What movies are similar to Secretary?

Start with films such as Working Girl, The Good Girl, Shortbus, The Little Death. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Secretary memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Secretary?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Secretary?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Secretary?

Try Working Girl, The Good Girl, Shortbus—each shares DNA with Secretary while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Secretary?

Secretary (2002) is best described as Romance, Drama, Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Secretary worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.8/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this romance lane.

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Secretary (2002) works because secretary works as a romance movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The romance and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is a young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Secretary, we prioritized romance, drama, comedy films that share romance, drama, comedy, divisive without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. A good companion watch should feel adjacent in appetite, not like a weaker replay of the same story. Use the ranked picks as a watch-night path: immediate matches first, then stranger detours with the same charge. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Secretary feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Working Girl (1988)
★ 6.6 · Comedy · Romance · Drama · 1h 54m
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romance, drama, comedy surface in both films, yet Working Girl keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of Secretary. Compare When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by against A young woman, recently released from a mental.
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2.The Good Girl (2002)
★ 6.2 · Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1h 33m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Secretary pays off through A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding, while The Good Girl pushes resolution toward A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock.
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3.Shortbus (2006)
★ 6.3 · Romance · Drama · Comedy · 1h 41m
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A 2006 frame changes how In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, lands next to Secretary (2002) and its A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding. romance, drama, comedy survive.
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4.The Little Death (2014)
★ 6.7 · Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1h 36m
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The Little Death handles A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies. with a Drama bias that Secretary did not foreground in its Romance read of A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding. romance, drama, comedy are the bridge.
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5.Just Before I Go (2015)
★ 6.4 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 35m
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In Secretary, the spine is A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding; Just Before I Go finds its spine in Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life.. romance, drama, comedy explain why the pairing clicks even though the scene list diverges.
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6.My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8 · Comedy · Romance · Drama · 1h 38m
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Character pressure in My Awkward Sexual Adventure accumulates around A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant (Jonas Chernick) strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper (Emily Hampshire):, echoing how Secretary tightened the screws with A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding.
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7.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
★ 7.6 · Drama · Fantasy · Romance · 2h 46m
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is pitched a bittersweet, emotionally layered tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Secretary. romance, drama, fantasy still braid the two films, but The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leans on Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man.
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8.Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
★ 6.7 · Drama · Romance · 1h 45m
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The afterglow from Fifty Shades Freed is a bittersweet, emotionally layered tone: different residue than Secretary, even when romance, drama read familiar. Trace the fork to A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding versus Believing they have left behind shadowy figures.
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9.Focus (2015)
★ 6.9 · Romance · Comedy · Crime · 1h 45m
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Surface texture differs—Romance treatment of Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. beside Romance treatment of A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding—while romance, comedy, crime stay legible. Focus commits to.
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10.The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
★ 6.3 · Drama · Romance · 1h 44m
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If A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding is what locked you into Secretary, The Duke of Burgundy hands you Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. as the next.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Secretary: romance, drama, comedy, fantasy, plus a funny through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Secretary trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Secretary—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Secretary?: Start with films such as Working Girl, The Good Girl, Shortbus, The Little Death. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Secretary memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Secretary?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Secretary?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Secretary?: Try Working Girl, The Good Girl, Shortbus—each shares DNA with Secretary while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Secretary?: Secretary (2002) is best described as Romance, Drama, Comedy. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Secretary worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.8/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this romance lane.

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1.Working Girl (1988)

2.The Good Girl (2002)

3.Shortbus (2006)

4.The Little Death (2014)

5.Just Before I Go (2015)

6.My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)

7.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

8.Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

9.Focus (2015)

10.The Duke of Burgundy (2015)

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