The Cable Guy

"There's no such thing as free cable."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.1/10

188,648 votes

57/100

Rotten

56/100

Metascore

6.0/10

2,622 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

MTV Movie for Best Villain

MTV Movie for Best Comedic Performance

Nominated

MTV Movie for Best Fight

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$47.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$102.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$60,240,295

United States

Profit

+$55.8M

ROI: +119%

Budget Recovery219% of budget

$0|Budget: $47.0M|Revenue: $102.8M

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach

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Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert Brinkmann

Film Editing

Steven Weisberg

Music / Score

John Ottman

Production Companies

Brillstein Entertainment Partners

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Cable Guy

Available in 89 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Netflix, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Netflix	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

CanadaPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

BrazilL

CZ12+

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Ben Stiller

Writer

Lou Holtz Jr.

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesBrillstein-Grey EntertainmentLicht/Mueller Film Corporation

Cast

Jim Carrey

Cable Guy

Matthew Broderick

Steven

Leslie Mann

Robin

Jack Black

Rick

George Segal

Steven's Father

Diane Baker

Steven's Mother

Ben Stiller

Sam Sweet

Eric Roberts

Janeane Garofalo

Medieval Waitress

Andy Dick

Medieval Host

Harry O'Reilly

Steven's Boss

David Cross

Sales Manager

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prisonprostitutekaraokeobsessiondark comedymedievalcable guyfrenemiessatiricalboldfarcicalsardonic

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