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Ultimately, Six Degrees of Separation will succeed or fail for the individual viewer based on their expectations and preferences.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Six Degrees of Separation
For Paul, every person is a new door to a new world.
1993 · 1h 52m · R
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Fred Schepisi
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Six Degrees of Separation
Overview
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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It's too clever by half, an inside joke aimed at the New York gentry.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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