Film
Secretary
2002· R· 1h 51m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“Assume the position.”
Secretary (2002) captures the volatile intimacy of a professional relationship gone rogue. Recent mental hospital graduate Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) lands a job as the secretary to E. Edward Grey (James Spader), a tyrannical lawyer whose oppressive demands fuel a dangerous and erotic power dynamic. As their employer-employee boundaries blur, the film charts the perilous descent into a sexual and sadomasochistic liaison, exploring the tension between control and submission, sanity and pathology.
2002-09-20
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Key Crew
DirectorSteven Shainberg
ScreenplayErin Cressida Wilson
ProducerAmy Hobby
Director of PhotographySteven Fierberg
Original Music ComposerAngelo Badalamenti
EditorPam Wise
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 34 crew)
Details
Released2002-09-20
Runtime1h 51m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosSlough Pond · double A Films · TwoPoundBag Productions
Budget$4M
Box office$9M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.8/10 · 1969 votes
Original languageen
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