Secretary (2002)

"Secretary" is the darkly comic romantic drama that turned office politics into a study of kink and control. It follows a submissive secretary and her domineering boss. Their power games curdle into something far more intimate. Maggie Gyllenhaal anchors the film with a fearless lead performance. It helped define her early career. She goes unflinchingly bare in service of the story's psychological push and pull. The site carries 1 scene clip from the film. It catches Gyllenhaal in a nude scene that captures the film's charged, unconventional chemistry.