- animal that acts human
- based on comic
- based on comic book
- coming of age
- cult favorite
- disguise
- electronic music score
- good versus evil
- hip hop
- homelessness
- independent film
- kidnapping
- martial arts
- mission
- mutant
- needlework
- ninja
- ninja turtle
- number in title
- part of trilogy
- pizza
- punctuation in title
- rap music
- rapper
- reference to macbeth
- reference to oprah winfrey
- returning character killed off
- roman numeral in title
- second part
- sequel
- sequel to cult favorite
- sewer
- shredder
- superhero
- super villain
- surrealism
- teenage mutant ninja turtles
- teenager
- teen angst
- turtle
- white rapper
- wisecrack humor