
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.
If The Cable Guy hit the spot, these will too

Both keep circling back to dark comedy
The difference: Missing the obsession of The Cable Guy

Dark comedy is the engine of both
The difference: Not nearly as obsessive as The Cable Guy

Both land wit and play at once
The difference: Reviewed even better

Contemplative where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

Drama built on dark humor, twice over

Playful thriller in both cases

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Darkly funny drama, and it commits to that

Tense thriller, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans action where The Cable Guy does not

Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

Playful drama, and it commits to that
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