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Six Degrees of Separation
1993
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
66–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Fred Schepisi
- Writer
- John Guare
- Based on
- a work by John Guare
- Released
- 8 December 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $6.3M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| 66th Academy Awards 1994 | Best Actress | Stockard Channing | Nominee |
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66th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Stockard Channing | Nominee |