- M08Y8 januari 2026Look- It's better than 50 Shades. While clumsy and awkward at times, Secretary manages to avoid the cringe factor of the 50 shades series. There's no millionaires, no lavish parties, no flash cars and no ego to be found here. This strange low-budget exploration of kink manages to feel very honest with itself. James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal turn in great performances and actually seem to have real chemistry together. Gyllenhaal really pulls it out of the bag with a captivating performance as Lee Holloway. It's hard to portray genuine naivety but it works so very well. The audio and visuals are nothing to write home about. Genuinely nothing of note.
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Secretary was released on 15 juni 2002.
Secretary was directed by Steven Shainberg.
Secretary has a runtime of 1 u, 51 m.
Secretary was produced by Steven Shainberg, Amy Hobby, Andrew Fierberg.
Lee Holloway is net ontslagen uit een psychiatrische instelling, waar ze in behandeling was voor haar neiging tot zelfverminking. Omdat ze nog nooit een echte job heeft gehad, besluit ze op zoek te gaan naar werk. Al snel wordt ze aangenomen als secretaresse in het advocatenbureau van de bizarre Mr. E. Edward Grey. Haar taken lijken op het eerste zicht normaal, zelfs saai: typen, koffie serveren, klasseren... Maar langzamerhand raken Lee en Mr. Grey in een sadomasochistische relatie verwikkeld.
The key characters in Secretary are Mr. Grey (James Spader), Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Peter (Jeremy Davies).
Secretary is rated 16.
Secretary is a Drama, Komedie, Romantiek film.
Secretary has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
Secretary had a budget of US$ 4 mln..
Secretary has made US$ 9,3 mln. at the box office.