Is The Cable Guy scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cable Guy one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Cable Guy end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cable Guy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cable Guy sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cable Guy violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cable Guy

Name: The Cable Guy
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal

There's no such thing as free cable.

Directed by Ben Stiller

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

199696 min6.0 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about obsessive friendship and social isolation, blending farcical humor with genuine menace and paranoia.

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.

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Questions people ask

Is The Cable Guy scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is The Cable Guy one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.
Does The Cable Guy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Cable Guy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Cable Guy sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Cable Guy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.