Six Degrees Of Separation

1993 • 111 minutes

About this movie

"The ultimate movie about the New York cult of class" (Glamour), this "rich and challenging cinematic treat" (Playboy) is both a laugh-out-loud comedy and a biting social commentary about the separation between the "haves" and the "have-nots." Will Smith gives a "mightily impressive debut," Donald Sutherland "is perfection" and Oscar®-nominated Stockard Channing (1994, Best Actress) "moves from brilliance to somewhere above and beyond brilliance" (CBS-TV) in a story that's all the more amazing...because it's true! Posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, "Paul" (Smith) deftly penetrates the world of art-dealing urbanites Ouisa and Flan Kittredge (Channing and Sutherland). But as Paul's tangled web of dropped names and near-fame begins to unravel, he provides his hosts with much more than just the ultimate cocktail party anecdote – he sets in motion a series of events that will alter the course of their lives forever! Ian McKellen and Mary Beth Hurt also star in this contemporary classic.