Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Cable Guy

If you loved The Cable Guy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Airheads

Airheads

1994★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they...

#2
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#3
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#4
Things Change

Things Change

1988★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mi...

#5
Young Adult

Young Adult

2011★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family....

#6
Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Cable Guy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration....

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