Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

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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.

• Released: 1993-12-08
• Genres: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 384 votes

Directed by Fred Schepisi.

Top cast

• Stockard Channing as Ouisa
• Will Smith as Paul
• Donald Sutherland as Flan
• Ian McKellen as Geoffrey
• Mary Beth Hurt as Kitty
• Bruce Davison as Larkin
• Richard Masur as Dr. Fine
• Anthony Michael Hall as Trent
• Heather Graham as Elizabeth
• Eric Thal as Rick

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Six Degrees of Separation

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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