History Film / PremiumRush

* ChewToy: That poor bike-patrol officer. Every time he tries to give chase to the protagonist, he always ends up slightly more injured up than before, until he quits at the end of the movie. Despite being forced to evade Bobby Monday's increasingly deranged attempts to get his cargo, Wilee was in fact illegally breaking traffic laws and putting himself and those around him in danger including pedaling into oncoming traffic.
* DesignatedHero: Although willing to risk his life to retrieve a ticket for a Chinese immigrant to help allow her son to live with her from China, there's no doubt Wilee's adrenaline-filled reckless riding is a bane to all pedestrians, cops, and drivers in the congested streets of New York.

* IronicEcho: After being called a douchebag by Wiley [[MakesSenseInContext in the back of an ambulance]], Detective Robert Monday goes on a rant about the vulgarity of the younger generation. In it, he mentions a guy who said, "Suck it!" on TV and points out that [[ThinkOfTheChildren little kids might have been watching at the time]]. No points for guessing what Wiley says to him after he gets OutGambitted.

* IronicEcho: After being called a douchebag by Wiley, Detective Robert Monday goes on a rant about the vulgarity of the younger generation. In it, he mentions a guy who said, "Suck it!" on TV and points out that [[ThinkOfTheChildren little kids might have been watching at the time]]. No points for guessing what Wiley says to him after he gets OutGambitted.

* IronicEcho: After being called a douchebag by Wiley again, Bobby Monday goes on a rant about the vulgarity of the younger generation. In it, he mentions a guy who said, "Suck it!" on TV and points out that [[ThinkOfTheChildren little kids might have been watching him]]. No points for guessing what Wiley says to him after he gets OutGambitted.

* IronicEcho: [[TwoWords Three Words]]: "Suck it, douchebag."

* DesignatedHero: Although willing to risk his life to retrieve a ticket for a Chinese immigrant to help allow her son to live with her from China, there's no doubt Wilee's adrenaline-filled reckless riding is a bane to all pedestrians, cops, and drivers in the congested streets of New York.

* TheReveal: The mysterious envelope contains [[spoiler: a $50,000 ticket to buy a place for Nima's son and mother in one of Sister Chen's ships that smuggle people from China to America]].

* TheReveal: The mysterious envelope contains [[spoiler: a ticket worth $50,000 to bribe a network of smugglers to bring Nima's son to America]].

* TheReveal: The mysterious envelope contains [[spoiler: a ticket worth $50,000 for a network of smugglers to bring Nima's son to America]].

* TheReveal: The mysterious envelope contains [[spoiler: a ticket worth $50,000 to pay a smuggler to bring Nima's son to America]].

* TheReveal: The mysterious envelope contains [[spoiler: a ticket worth $50,000 to pay a smuggler to bring her son to America]].

* WorkingWithTheEx: Wiley and his ex Vanessa both work for Raj at the Security Courier Services.

The film follows bicycle messenger [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Wiley]] through the streets of Manhattan. During [[TitleDrop the titular premium rush]], Wiley ends up the target of a dirty cop ([[MichaelShannon Michael Shannon]]) hell-bent on taking [[MacGuffin the mysterious envelope]] that his ex-girlfriend's roommate has entrusted him with.

* StockScream: During one of Wilee's split second hypothetical scenarios while pedaling towards a busy intersection, he images himself running over an unfortunate pedestrian who is then flattened by an oncoming vehicle, letting out a Wilhelm Scream.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After a couple humiliating and painful encounters with Wiley, the bike-patrol officer has his bike stolen by same said bike messenger. His response? "That's it. I'm done."

* BavarianFireDrill: Subverted. Whenever Monday presents himself as anything other than {{NYPD}}, the person being conned either sees straight through it (in Nima's case) or refuses to kowtow to his demands (in Wiley's case).

* BavarianFireDrill: Subverted. Whenever Bobby Monday presents himself as anything other than {{NYPD}}, the person being conned either sees straight through it (in Nima's case) or refuses to kowtow to his demands (in Wiley's case).

* BavarianFireDrill: Subverted. Each time Bobby Monday presents himself as anything other than {{NYPD}}, the person he is trying to con either sees straight through it (in Nima's case) or doesn't do what he wants him to do (like in Wiley's case).

The film follows bicycle messenger [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Wiley]] through the streets of Manhattan. During [[TitleDrop the titular premium rush]], Wiley ends up the target of a dirty cop ([[MichaelShannon Michael Shannon]]) hell-bent on taking the mysterious envelope that his ex-girlfriend's roommate needs delivered immediately to someone named Sister Chen.

* {{SomebodyElsesProblem}}: Within New York's {{Chinatown}}s, Bobby has relatively free reign to dish out violent intimidation while the rest of the public look on. Justified as its implied that a large proportion are illegal immigrants who refuse to bring attention on themselves, as well as being cowed into non-activity by the men running the Chinese gambling dens.
* {{StockScream}}: During one of Wilee's split second hypothetical scenarios while pedaling towards a busy intersection, he images himself running over an unfortunate pedestrian who is then flattened by an oncoming vehicle, letting out a Wilhelm Scream.

* {{The Chew Toy}}: That poor bike-patrol officer. Every time he tries to give chase to the protagonist, he always ends up slightly more injured up than before, until he quits at the end of the movie. Despite being forced to evade Bobby Monday's increasingly deranged attempts to get his cargo, Wilee was in fact illegally breaking traffic laws and putting himself and those around him in danger including pedaling into oncoming traffic.
* {{Designated Hero}}: Although willing to risk his life to retrieve a ticket for a Chinese immigrant to help allow her son to live with her from China, there's no doubt Wilee's adrenaline-filled reckless riding is a bane to all pedestrians, cops, and drivers in the congested streets of New York.
* {{Police Brutality}}: NYPD officer Bobby Monday liberally dishes this out on anyone who crosses him. Other officers, however, are only doing their jobs, including the irritated bike cop who tries but fails every time to reprimand Wilee when he breaks traffic laws trying to escape from Bobby.
* {{Hair-Trigger Temper}}: NYPD officer and antagonist, Bobby Monday, whose Pai Gow addiction and temper have gotten him in deep with Chinatown gamblers, brutally killing one of Mr. Lin's enforcers when losing one of his teeth when they roughed him up for losing all his money he borrowed for another gambling trip. This becomes the impetus for his later downfall.
* {{Somebody Else's Problem}}: Within New York's {{Chinatown}}s, Bobby has relatively free reign to dish out violent intimidation while the rest of the public look on. Justified as its implied that a large proportion are illegal immigrants who refuse to bring attention on themselves, as well as being cowed into non-activity by the men running the Chinese gambling dens.
* {{Stock Scream}}: During one of Wilee's split second hypothetical scenarios while pedaling towards a busy intersection, he images himself running over an unfortunate pedestrian who is then flattened by an oncoming vehicle, letting out a Wilhelm Scream.

* {{The Chew Toy}}: That poor bike-patrol officer. Every time he tries to give chase to the protagonist, he always ends up slightly more injured up than before, until he quits at the end of the movie. Despite being forced to evade Bobby Monday's increasingly deranged attempts to get his cargo, Wilee was in fact illegally breaking traffic laws and putting himself and those around him in danger including pedaling into oncoming traffic.
* {{Designated Hero}}: Although willing to risk his life to retrieve a ticket for a Chinese immigrant to help allow her son to live with her from China, there's no doubt Wilee's adrenaline-filled reckless riding is a bane to all pedestrians, cops, and drivers in the congested streets of New York.
* {{Police Brutality}}: NYPD officer Bobby Monday liberally dishes this out on anyone who crosses him. Other officers, however, are only doing their jobs, including the irritated bike cop who tries but fails every time to reprimand Wilee when he breaks traffic laws trying to escape from Bobby.
* HairTriggerTemper: NYPD officer and antagonist, Bobby Monday, whose Pai Gow addiction and temper have gotten him in deep with Chinatown gamblers, brutally killing one of Mr. Lin's enforcers when losing one of his teeth when they roughed him up for losing all his money he borrowed for another gambling trip. This becomes the impetus for his later downfall.
* SomebodyElsesProblem: Within New York's {{Chinatown}}s, Bobby has relatively free reign to dish out violent intimidation while the rest of the public look on. Justified as its implied that a large proportion are illegal immigrants who refuse to bring attention on themselves, as well as being cowed into non-activity by the men running the Chinese gambling dens.
* {{Stock Scream}}: During one of Wilee's split second hypothetical scenarios while pedaling towards a busy intersection, he images himself running over an unfortunate pedestrian who is then flattened by an oncoming vehicle, letting out a Wilhelm Scream.