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Six degrees

Degrees

Any two people on screen, linked through films they were both billed in.

From

SLSpike LeeDirector

To

RDRuby DeeActor

1step

Shortest route

Spike Lee is 1 step from Ruby Dee, through Do the Right Thing.

Shortest Best rated Reverse

Spike Lee to Ruby Dee1 step

Spike LeeActor
Do the Right Thing1989
Ruby DeeActor

The Kevin Bacon test

Distance to Kevin Bacon

Spike Lee

3 steps

to Kevin Bacon

Ruby Dee

2 steps

to Kevin Bacon

Average reach

3.71

Spike's steps to anyone

Average reach

3.52

Ruby's steps to anyone

Kevin Bacon averages 3.27 steps to everyone he can reach. Lower is closer to the middle of the movie world.

Films together Head to head

Shortest route through billed roles (top ten) in films with 1,000+ IMDb votes. Among equally short routes, the one through the most voted films wins.

Sources: IMDb ratings and credits (Non-commercial use).

The graph links 179,808 people through 46,965 films.

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission.

Spike Lee to Ruby Dee | Cinemuse