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=== Tropes used in this film: ===
 
* [[Five Five Five555]]: 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.)
** Weirdly, it's ''not'' a valid phone number in area code 716, where the film takes place.
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* [[Divine Race Lift]]: God is played by [[Morgan Freeman]].
* [[God for A Day]]: The plot, basically.
* [[GodsGod's Hands Are Tied]]: God lets Bruce do anything except interfere with free will, and tell people he has God's powers. It's likely God Himself ''can'' interfere with free will, but he ''doesn't'' because that would negate the purpose of free will in the first place.
{{quote| '''God''': You can't mess with free will.<br />
'''Bruce''': Can I ask why?<br />
'''God''': Yes you can! That's the beauty of it! }}
* [[God Is Good]]: How God is conceptualized.
* [[God Test]]: Bruce tries to catch God with a [[How Many Fingers?]] test. {{spoiler|He cheats. [[Body Horror|So does God]].}}
* [[Grandpa God]]: This trope seems to have somewhat inspired the portrayal of God in the film, although it's maybe a little more friendly.
* [[Greasy Spoon]]: The place where Bruce realizes God really did make him almighty.
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* [[Sex God]]: Bruce telekinetically gives his girlfriend intense sexual pleasure without touching her (at first).
* [[Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Shout -Out]]: [[Ace Ventura|Bruce]] and the Butt-Monkey.
** God even says "Alrighty then" at one point in the movie, albeit more low-key than how Ace Ventura usually said it.
** When Bruce parts the red soup, the theme from [[The Ten Commandments]] plays.
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* [[Spear Carrier]]: "Duh."
* [[Stealth Pun]]: One of Bruce's first acts of God is to part the Red Soup.
* [[Stop Worshipping Me!]]: Bruce wishes people would stop sending him prayers.
* [[Title Drop]]: "I am Bruce Almighty! My will be done!"
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Bruce {{spoiler|almost literally}}. Not only does he not know how to help people, despite having the powers of ''God'', but he also doesn't realize that he could call up Einstein (or anyone else, for that matter) for advice. The only thing stopping Bruce from simply making himself smarter or, better yet, ''wiser'', to go with the whole God schtick is this trope.
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