# The Cable Guy (1996)

> A casual favor to an eager cable installer spirals into a darkly comic nightmare of obsessive friendship and private-life sabotage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5025

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Ben Stiller, Eric Roberts
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115798/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, unsettling, sardonic, cult movie night, 1990s nostalgia night

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