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Movies that feel likeThe Cable Guy (1996)

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.

If you loved The Cable Guy, the closest films we have are Saltburn (2023), Election (1999) and Withnail & I (1987). All three share The Cable Guy's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Ruling Class (1972).

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Saltburn
2023 · dir. Emerald Fennell
🍅 72%★ 7drama · comedy · thrillerPrime VideoMax

The same two preoccupations: karaoke, and obsession

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

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Election
1999 · dir. Alexander Payne
🍅 92%★ 7.2comedy · dramaParamount+

Both are built on the same subject: dark comedy

The difference: Reviewed even better

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

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Withnail & I
1987 · dir. Bruce Robinson
🍅 84%★ 7.5comedy · dramaMax

The same preoccupation in both: dark comedy

The difference: Takes it somewhere less tense than The Cable Guy does

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Carnage
2011 · dir. Roman Polanski
🍅 71%★ 7.1comedy · drama

Both land wit and play at once

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

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The Ruling Class
1972 · dir. Peter Medak
🍅 83%★ 7.2comedy · dramaMax

The same mix in both: stillness, then dark humor

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

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I Care a Lot
2021 · dir. J Blakeson
🍅 79%★ 6.4crime · thriller · dramaNetflix

Tense comedy in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into crime than The Cable Guy does

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

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All My Friends Are Dead
2020 · dir. Jan Belcl
★ 5.9comedy · drama · thrillerNetflix

Drama with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.

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Men & Chicken
2015 · dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
★ 6.7comedy · drama

Both lean on play more than on thriller

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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Death to Smoochy
2002 · dir. Danny DeVito
🍅 42%★ 6.3comedy · crime · drama

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.

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Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 · dir. Michael Patrick Jann
🍅 47%★ 6.7comedy

Darkly funny drama, and it commits to that

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

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Triangle of Sadness
2022 · dir. Ruben Östlund
🍅 71%★ 7.2comedy · dramaNetflix

Thriller built on wit, twice over

A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

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Toc Toc
2017 · dir. Vicente Villanueva
★ 6.8comedy

Comedy with a pulse of obsession, in both cases

A group of patients meet at a prestigious psychologist's office. Apart from the day and time of the appointment, something else unites them all: all six suffer from OCD. But the plane bringing the doctor is unexpectedly delayed, which forces them to spend an endless wait until the doctor shows up. Will they be able to keep their manias, impulses, convulsions, obsessions and rituals at bay during the wait?

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