6.7
Liar Liar
1997
“Assume the position.”
Secretary (2002)
September 20, 20021h 51mEN
6.8
1.9K votes
Overview
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Director
Steven ShainbergWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$9.3M
Production Companies
Slough Ponddouble A FilmsTwoPoundBag Productions
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User Reviews
Wuchak
5.0Dominance and submission at the office (um... no) RELEASED IN 2002 and directed by Steven Shainberg, "Secretary" is a romantic dramedy about a young woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who spent some time at a mental hospital for self-harm (e.g. cutting). She apprehends a job as a secretary to a quirky, arduous lawyer (James Spader) wherein their employer-employee bond turns increasingly sexual in a dominant/submissive way. This is the first mainline film in America to breach the difficult topic of BDSM, walking the balance beam between being either too amusing or too offensive. For those not in t…
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