***WINNER*** - Special Jury Prize (Dramatic) - 2002 Sundance Film Festival
***WINNER*** - Best First Screenplay - 2003 Independent Spirit Awards
***NOMINEE*** - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical: Maggie Gyllenhaal - 2003 Golden Globes
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight) and James Spader (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) turn up the heat in this critically acclaimed erotic drama, based on the infamous short story by acclaimed American novelist Mary Gaitskill featuring supporting turns from Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), Lesley Ann Warren (Clue) and Osgood Perkins (Longlegs).
Lee Holloway has never had a job. When she applies for a secretarial position at the law office of E. Edward Grey, she realizes her true calling: flirting, typing and making coffee. She and her new boss embark on a more personal relationship, crossing the lines of conduct that would shock any human resource director!
2002, 107 minutes, USA, Directed by Steven Shainberg, Rated R
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“A feel-good movie about sadomasochism, the seriocomic Secretary manages to be simultaneously subversive and sweet.”
– David Ansen, NEWSWEEK -
“Spader and Gyllenhaal are electric, bringing Secretary all the power and compassion it needs.”
– Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE -
“Presenting the original Mr. Gray.”
– Casey Cipriani, BUSTLE -
“[Secretary] manages the impossible trifecta of being simultaneously funny, sympathetic, and really, really hot.”
– Lindy West, THE STRANGER