The Cable Guy (1996)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
There's no such thing as free cable.
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.
- Released: 1996-06-10
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 2,771 votes
Directed by Ben Stiller.
Top cast
- Jim Carrey as Cable Guy
- Matthew Broderick as Steven
- Leslie Mann as Robin
- Jack Black as Rick
- George Segal as Steven's Father
- Diane Baker as Steven's Mother
- Ben Stiller as Sam Sweet
- Eric Roberts as Eric Roberts
- Janeane Garofalo as Medieval Waitress
- Andy Dick as Medieval Host
Where to watch The Cable Guy
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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