Six Degrees of Separation

1993
R
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

23K

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Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

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Satire Comedy Drama Mystery

An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total

Trivia
Paul (Will Smith) passes himself off as Sidney Poitier's son. In real-life, when Smith met Poitier for the first time, the veteran actor said, "well, you're almost handsome enough to be my son."

Goofs
When Paul is on the phone to Ouisa he calls Flan (Donald Sutherland) "Donald".

Quotes
Ouisa Kittredge: I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation between us and everyone else on this planet. The President of the United States, a gondolier in Venice, just fill in the names. I find it extremely comforting that we're so close. I also find it like Chinese water torture, that we're so close because you have to find the right six people to make the right connection... I am bound, you are bound, to everyone on this planet by a trail of six people.

Alternate versions
The Brazilian DVD version (released by Flashstar, presenting as part of MGM classics) states the known running time of 112 minutes but it's heavily edited and does not run in such entirety. The sequence where Paul presents his thesis to the Kittredges is totally removed; and the nudity from the male hustler is slightly edited down.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Schindler's List/Geronimo: An American Legend/Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit/Wayne's World 2/Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

Soundtracks
The American: Quartet #6 in F major, Op. 96
Written by Antonín Dvorák (as Antonin Dvorak)

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Will Smith Can Act?!?!?!

That's the rhetorical question that I think most people will have wandering through their minds while watching this film, a favorite of mine. Yes, friends, Will Smith indeed can act, and he does so quite well in this film. So well, you wonder why he keeps picking flicks that show up during the Summer months versus the flicks that show up in the Fall. If you don't see this film for any other reason, watch it just to witness Will Smith break away from his usual mold.