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Secretary (2002)

★ 6.9R106 minDirector: Steven Shainberg

Film by Steven Shainberg

Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities such as erotic spanking and petplay.

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What is Secretary about?
Secretary (2002) — An emotionally fragile woman recently released from a mental hospital for self mutilation goes to school to gain secretarial skills to gain employment. She has an alcoholic father and a co-dependent mother who are clueless as to who she really is which a tormented soul who really
Is Secretary based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Secretary scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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