
Shortbus(2006)
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.


“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.

James Spader
Mr. Grey

Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lee Holloway

Jeremy Davies
Peter

Lesley Ann Warren
Joan Holloway

Stephen McHattie
Burt Holloway

Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Twardon

Jessica Tuck
Tricia O'Connor

Osgood Perkins
Jonathan

Amy Locane
Lee's Sister

Mary Joy
Sylvia
Secretary is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 2002 exploring themes of suicide, clerk, fetish, sadomasochism, secretary, lawyer. Directed by Steven Shainberg, it stars James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies. 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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