Romance, Drama, Comedy  •  2002  •  111 min  •  Adults (18+)

Secretary (2002)

Secretary poster

Secretary (2002)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

James Spader  •   Maggie Gyllenhaal  •   Jeremy Davies


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film is left-leaning as it champions individual sexual liberation and personal fulfillment through an unconventional, consensual BDSM relationship, thereby challenging traditional societal norms around love, power, and happiness.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores themes of power and submission within a consensual relationship, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Secretary' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely focused on the unconventional heterosexual relationship and psychological dynamics between its two main protagonists.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Secretary" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a sadomasochistic relationship between a lawyer and his secretary, exploring themes of power, submission, and psychological healing without touching upon gender identity or transition.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Secretary" is an adaptation of Mary Gaitskill's short story "Bad Behavior." The main characters' genders in the movie align with their established genders in the original source material, with no changes.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Secretary" is an adaptation of a short story. There is no evidence that any character, canonically or widely established as one race in the source material, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the 2002 movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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7.8
Metacritic logo
6.3

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