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'''God''': ''"My job. When you leave this building, you will be endowed with all of my powers."''
'''Bruce''': ''"Whatever you say, pal."''
(Bruce rushes out, [[
A 2003 comedy film starring [[Jim Carrey]] as a down-on-his-luck reporter named Bruce Nolan. After being turned down for a job as an anchorman, he complains to [[God]] that He isn't doing His job the right way...so [[God for a Day|God gives Bruce His powers to see what he can do with them.]]
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* [[555]]: Averted in the initial theatrical release, but played straight for the home versions because, as explained in the commentary, the phone number wasn't owned by the studio and [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/27/entertainment/main555630.shtml?tag=untagged people who owned the same number across the U.S. were getting plagued with phone calls].
** By sheer coincidence, the original phone number in the movie release was also the number to two different churches on opposite sides of the United States. (And the pastor at one of those churches was actually named Bruce.)
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{{quote|'''Bruce''': Run home, little anal-dwelling [[Butt Monkey]]!}}
* [[Banned in China]]: Banned in Egypt and Malaysia for showing God in human form. The ban in Malaysia was eventually lifted.
* [[Breast Expansion]]: Bruce tried this on his girlfriend almost as soon as he got the powers of [[God]], despite the fact that the girlfriend already looked like [[Jennifer Aniston]]. See also [[Jerkass]].
** [[What Could Have Been]]: The original plan was for Grace's breasts to continue growing throughout the film; instead of the one-time growth in the final film.
* [[Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere]]: Played with. After Grace leaves Bruce, she sees signs everywhere reminding her of how much Bruce loved her. However, with Bruce being God, the signs were created by him as a means of trying to win her back.
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** The news crew that laugh at Bruce just before his return to glory end up busted with a comical amount of illegal drugs in their van. What must have been a serious set of sentences for all of them, just for laughing at a disgraced reporter.
* [[Divine Assistance]]: The entire premise of the movie.
* [[Everything but the Girl]]: Bruce is given the powers of God himself, and he still can't use them to get the girl. Worse, he already has the girl but his powers are no help in keeping her. In part the problem is his powers can't affect free will, but c'mon, that's not hard to get around.
* [[Flipping the Bird]]: "Do you like jazz, Evan?"
* [[Forceful Kiss]]: How Susan reveals to Bruce that she has feelings for him. Unfortunately, {{spoiler|Grace was watching}}.
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Bruce at the end of the movie.
** {{spoiler|Grace. She stuck by Bruce even though he doesn't seem to appreciate his life and always wants more. She prays every night to help Bruce. In the end, Bruce broke her heart for the last time, but she still loves him and prays to God to remove those feelings.}}
* [[Jerkass]]: As one review [http://www.avclub.com/articles/bruce-almighty,5610/ put it]: "When events conspire to keep him from getting an open anchor position at a TV affiliate, Carrey turns his rage toward the heavens for failing to rescue him from the horrors of a steady wage, a lovely apartment, and a live-in girlfriend played by Jennifer Aniston."
** He also uses his powers to blow a woman's skirt up and makes a leering and thinly-veiled remark about her body while she rushes to cover herself up, obviously mortified.
** In a [[Deleted Scene]], he ''[[Man On Fire|sets Evan Baxter on fire]]!!!!''
** If you do become omnipotent, you might want to take ''two seconds'' to cure cancer or feed Africa or something, before you decide that [[Jennifer Aniston]] needs larger breasts.
*** By the way, did she ever say she was unhappy with her smaller breasts?
** Of course, that's kind of the point. The entire plot of the movie is that he needs to learn humility and perspective.
** Bruce's worst action during his time as God is even adressed in-story. He pulls the Moon closer to Earth just to momentarily wow his girlfriend, which results in massive tidal disturbances. The tsunami renders thousands of people homeless and displaced, and [[Inferred Holocaust|has probably killed a lot of people to boot]]<ref>The death toll is never mentioned, probably to prevent the audience from absolutely ''loathing'' Bruce</ref>. And the actual God is allowing this to happen for the self-betterment of a single, entitled jerkwad (or He's just ''that'' committed to maintaining free will, even that of pseudo-deities).
*** A death toll's probably not mentioned because there most likely isn't one. It only mentions people being stranded. God is letting Bruce handle a lot of stuff but he's obviously steering things so they don't get ''too'' out of hand; for one thing, He eventually lets on that Bruce has only become "God" of his own town, not the whole world. And part of the point is that by bettering Bruce's life, Bruce will go on to better the life of others, and those others will do the same. He's teaching humanity as a whole to take care of each other using Bruce as a proxy.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: "Cue the cheesy inspirational music!"
* [[Large Ham]]: '''"ERRRROOOOOODIIIIIING!!!"''' Yeah... Let's just say that [[Jim Carrey]] was not afraid to unleash the hog in this one.
* [[Let's See You Do Better]]: Basically what God says to Bruce as He gives him His powers.
* [[Literal Genie]]: How Bruce apparently answers all prayers that float his way, or at least gives little heed to unforeseen consequences. He doesn't do this intentionally... he just answers "YES" to all prayers en masse because its easier than considering each one.
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* [[Man in White]]: God is depicted this way.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Grace, Bruce's long-suffering girlfriend. (In Christian theology: Grace- a. the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God. b. the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.)
* [[The Mindless Almighty]]: Pretty much the whole point of the film. Bruce is a down-on-his-luck reporter who thinks God has it in for him, so God gives him His powers, telling him, in so many words, "let's see if you can do better." [[Sarcasm Mode|Spoiler alert]], Bruce cannot do better.
* [[Misapplied Phlebotinum]]: Bruce's first act as God is to... part his tomato soup.
** Technically, his first act was [[
* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Before getting to work answering the prayers of the world, Bruce says he needs to "manifest himself some coffee." [[Product Placement|Juan Valdez and his donkey]] show up at his window and pour him a cup.
* [[Orifice Evacuation]]: Taking [[Butt Monkey|a pun]] just a bit too far.
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* [[Visual Pun]]: Bruce parts the Red Sea of tomato soup.
** In the movie poster included on this page, Bruce literally has the world on a string.
* [[
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Parting of the Red Soup, and that's just for starters.
** Bruce pouring milk, to the tune of [[Chariots of Fire|"Chariots Of Fire"]]. In [[Slow Motion|slo mo.]] Into the glasses of hungry people waiting to eat the world's largest cookie.
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