Six Degrees of Separation
“For Paul, every person is a new door to a new world.”
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.
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Cast
76 people
Stockard Channing
Ouisa
Known for
Grease
Batman Beyond
Will Smith
Paul
Known for
Suicide Squad
I Am Legend
Donald Sutherland
Flan
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Ian McKellen
Geoffrey
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Mary Beth Hurt
Kitty
Known for
The World According to Garp
D.A.R.Y.L.
Bruce Davison
Larkin
Known for
Knight Rider
X-Men
Richard Masur
Dr. Fine
Known for
It
The Thing
Anthony Michael Hall
Trent
Known for
Edward Scissorhands
The Breakfast Club
Heather Graham
Elizabeth
Known for
The Hangover
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Eric Thal
Rick
Known for
The Puppet Masters
Down
Anthony Rapp
Ben
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
A Beautiful Mind
Osgood Perkins
Woody
Known for
Legally Blonde
Nope
Fred Schepisi Director · John Guare Writer Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $6.3M · Budget $15M · United States release December 8, 1993
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,284,090
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
New Regency Pictures
Production
Maiden Movies
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
New Regency Productions
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · December 8, 1993
Theatrical
United States · December 8, 1993
Theatrical
Australia
August 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
December 22, 1993 · Theatrical
France
June 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 28, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
December 22, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 2, 1995 · Theatrical
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