Secretary
“Assume the position.”
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.
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Cast
28 people
James Spader
Mr. Grey
Known for
The Blacklist
Stargate
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lee Holloway
Known for
The Dark Knight
Donnie Darko
Jeremy Davies
Peter
Known for
Lost
Saving Private Ryan
Lesley Ann Warren
Joan Holloway
Known for
The Limey
Clue
Stephen McHattie
Burt Holloway
Known for
Pontypool
300
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Twardon
Known for
Carnivàle
Panic Room
Jessica Tuck
Tricia O'Connor
Known for
Upload
True Blood
Osgood Perkins
Jonathan
Known for
Legally Blonde
Nope
Amy Locane
Lee's Sister
Known for
Cry-Baby
Airheads
Mary Joy
Sylvia
Known for
Fatal Attraction
The Book of Henry
Michael Mantell
Stewart
Known for
The Ides of March
Ca$h
Lily Knight
Paralegal
Known for
The Purge: Anarchy
Dead to Me
Steven Shainberg Director · Erin Cressida Wilson Screenplay Mary Gaitskill Author
Worldwide gross $9.3M · Budget $4M · United States release September 20, 2002
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,300,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Slough Pond
Production
double A Films
Production
TwoPoundBag Productions
Production
Lions Gate Films
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 11, 2002
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 20, 2002
Limited theatrical
United States · March 1, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
October 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Argentina
June 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Australia
May 29, 2003 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 29, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 2002 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
March 28, 2003 · Premiere · Paris Film Festival
June 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
September 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 27, 2003 · Digital
Ireland
May 16, 2003 · Digital
Israel
November 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
April 4, 2003 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Norway
September 20, 2002 · Limited theatrical
Poland
July 18, 2003 · Digital
Russia
January 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 2, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
July 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 8, 2002 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 16, 2003 · Theatrical
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