A Sad and Beautiful World vs Secretary
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.8/10 for Secretary). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 1h 51m. Secretary is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Secretary| A Sad and Beautiful World | Secretary | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Steven Shainberg |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Jeremy Davies, James Spader, Sabrina Grdevich, Lacey Kohl, Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
Secretary
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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