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User Rating:
7.1/10   27,458 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Erin Cressida Wilson (screenplay)
Mary Gaitskill (short story)
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Release Date:
14 November 2002 (Israel) more
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Tagline:
Assume the position. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 17 nominations more
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oh, james, oh, maggie... more (363 total)

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Also Known As:
La secrétaire (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
La secretaria (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Секретарша (Russia) [ru]
A Secretária (Portugal) [pt]
I grammateas (Greece) [el]
Secretária (Brazil) [pt]
Secretary (Italy) [it]
Secretary (Spain) [es]
Secretary - Womit kann ich dienen? (Germany) [de]
Secretary - sihteeri (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Sekretárka (Czech Republic) [cs]
Sekretárka (Slovakia) [sk]
Sekreter (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, some nudity, depiction of behavioral disorders, and language.
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104 min
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Trivia:
Cameo: [Erin Cressida Wilson]In a scene in Mr. Grey's waiting room, where there are three people waiting to see him, one of them is played by the film's screenwriter. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: While Lee is gathering some mail, a close-up of an addressed letter shows the city as "Clairmont, FL". The actual spelling is "Clermont". more
Quotes:
E. Edward Grey: Do you really wanna be my secretary?
Lee: Yes, I do.
E. Edward Grey: This isn't just about typos, tapes, staples and pencils, is it, Lee?
Lee: No, Sir.
E. Edward Grey: What?
Lee: No, Sir!
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Movie Connections:
References Four Rooms (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Music to Watch Girls By more

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What's up with the worm?
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16 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
oh, james, oh, maggie..., 28 September 2002
10/10
Author: lasciare

How refreshing!! It has been quite some time since I went to the movies and walked out feeling I could wholeheartedly endorse the film I just saw. When asked why this film was so good by my coworkers, I responded "the actors' performances, the sets, the script, the content, essentially everything." And so it is, everything. Thank the spirits that flow someone still has the ability, honesty, and energy to make such a film in the land of fakery and deception. While the relationship depicted is that of a sadist and a masochist and this is what will get played up in the press, the point is the relationship and the near impossibility of love working without complete honesty. Bravo.

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