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64% Critic Match
Six Degrees of Separation
“For Paul, every person is a new door to a new world.”
6.4 / 10• 1993• 1h 52m•R• English
MysteryDramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew

Stockard Channing
Ouisa
Lead
Will Smith
Paul

Donald Sutherland
Flan

Ian McKellen
Geoffrey

Mary Beth Hurt
Kitty

Bruce Davison
Larkin

Richard Masur
Dr. Fine

Anthony Michael Hall
Trent
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Schepisi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Six Degrees of Separation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”











