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Six Degrees of Separation

1993 · directed by Fred Schepisi · 112 min
22,676 feet · Prominence
1,706th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw40

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $14m in 2026 money.

Rank6,492 of 11,051In 1993128 of 199

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards29 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy42

Judged directly: The phrase became universal shorthand.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb6.8 from 24kWikipedia10k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,635 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 40 praise 83 legacy 42averages 55, placing it at22,676 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Stockard Channing

In these careers — elevation for this film

Stockard Channing19,707 ftWill Smith18,909 ftDonald Sutherland18,739 ftIan McKellen18,109 ftMary Beth Hurt17,937 ftBruce Davison17,889 ftAnthony Michael Hall17,884 ftRichard Masur17,775 ftHeather Graham17,640 ft