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Secretary
Directed by
Steven Shainberg
R
2002
1h 51m
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6.9
77%
82%
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A timid young woman starts working for a demanding lawyer and finds a new way to deal with her self-harming urges.
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Cast of Secretary
James Spader
Mr. Grey
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lee Holloway
Jeremy Davies
Peter
Lesley Ann Warren
Joan Holloway
Stephen McHattie
Burt Holloway
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Twardon
Jessica Tuck
Tricia O'Connor
Osgood Perkins
Jonathan
Amy Locane
Lee's Sister
Mary Joy
Sylvia
Michael Mantell
Stewart
Lily Knight
Paralegal
Sabrina Grdevich
Allison
Lacey Kohl
Louisa
Julene Renee
Jessica
Lauren Cohn
First Secretary
Ezra Buzzington
Typing Teacher
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Mr. Garvey
Steven Fierberg
First Date
Herbert Russell
Second Date
David Wiater
Tomato Date
Shannon Convery
New Secretary
Alison Tatlock
TV Reporter
Christina Gray
Photographer (uncredited)
Cali T. Rossen
Dancing Party Guest (uncredited)
Diane McGee
Woman in the Purple Boots (uncredited)
Steven Shainberg
Richard Arevalos (Sex Therapist on Tape) (voice) (uncredited)
Erin Cressida Wilson
Sitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)
Secretary Reviews
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
The cast comes through even when the movie doesn't.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
Despite its flaws, Secretary stays in your head and makes you question your own firmly held positions.
USA Today
Mike Clark
Secretary is just too original to be ignored.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
It provokes nothing but yawns, and the sex it explores is stuff everybody knows about and says, 'So what?'
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Secretary is a textbook example of a movie that's not for everybody: It's easier to respect it than to enjoy it.
Detroit News
Susan Stark
Both lead performances are earnest in the extreme and that the psychological explanations for what's shown on screen are facile, at best.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
Though it was made with careful attention to detail and is well-acted by James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal, I felt disrespected.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Movies Secretary Director: Steven Shainberg Starring: Lesley Ann Warren, James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies (R, 104 min.) Secretary is a testament to the importance of tonality in telling a story.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Spader plays Lee as if possessed by Edward G. Robinson - not from his gangster days, but rather from his time working with Fritz Lange in classic noirs like The Woman in the Window.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
... Secretary shows how one woman stopped at nothing to get her love. But I'm still scratching my head at the whole thing.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
A good piece of writing.
Newsweek
David Ansen
A feel-good movie about sadomasochism, the seriocomic Secretary manages to be simultaneously subversive and sweet...In the wrong hands, the conceit could have turned ugly and offensive. But Spader and Gyllenhaal have a hushed, hilarious chemistry.
Washington Post
Richard Leiby
A picture with heart. You shouldn't leave feeling soiled or bruised. Just touched.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Self-serious and ultimately pedestrian satire.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
I don't know about you, but I found all these outrageously romantic maneuvers both funny and endearing.
Denver Post
Steven Rosen
It is truly original in its tone, its choices made and paths taken.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Depending upon your reaction to this movie, you may never again be able to look at a red felt Sharpie pen without disgust, a thrill, or the giggles.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The director, Steven Shainberg, has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters, making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
An edgy, cleverly written indie that simply derails shortly before the final stretch.
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