being told Chongo was hired by Duane to kill him. The Major's pretty much just your basic, fed-up-dad-with-layabout-son type of character, he's just more mean about it because he's a retired Marine.]]

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Averted actually. Pre-credits, Travis, who seems to be the only antagonist with anything resembling a conscience was the only one who apparently survived. Post-credits, Dwayne also survived and succesfully started his business with Travis and his dad, finally doing something with his life.

** Also Arby's and 5-Hour Energy drinks. A small bit of McDonald's too with the drink cup Dwayne holds early on.

** Nick, Creator/JesseEisenberg's character, [[Film/TheSocialNetwork saying that he doesn't go on Facebook]].
** Columbus, Creator/JesseEisenberg's character in ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' made a similar comment, saying he was glad the ZombieApocalypse helped kill social networking.

Two [[TheSlacker slackers]] named Dwayne and Travis want to make a hundred-thousand dollars quickly so they can hire an assassin to kill Dwayne's father, the Major, and get his inheritance money. Eventually, they come up with a [[SarcasmMode sensible]] idea: [[CrossesTheLineTwice order a pizza, have it delivered, kidnap the pizza man, strap a bomb to his chest, and force him to rob a bank or the bomb will detonate]]. The unfortunate delivery man, Nick, teams up with his best friend Chet, whom he recently had a falling out with when he confessed that he had slept with Chet's sister, to get the job done.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: With the emphasis on "Unsympathetic"; both protagonists are selfish jerks who committ theft robbery and only care about the consequences enough to want to avoid them.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: With the emphasis on "Unsympathetic"; both protagonists are selfish jerks who committ robbery and only care about the consequences enough to want to avoid them.

%%* AffablyEvil: Chongo the assassin.

%%* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Dwayne, Travis and The Major]]

%%* BrickJoke:
%%** "That's what she said."
%%** Blue dye
%%** Nick and Chet pretending to be Hispanic
%%** "SAAAAANDRAAAAA!!!"

* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler: In the end, the only person who dies is Chongo the assassin.]]

** It's actually an Informed Trope considering the actors look ''nothing'' alike, they're just both South Asian.

** Chongo, Juici, The Major, Nick at first, and ''especially'' Dwayne.

** Pizza Boss Christopher through a deleted scene is shown to be this given his verbal and emotional manipulation of Nick.

** [[spoiler:Juci, who came up with the idea of murdering The Major in the first place and who actually ''does'' try and kill Chet and Nick also gets away scot free and without even the severe injuries the other surviving bad guys end up with.]]

* MsFanservice: Juicy; we see her breasts early on, and she's only made significant to the plot by virtue of being Chongo's girlfriend. Otherwise, she only exists for titillation.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Averted actually. Pre-credits, Travis who seems to be the only antagonist with anything resembling a conscience was the only one who apparently survived. Post credits, Dwayne also survived and begun to actually start doing something with his life.]]

* SadistTeacher: Chet has shades of this, outing a boy who was texting during class and mentioning his crush who was there by doing so.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Dwayne, Travis and The Major all survived their injuries and started a tanning salon/prostitution ring together. Dwayne also got Juici.]]
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Nick and Chet being mistaken for hispanic.

%%* TooDumbToLive: Dwayne. Travis is a little smarter but not by much.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: One of the TV Spots [[spoiler:includes Nick trying to tell Dwayne to pull over because the bomb's in his van, before it explodes]].
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: With the emphasis on "Unsympathetic"; two of the protagonists kidnap one for them to committ robbery so they can be apprentices to murder.

* WorldOfJerkass: Each of the characters is either an asshole, a criminal, or both. Kate and Travis are mild exceptions, with the latter being a MinionWithAnFInEvil.

%% * AffablyEvil: Chongo the assassin.

%%* BankRobbery
%%* BlackComedy

%%* DrivesLikeCrazy: Nick

%%* HairTriggerTemper: Chet.

%%* MsFanservice: Juicy.

** Also Arby's and 5-Hour Energy drinks.

%%* RaceAgainstTheClock:

%%* SadistTeacher: Chet has shades of this.

%%* SpotlightStealingSquad: Michael Peña as Chingo

%%* ThoseTwoGuys: Dwayne and Travis.

%%* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: With the emphasis in "Unsympathetic".

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Travis is a rather timid MinionWithAnFInEvil while Dwayne acts tough and is often loud.

* SpitefulSpit: Duane to The Major's new truck.

%%* AffablyEvil: Chongo the assassin.

* ManChild: Chet calls Nick this. Played straight with Dwayne.

%%* RaceAgainstTime

** [[spoiler: While the money ends up being booby-trapped, Nick and Chet get out alive and Nick confessed his love to Kate.]]

** [[spoiler: If taken as canon a DeletedScene (one that also explains how Dwyane opened the salon) shows that Nick, Chet and Kate did get away with most of the money and the boys are living in a fancy hotel while Kate takes her position at the Four Seasons.]]

%%* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Dwayne, Travis and The Major]]
* BadassGrandpa: The Major has a pen-gun and isn't afraid to use it.

''30 Minutes or Less'' is an action-comedy, starring Creator/JesseEisenberg, Creator/AzizAnsari, Creator/DannyMcBride, and Nick Swardson, and directed by Creator/RubenFleischer, who also did ''Film/{{Zombieland}}''.

* ActorAllusion: Nick, Jesse Eisenberg's character, [[Film/TheSocialNetwork saying that he doesn't go on Facebook]].
** Columbus, Eisenberg's character in ''Zombieland'' made a similar comment, saying he was glad the ZombieApocalypse helped kill social networking.
* AffablyEvil: Chongo the assassin.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Dwayne, Travis and The Major]]

* BankRobbery
* BlackComedy

* BrickJoke:
** "That's what she said."
** Blue dye
** Nick and Chet pretending to be hispanic
** "SAAAAANDRAAAAA!!!"
* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Nick mentions a new laser pointer he bought Chet. During the climax, [[spoiler: Chet uses it to trick Dwayne and Travis into thinking Nick's got a sniper backing him up so that they can escape.]]

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Nick
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: While the money ends up being booby-trapped, Nick and Chet get out alive and Nick confessed his love to Kate.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Major

* HairTriggerTemper: Chet.

* {{Jerkass}}: Chongo, Juici, The Major, Nick at first, and ''especially'' Dwayne.
** Chet is also shown to deal with his students in pointlessly cruel ways, [[DisproportionateRetribution humiliating one of them on a personal level just for texting in class.]]
*** On the other hand, this is TruthInTelevision for many teachers. They'll read the note out loud in order to embarrass a student into not doing it again.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Dwayne and Travis don't get the money, but they survive their injuries, and even manage to open up their tanning salon/prostitution ring.]]
** [[spoiler:Nick & Chet get away with robbing a bank.]]
*** [[spoiler:Well they don't get caught or identified but they ended up with only an ink bag... which will likely get them busted and with the bomb destroyed they have little evidence proving they were coerced, but they still got away scot free for stealing their neighbors car and trashing it.]]
*** [[spoiler: If taken as canon a deleted scene (one that also explains how Dwyane opened the salon) shows that Nick, Chet and Kate did get away with most of the money and the boys are living in a fancy hotel while Kate takes her position at the Four Seasons.]]

* MsFanservice: Juici
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Chet's feelings about Nick dating his sister. [[spoiler: It dosen't stop Nick from confessing his love to her or kissing her towards the end.]]

* ProductPlacement: Nissan must have paid a lot of money to show off that nicely restored Datsun.

* RaceAgainstTime

* SadistTeacher: Chet has shades of this.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Michael Peña as Chingo

* ThoseTwoGuys: Dwayne and Travis.

-->'''Nick''': [[spoiler:If I die, I die, but at least I die rich, asshole!]] (ends call)
* TooDumbToLive: Dwayne. Travis is a little smarter but not by much.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: With the emphasis in "Unsympathetic".
* WhatTheHellHero: Chet and Nick give this to each other multiple times, with Chet angry about Nick sleeping with his sister and Nick angry about Chet telling someone about Nick's mom having an affair, which led to word of it spreading around and leading to Nick's parents splitting up.