Film

Six Degrees of Separation

1993 · 1h 52m · Mystery · Drama · Comedy

For Paul, every person is a new door to a new world.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

72

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.

Stockard Channing

Ouisa

Will Smith

Paul

Donald Sutherland

Flan

Ian McKellen

Geoffrey

Mary Beth Hurt

Kitty

Bruce Davison

Larkin

Richard Masur

Dr. Fine

Anthony Michael Hall

Trent

Heather Graham

Elizabeth

Eric Thal

Rick

Anthony Rapp

Ben

Osgood Perkins

Woody

Catherine Kellner

Tess

J.J. Abrams

Doug

Joe Pentangelo

Police Officer

Lou Milione

Hustler

• Fred SchepisiDirector · Producer
• John GuareWriter
• Arnon MilchanProducer
• Ric KidneyExecutive Producer
• Ian BakerDirector of Photography
• Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
• Peter HonessEditor
• Ellen ChenowethCasting

Official Home Video TrailerTheatrical Trailer

Release date

December 8, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$6,284,090

Genres

Mystery, Drama, Comedy

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