Secretary
The 2002 award winning romantic comedy as James spader; a lawyer begins an unending affair with his secretary.
25 August 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
February 3, 1947 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
30 November 1956, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2 February 1974, New York City, New York, USA
29 November 1968, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
1966, Lynwood, California, USA
16 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA
19 February 1963, New York City, New York, USA
3 February 1947, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
12 February 1964, San Francisco, California, USA
16 November 1977, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
5 February 1963
7 October 1970, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
19 December 1971, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
8 October 1969, Saugus, California, USA
6 December 1938, Brussels, Belgium
7 February 1960, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
June 25, 2010
Steven Shainberg maintains a level of erotic suspense and anticipation that his terribly empathetic characters fulfill with pleasantly surprising acts of physical expression.April 29, 2009
A fascinating and eccentric character study, and study of unconventional relationships fueled by fetish...December 03, 2006
This S&M satire teeters on the verge of sleaze and exploitation but never descends into those domains due to Maggie Gyllenhaal's exquisite performance in a tricky role.March 01, 2015
Absolutely terrific, tight, and focused filmmaking.October 10, 2002
Self-serious and ultimately pedestrian satire.June 12, 2015
Shainberg sets up a restless quality in both characters, and he takes them very seriously but it still comes as a bit of shock to see what is normally considered to be sexist behavior finally and ultimately embraced.October 02, 2002
I don't know about you, but I found all these outrageously romantic maneuvers both funny and endearing.October 17, 2002
Despite its flaws, Secretary stays in your head and makes you question your own firmly held positions.September 23, 2010
"Secretary" recalibrates the capabilities of meaningful romantic comedy - a "Pygmalion" variation that's stealthily tender, witty but never broad and scintillatingly erotic to the point of palpitations. Gyllenhaal and Spader give career-best work.October 11, 2002
A picture with heart. You shouldn't leave feeling soiled or bruised. Just touched.September 27, 2002
Secretary is just too original to be ignored.November 04, 2002
The cast comes through even when the movie doesn't.