6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Secretary (2002)
Secretary (2002)
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
Where to watch
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
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
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.
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
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.
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.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
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.
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
User Ratings
6.9
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.3
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