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Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his recent breakup with .. Read more

Starring	Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, George Segal, George Baker
Director	Ben Stiller
Genres	Comedy

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- Carrey's frenetic mugging here sits oddly with the naturalistic style of the rest of the cast; some satire at the expense of a television-fixated generation is no doubt intended, but is too heavy-handed to be effective.
- 29876
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  So Underated!
  
  They say this film almost ended Jim's career before it had really begun, but if you can get through the annoying voice that Jim dons through the film your ... read more »
  
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  - Millsey
  - Hastings
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 01:31
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  Cable Guy
  
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  With Jim Carey you usually expect two hours of overacting and a reasonable amount of humour. With Cable Guy you get a fair amount of the former and only a ... read more »
  
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- - Emrod
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  - Somerset
  - 06 Feb 2011 at 10:50
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  I think perhaps a ...
  
  I think perhaps a good film for (GUYS/ BOYS) There were moments when I thought it was okay but I got up to put the kettle on quite a lot through this movie. I ... read more »
  
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  - Northumberland
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 11:31
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  Love it!!!!!!!!!!
  
  This is an amazing film!!!!!!! I have seen it probably about 25 times since I was 12!!!!!!!! One of Carey's best!!!!!! Hes soooooo funny!!!! Not as good as ... read more »
  
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  - Gosport, England
  - 31 Oct 2007 at 20:29
- - 6
  - 1
  The Cable Guy.
  
  Sorry, I just couldn't get in to this film and in the end I switched it off before it had finished. I was disappointed as I really like Jim Carrey, Matthew... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
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  - Lancaster
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 22:46
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  the cable guy
  
  when ever you get cable fitted dont get to friendly if you know whats good for you. specially jim carrey knocks on your door do not answer it.
  
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  - kent
  - 03 Jan 2007 at 19:17
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  cable guy
  
  great film jim carrey goes round fitting cable for this guy and gets too friendly and he do anything for this guy but dont upset the cable guy .
  
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  - kent
  - 03 Jan 2007 at 19:04
- - 23
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  So Underated!
  
  They say this film almost ended Jim's career before it had really begun, but if you can get through the annoying voice that Jim dons through the film your ... read more »
  
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- - Millsey
  - Hastings
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 01:31
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  Oh My God.. Another Good Jim Carrey film...
  
  Another very good Jim Carrey film. The man is crazy and always makes me laugh with his funny voices and those strange faces he pulls... He is a comedy genius. ... read more »
  
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- - crazysexycool
  - Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
  - 09 Dec 2006 at 20:01
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  O.T.T
  
  Jim Carey can be a funny man.But in this film I think he is way over the top.
  
  Parts of it is okay.It is a good idea for a film,but it could have been... read more »
  
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  - Belfast
  - 27 Apr 2006 at 12:05
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  Unwatchable!
  
  I will give most films a go. Any subject, any genre....... but this is the lowest of the low.
  
  Like the T.V. screens before the Cable Guy fixed them, ... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
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  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 12:00
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- - 23
  - 1
  So Underated!
  
  They say this film almost ended Jim's career before it had really begun, but if you can get through the annoying voice that Jim dons through the film your ... read more »
  
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- 395137
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Millsey
  - Hastings
  - 16 Dec 2006 at 01:31
- - 8
  - 2
  Pure Genius
  
  This is Jim Carrey at his darkest and funniest. This film will make you look away in embarassment in the same way 'The Office' does -if you enjoy this ... read more »
  
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- - Lee Owen
  - Worcestershire, UK
  - 13 Jul 2004 at 10:41
- - 6
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  The Cable Guy.
  
  Sorry, I just couldn't get in to this film and in the end I switched it off before it had finished. I was disappointed as I really like Jim Carrey, Matthew... read more »
  
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- - Cornetto
  - 959 reviews
  - Lancaster
  - 17 Apr 2007 at 22:46
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  - 0
  not a traditional Jim Carrey film
  
  Not as bad as I was led to believe, but not as good as I was expecting from a (fab) Carrey film directed by (the grand) Ben Stiller. Carrey's sinister ... read more »
  
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  - Bury, England
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 16:47
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  Love it!!!!!!!!!!
  
  This is an amazing film!!!!!!! I have seen it probably about 25 times since I was 12!!!!!!!! One of Carey's best!!!!!! Hes soooooo funny!!!! Not as good as ... read more »
  
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  - Gosport, England
  - 31 Oct 2007 at 20:29
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  Confused...I was!
  
  Not a film I would recommend.... whether you are a Carey fan or not this was a long way from fitting the mould. A brave attempt at something, having watched I ... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 10 Jul 2004 at 19:11
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  Some pretty funny ...
  
  Some pretty funny moments. Not as good as some of Jim's more recent movies. The other chap was funnier. Well worth watching though.
  
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  - ST HELLIER
  - 17 Jan 2004 at 07:57
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  Very good film, creepy...
  
  Very good film, creepy in places but an excellent story. The medievil dinner and kareoke party were two of my favourite scenes. If I had to make a criticism it ... read more »
  
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  - DAGENHAM
  - 16 Feb 2004 at 12:36
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  Excellent film - Jim ...
  
  Excellent film - Jim Carrey appears creepy in parts but still remains very funny throughout. Would recommend watching only if you like Jim Carrey, although it ... read more »
  
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- - Lucy#20
  - SHEFFIELD
  - 15 Apr 2004 at 10:25
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  Jim CArrey, you love ...
  
  Jim CArrey, you love him or hate him. I love him and liked this film, if you don't don't bother, you'll be wating your time.
  
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  - CARLTON
  - 26 Jun 2004 at 22:01

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Critics' reviews
- Carrey's frenetic mugging here sits oddly with the naturalistic style of the rest of the cast; some satire at the expense of a television-fixated generation is no doubt intended, but is too heavy-handed to be effective.
- 29876
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- A twisted and often nasty black comedy. When naive suburbanite Broderick asks Carrey's over-eager Cable Guy to give him... read more on Time Out
- 42968
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Amusing....Stiller works with craftsmanly precision..."
- 7076
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Berserkly brilliant: Jim Carrey in full flood.
- 21301
- - The Sunday Times
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:08
- "...Genuinely funny..."
- 7077
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Originally planned as a silly vehicle for Chris Farley, in the hands of director Ben Stiller and star Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy became an opportunity for Carrey to flex some of his darker comedic muscles as stalker Chip Douglas. Matthew Broderick plays Steven, an average Joe who is forlorn over his ...