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%% * UglyCute: In-universe, Oh thinks humans are this.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: After the Brain Boov think up such [[SarcasmMode brilliant]] ideas as creating an AlternateReality where the Gorg don't exist and PlayingPossum, one of them suggests accessing Oh's e-mail account and deleting the message. [[spoiler:Subverted, see ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish above]].

* StatingtheObviousSolution: After the Brain Boov think up such [[SarcasmMode brilliant]] ideas as creating an AlternateReality where the Gorg don't exist and PlayingPossum, one of them suggests accessing Oh's e-mail account and deleting the message. [[spoiler:Subverted, see ThePasswordisAlwaysSwordfish above]].

** In addition to going "Number One" and "Number Two" like humans, the Boov also go "Number Three". [[spoiler:The events of the climax almost make Oh go Number Three.]]

** Oh invited the entire galaxy to his party. [[spoiler:Which is why the DancePartyEnding includes species we've never seen arriving on Earth.]]

* CentralTheme: Finding your home. [[spoiler:Family is another.]]

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: PlayedWith, [[spoiler: Oh has a minor HeroicBSOD when he tries to get Tip to go onto the Boov dropship to save her and fails before going himself. He does return, though. However, if he hadn't gone, the Boov mothership would have been destroyed by the Gorg, killing all the Boov and the Gorg likely would have destroyed Earth out of spite.]]

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler:The films ends with Tip, Oh, Lucy, the Boovs, and some of their human friends dancing with each other.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus: When first showing the modifications to Slushcious, you can see a cash register readout that shows "5318008" and "707".

* KnightOfCerebus: Things get ''much'' more serious when The Gorg enters the picture. [[spoiler:Even if he himself is not evil at all.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Oh, when he realizes how wrong his race was to invade the Earth, and then later that Gorg was only after the Boov because they stole his species' entire next generation.]]

** As explained in the end [[spoiler: by Oh, the Gorg was simply acting irrationally violent and making poor decisions out of sadness and anger at the Gorg children being essentially kidnapped, which is different from the Boov's BlueAndOrangeMorality but a lot closer to how a human would react.]]

* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:The Gorg [[SuperPersistentPredator tailing the Boov across the universe]] and [[EarthShatteringKaboom laying waste]] to everything in their path was all a desperate quest to rescue his stolen children.]]

%% * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Boov young, as seen in one of Oh's {{ImagineSpot}}s, and [[spoiler:the larvae Gorg. The adult Gorg's true face is pretty cute too.]]

* RushmoreRefacement: The Boov manage to reface pretty much every monument with a face, on top of levitating them all. [[spoiler:All the monuments are put back and restored once the Boov make peace with the humans.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The two prominent alien species are called '''The''' Boov and '''The''' Gorg. [[spoiler:It's literal in the latter's case, as there is only one of them.]]

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:During an attempted peace conference with the Gorg, Captain Smek ran and grabbed a small rock on the way out, placing it on his "shusher wand." It is later revealed that the rock actually contains the next generation of Gorg, which is the true reason the Gorg has been chasing the Boov.]]

* CoolCar: Oh makes a few modifications to Tip's car so it can fly.

* ShoutOut: When the Slushious blasts away from the gas station, it leaves a license plate spinning on its corner a la ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.
** The five-note vocalized intro to Feel The Light is reminiscent of the five-tone musical phrase used by the UFO in CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind.

The five-note vocalized intro to Feel The Light is reminiscent of the five-tone musical phrase used by the UFO in CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Attempted by Oh, to save the Gorg pod when he was about to be crushed by the mothership. He throws the pod to Tip since he wouldn't be able to escape it.]]

* StarfishAliens: All the alien species in the film are ''very'' different from humans. [[spoiler:For the Gorg, the "starfish" part is literal.]]

%% * StarfishAliens: All the alien species in the film are ''very'' different from humans. [[spoiler:For the Gorg, the "starfish" part is literal.]]

** Oh from grows quite fond of Pig and the feeling is mutual.

* CastingGag: [[Music/JenniferLopez J-Lo]] as Tip's mom, as a reference to [[AdaptationNameChange Oh's name]] in ''Literature/TheTrueMeaningOfSmekday''.

* NoodleIncident: Oh claims the Boov have three methods of excreting waste. "Number 1" and "number 2" seem to be analogous to humans, but "Number 3", which they only have to do once a year, is evidently quite uhh...spectacular. Also, ''Almost Home'' has a mention of "Carnivorous unicorns, remember those?"

* NoodleIncident: Oh claims the Boov have three methods of excreting waste. "Number 1" and "number 2" seem to be analogous to humans, but "Number 3", which they only have to do once a year, is evidently quite uhh...spectacular.

* CastingGag: [[Music/JenniferLopez J-Lo]] as Tip's mom in ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'', as a reference to [[AdaptationNameChange Oh's name]] in ''Literature/TheTrueMeaningOfSmekday''.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler:The films ends with Tip, Oh, Lucy, the Boovs, and some of their human friends dancing with each other]].

* MythologyGag: In the original story, the Boov Tip befriends is names J. Lo. In the film, Tip's mother is played by the real JLo.

* ColorCodedEmotions: The Boov change colors to reflect emotions. Red is anger, yellow is fear, orange is happiness, blue is sadness, and pink seems to be affection. In addition, they turn [[CannotTellALie green when they lie]].
** It's possible that only Oh turns green when lying, or that the tell is present in only some Boov or can be avoided, as Smek lies to the Boov in his announcement, trying to prevent them from worrying about Oh's email and the Gorg, but he doesn't turn green.

* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The soundtrack approaches a Do It Yourself ''album''. Music/{{Rihanna}} worked with director Tim Johnson to create a concept album for the film. Three of the eight songs there are by her, and one is by co-star Music/JenniferLopez.
** Which in a way means that some of the songs are tied more to Tip, and that one is tied to Lucy (as they're voiced by Rihanna and Jennifer, respectively).

* EmbarrassingFirstName: Tip is just a nickname. Her real name is Gratuity.
** Oh also qualifies, given its origin.

* AdultFear: Tip's entire predicament. Imagine one day, you and your child are separated by forces beyond your control. Those said forces take you away and your child manages to not get caught. You're left wondering if he/she is safe or ''dead''. Incidentally, this is also [[spoiler:''the Gorg's'' motivation]].

* LiteralMinded: The Boov. In just one example, Oh finds a cook book as he sets up his housewarming party. He cooks it.

* MeaningfulEcho: When Tip and Oh first meet, she locks him in a freezer and tells him "No, you cannot come into the out!" when he asks. [[spoiler:In the climax, Oh locks Tip and Lucy in her car (to protect them from being crushed by the Gorg mothership) and tells her "You cannot come into the out."]]

* BizarreAlienBiology: The Boov have six legs each, change colors when experiencing different emotions, discharge gas from appendages that grow out of their head (which also seem to be their noses), have flexible skulls, can eat almost anything, and apparently have a third form of waste disposal.

* AccidentalKidnapping: [[spoiler:Smek took a rock from the Gorg, which turns out to contain the next generation of his race]].
* AccidentalTruth: To get the other Boov to move out of his way, Smek says that he's carrying a baby. [[spoiler:We later learn his shusher's rock is an incubator.]]
* AdaptationNameChange: Oh was named J.Lo in the original book.
* AerithAndBob: Only three Boov are referred to by name: Oh, Captain Smek, and Kyle.

* AdultFear: Tip's entire predicament. Imagine one day, you and your child are separated by forces beyond your control. Those said forces take you away and your child manages to not get caught. You're left wondering if he/she is safe or ''dead''. Incidentally, this is also [[spoiler: ''the Gorg's'' motivation]].
* AlienInvasion: The Boov replace all the humans on Earth.

%%* AllCGICartoon

* AttackDrone: [[spoiler:The smaller Gorg ships are automated]].
* AwardBaitSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fdAt0ke9w8 "Feel the Light,"]] courtesy of Jennifer Lopez.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted when Tip gets hooked up to the Boov's database.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Oh and eventually [[spoiler:the rest of the Boov]] grow out of this by the end of the movie. Averted with [[spoiler:Gorg, see NotSoDifferent.]]

* BrokenPedestal: Oh idolizes Smek, even though the guy's an egomaniac and a complete moron and looks down on Oh for not being successfully socialized and believing in things like friendship and individuality. [[spoiler:Tip's influence gradually helps Oh figure that Smek doesn't need to be listened to.]]

* ButtMonkey: Kyle.
* ByWallThatIsHoley: [[spoiler:Oh appears to be crushed by the Gorg mothership, but is spared because that particular portion was hollow.]]
* CuteKitten: Pig the Cat.
* CannotTellALie: Well, they can lie, but as Boov turn green when they lie, they're really bad at it.
* CastingGag: [[Music/JenniferLopez J-Lo]] as Tip's mom, as a reference to Oh's name in the novel.

* ChekhovsGun: Tip's Christmas present to her mother.
* ChekhovsSkill: Oh reflects light off a mirror to distract Tip early on. This comes in handy later when [[spoiler:Tip uses it to distract the Gorg driving the Mothership, using the mirror that was supposed to be her mom's Christmas present.]]

* ColorFailure: Boov turn white when extremely shocked, as opposed to yellow for merely scared.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler:Tip, Oh, Lucy, the Boovs, and some of their human friends dance with each other.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:Despite looking very much like ScaryDogmaticAliens, the Gorg are [[PapaWolf just looking for their children.]]]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Tip has a lot of wry, unamused things to say about the aliens who invaded her planet.
* DeathGlare: Tip gives a pretty nasty one to Oh when [[spoiler:he tries to ditch her at the gas station to flee to Antarctica.]]

* DefaceOfTheMoon: [[spoiler: The Gorg ship plows through Saturn's rings on its way to Earth]].
* DisneyDeath:[[spoiler:It momentarily looks like Oh was crushed by the Gorg's machine, but there was an indentation in it large enough for him to fit without being crushed]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Tip and her mother reunite, the Gorg gets the next generation of its race back, Oh finally has real friends and the respect of his fellow Boov, and the Boov and humans make peace with each other]].
* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:The Boov are forgiven pretty easily at the end, though they are shown to have fixed everything afterwards and no one died]].

* EdibleAmmunition: Oh outfits the Slushious with these, all taken from the convenience store.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Oh's ImagineSpot near the beginning of the film when he considers hiding in Antarctica.

* GenderFlip: The male cat was female in the book.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: An almost literal example. When Oh and Tip take a pee break, Oh drinks a ''bowl of lemonade''.
* GirlsNeedRoleModels: [[http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/03/24/rihanna-reveals-inspiration-behind-home-character-we-wanted-little-girls-to-feel-empowered-exclusive/ In an interview]], Rihanna (voice actress of heroine Tip) reveals why she was inspired to be a part of the movie:

* GladIThoughtOfIt: Captain Smek doesn't hesitate to take credit for the ideas of others.
* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: When he repairs Tip's car, Oh accidentally wires the brakes and gas backwards.
* HeelRealization: Oh's major revelation that his own people themselves are entirely the cause of all their persecution problems.

* ImagineSpot: Oh has one when he considers hiding in Antarctica... complete with [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]].
* InTheHood: Tip tends to wear a hoodie.

* IWillFindYou: Tip's main goal throughout the movie is to rescue her kidnapped mother. [[spoiler:Turns out it's also Gorg's, who's looking for the next generation of his species.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Captain Smek is arguably responsible for everything bad that happens in this film, but other than losing the captaincy, he's never punished.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: Things get ''much'' more serious when Gorg enters the picture. [[spoiler:Even if he himself is not evil at all.]]

* TheLastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:Gorg, who's trying to avert this.]]
* LiteralMinded: The Boov in general. In just one example, Oh finds a cook book as he sets up his housewarming party. Guess what he does to the book.

* MeaningfulEcho: When Tip and Oh first meet, she locks him in a freezer and tells him "No, you cannot come into the out!" when he asks. [[spoiler: In the climax, Oh locks Tip and Lucy in her car (to protect them from being crushed by the Gorg mothership) and tells her "You cannot come into the out."]]
* MileLongShip: The main ships of both the Boov and Gorg are so big they border on PlanetSpaceship.

* MobileSuitHuman: Gorg is revealed to [[spoiler: be this, his true form being that of a small starfish-like creature.]]

* NoAntagonist:
** The Boov may have been wrong in their actions, but they weren't malicious; they just had a BlueAndOrangeMorality viewpoint.
** [[spoiler:The Gorg also were only acting in defense for their kidnapped children.]]

* NoOntologicalInertia: Oh's invite will take roughly 40 hours to reach the Gorg, yet canceling the invite immediately stops the signal even though it was mere seconds from reaching them.

** As explained in the end [[spoiler: by Oh, Gorg was simply acting irrationally violent and making poor decisions out of sadness and anger at the Gorg children being essentially kidnapped, which is different from the Boov's BlueAndOrangeMorality but a lot closer to how a human would react.]]

* OverlyLongGag: The back and forth between Oh and Smek with Oh pleading that he won't screw up again and Smek arguing there's a chance that he might.
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Gorg's attack on the Boov is him being this: the Gorg children were accidentally kidnapped by the Boov and like any parent, he went berserk.]]
* PaperThinDisguise: A single BeautyMark is sufficient to make Oh look like "a completely different Boov", to the point that its subsequent removal is treated as a DramaticUnmask that results in one of the onlooking Boov fainting in shock.
* ParasolParachute: When Tip, Oh, and several other Boov crash through a cluster of open umbrellas, this is the result.

* PlanetKiller: The Gorg's mothership is one of these, and was used to destroy the Boov's homeworld. [[spoiler:It nearly happens to Earth, but Oh gives him back the rock containing his race's next generation in time.]]
* PlanetSpaceship: While not actually planets, the Boov and Gorg main ships are so ''huge'' that it doesn't really matter.
* PlayingPossum: One of the Brain Boov suggests this. She continues pretending even at the end of the film.
* ThePollyanna: The Boov are described as an "overly optimistic, yet inept, alien race".
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Boov young, as seen in one of Oh's {{ImagineSpot}}s, and [[spoiler:the larvae Gorg. The adult Gorg's true face is pretty cute too.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: [[spoiler:Turns out this is what Gorg is on.]]

* ShinyNewAustralia: The location of the human sanctuary

* SoundtrackDissonance: The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYlNb3AvWRY "Red Balloon"]] by Music/CharliXCX plays during the Boov invasion of Earth, which sees all of humanity abducted and displaced from there homes while the aliens overrun the cities. Then again, from the ''Boov'' perspective it's quite fitting since it's quite a peppy and fun song (and the sequence does involve a lot of things floating up like balloons).
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The two prominent alien speices are called '''The''' Boov and '''The''' Gorg. [[spoiler:It's literal in the latter's case, as there is only one of them.]]
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Gorg wear armor adorned with spikes that have skulls impaled on them. [[spoiler:They're actually pretty nice.]]
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Oh regularly mixes up tenses, verbs, nouns, and English grammar in general. In fact, the Boov's take on English is not unlike WebOriginal/LOLCats.
-->'''Oh''': Can I come in to the out now?
* StarfishAliens: All the alien species in the film are ''very'' different from humans. [[spoiler:For the Gorg, the "starfish" part is literal.]]

* ThatPoorCat: Pig is put through a lot.

* TookALevelInBadass: Oh, who [[spoiler:eventually stands up to Smek]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Oh, who truly becomes friends with Tip over the course of the film.
* UglyCute: In-universe, Oh thinks humans are this.

* VillainSong: "Drop That" comes close, seeing as it's a heavy dubstep number inserted into a mostly lighthearted score and plays when the Gorg arrive on Earth. [[spoiler: Subverted, though, since Gorg isn't actually a villain.]]
* WorldShapes: Not for the planets themselves, but rather the architecture of the species. [[http://dreamworks.wikia.com/wiki/File:Home_Boov_Human_and_Gorg_Concept.JPG As seen here]], the Boov are circular, the Earthlings are square-ish, and the Gorg are triangular.

* NobodyPoops: Averted. Oh and Tip stop at a gas station for a pee break and Oh finds "a large bowl of lemonade."

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The Boov (by order of Captain Smek) all use "Password" as their password. This causes a problem when Oh [[spoiler:uses a long rambling sentence created with a mentality they can not understand]].

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: [[spoiler:The larvae Gorg. The adult Gorg's true face is pretty cute too.]]