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Movies that feel like The Cable Guy (1996)

If you loved The Cable Guy, the closest films we have are Rosebush Pruning (2026), Death to Smoochy (2002) and Wild Tales (2014). All three share The Cable Guy's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

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.

🍅 56% Rotten Tomatoes6.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Ben Stillerwittyplayfulcontemplativetensedarkly funnyobsessive
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If The Cable Guy hit the spot, these will too

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Rosebush Pruning
2026 · dir. Karim Aïnouz
6.3comedy · drama · thriller

Both keep circling back to dark comedy

The difference: Missing the obsession of The Cable Guy

In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune. When Jack wants to move in with his girlfriend and Ed uncovers the truth about their mother’s death, the fabric of the family begins to unravel.

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

Dark comedy is the engine of both

The difference: Not nearly as obsessive as The Cable Guy

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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Wild Tales
2014 · dir. Damián Szifron
🍅 94%8.1drama · thriller · comedy

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.

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Parasite
2019 · dir. Bong Joon Ho
🍅 99%8.5comedy · thriller · drama

Contemplative where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

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Barton Fink
1991 · dir. Joel Coen
🍅 90%7.6comedy · drama · thriller

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

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Election
1999 · dir. Alexander Payne
🍅 92%7.2comedy · drama

Drama built on dark humor, twice over

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

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After Hours
1985 · dir. Martin Scorsese
🍅 90%7.6comedy · thriller · drama

Playful thriller in both cases

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

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

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
🍅 91%7.7drama · comedy

Darkly funny drama, and it commits to that

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · dir. Doug Liman
🍅 60%6.5action · comedy · drama

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans action where The Cable Guy does not

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · dir. Quentin Tarantino
🍅 86%7.6comedy · drama · thriller

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

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The Truman Show
1998 · dir. Peter Weir
🍅 94%8.2comedy · drama

Playful drama, and it commits to that

In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.

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