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.
Directed by Fred Schepisi
new york city
con man
art
art dealer
audacious
empathetic
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Stockard Channing
Ouisa
Will Smith
Paul
Donald Sutherland
Flan
Ian McKellen
Geoffrey
Mary Beth Hurt
Kitty
Bruce Davison
Larkin
Richard Masur
Dr. Fine
Anthony Michael Hall
Trent
Heather Graham
Elizabeth
Eric Thal
Rick
Anthony Rapp
Ben
Osgood Perkins
Woody
Crew
Fred Schepisi
Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
Fred Schepisi
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Judianna Makovsky
Costume Design
Naomi Donne
Makeup Designer
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Second Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
40 reviews
MrChicken
7.0★ · 11/09/25
They should’ve gone down the route of Parasite where will smith discovers another moocher hiding in a secret basement. Would that have been tuff?
They should’ve gone down the route of Parasite where will smith discovers another moocher hiding in a secret basement. Would that have been tuff?
Katarina Cannata
8.0★ · 06/28/25
the singer of wild wild west should have won some kind of award for this
the singer of wild wild west should have won some kind of award for this
McCall Tharpe
8.9★ · 06/19/25
Kind of brilliant. Not talked about enough.
Kind of brilliant. Not talked about enough.
charlotte
10.0★ · 05/23/25
rewatch bc i wanted my parents to see it!!! even better the 2nd time and god the phone call between ouisa and paul at the end will kill me every time. this might be going in the top four actually...
rewatch bc i wanted my parents to see it!!! even better the 2nd time and god the phone call between ouisa and paul at the end will kill me every time. this might be going in the top four actually...
charlotte
10.0★ · 03/15/25
watched bc my school is doing the play this year!! first impressions: i love the way the rich people talk in this movie. did not expect will smith being gay. very sad at the end.
watched bc my school is doing the play this year!! first impressions: i love the way the rich people talk in this movie. did not expect will smith being gay. very sad at the end.
