Secretary
Film2002104 min

Secretary

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancelegalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all

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Boxlist takeEmotional and grounded: a romantic comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrylove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Maggie GyllenhaalJames SpaderJeremy DaviesLesley Ann WarrenStephen McHattie

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2002
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Slough Pond
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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