The Cable Guy

Name: The Cable Guy
Duration: 1 h 36 min

1hr 36m

1hr 36m
3.1/5 (23.6K)
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A designer makes a grievous mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ben Stiller

Producer:

Andrew Licht, Jeffrey A. Mueller, Judd Apatow

Writer:

Lou Holtz

Release Date:

Jun 14, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

A designer makes a grievous mistake when he rejects the friendship of a borderline cable guy.

Cast

Jim Carrey
Ben Stiller
Matthew Broderick
Leslie Mann
Jack Black
George Segal
Diane Baker
Harry O'Reilly
Misa Koprova
Eric Roberts

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.1

RATINGS 467 FANS

3.1

Jul 14, 2020

Ben Stiller should've directed Joker

2.5K Likes

george f

Jun 2, 2020

i'm having a lot of trouble comprehending how this movie exists

1.7K Likes

#1 gizmo fan

Aug 27, 2015

It might sound like total nonsense but this reminds me more than anything else of NATURAL BORN KILLERS, a cultural artifact that somehow functions even more effectively out of context. Now you can just focus on the virtuosic absurdity. And just like Stone's movie this is a…

1.1K Likes

matt lynch
May 6, 2019

Most iconic karaoke scene in all of cinema.

836 Likes

Logan Van Winkle

Dec 28, 2021

"90s comedies where bob odenkirk pops up randomly" is an underrated sub-genre.

742 Likes

Sabrina 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Most people don't like this film because of the "weird" turn Jim Carrey makes in this. I like weird. I like Jim Carrey. I like this film.

646 Likes

Silent J
Jan 8, 2022

i know too many people like this and i don't even get free cable out of it??

522 Likes

adambolt

Sep 3, 2022

how is jim carrey even real

458 Likes

sarah

Jun 20, 2020

Mid-90’s satirical masterpiece. ‪ ‪I LOVED this movie when it first came out and damn if the darkness and satire still holds up with one hell of a cast, many before they really broke (Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Bob Odenkirk, Leslie Mann, etc etc) Beautiful widescreen…

429 Likes

Joe Lynch

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Based on 28 Critics

8.1

USER SCORE (113)

Universal acclaim based on 113 Reviews

As it is, the movie goes in one direction and the cable guy goes in another, and by the end we aren't really looking forward to seeing Jim Carrey reappear on the screen.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It can't risk real pathos, or real horror, and still be a Jim Carrey movie, so the most it achieves is a kind of unsettling creepiness. Strange movie: Carrey is working his gifted butt off, and we're not allowed to laugh.

David Ansen

Newsweek

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Frequently Asked Questions

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The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.

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The movie is 1hr 36min long.

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