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The Cable Guy

1996Movie1 h 36 minPG-13

ComedyDrama
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic567.0Rotten Tomatoes56%51%
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic567.0Rotten Tomatoes56%51%

Summary

When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Teens

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Gets under your skin.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Makes you smirk.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth or romance.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Missing the Good StuffRare · in 41 titlesDuring the finale, the borderline Ax-Crazy, television-obsessed title character tries to make a Heroic Sacrifice by diving onto to the antenna of the local cable companies' satellite dish from a grea…Deconstructive Parodyin 200 titlesCarrey gives much the same performance as he did in the Ace Ventura movies — larger-than-life, constantly dropping pop culture references, etc.All 67 tropes

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