The Cable Guy
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 14, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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13
Negative:
1
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San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
The Cable Guy doesn't know when to pull the plug. Much of the film plays like a personal boob tube with Carrey trapped inside, determined to act his way out in a mugging freak show. He's a disturbing mixture of psychopath and pathetically misguided lonely soul. Read full review
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