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Hysteria

R Released May 18, 2012 1h 39m Comedy List
60% Tomatometer 134 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Two doctors (Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce) in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
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Hysteria has an amusing subject but its winking, vaguely sarcastic tone doesn't do the movie any favors.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Effective acting and Tanya Wexler's direction of a taboo topic (especially given the era in which it's set) cannot save the unbearably choppy and uneven writing of the movie. Rated: C- Sep 8, 2017 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard It's all rather sweet in its way, as it treads gingerly round and round its subject. Nicely acted too, especially by Gyllenhaal and Pryce. Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2012 Full Review Basia Cummings Little White Lies Maggie Gyllenhaal channels Emma Thompson on heat. No sale. Rated: 2/5 Sep 20, 2012 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Hysteria is actually a gentle, good-humoured and surprisingly sweet romantic-comedy. Rated: 4/5 Dec 29, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The truth is that both Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal do fine here, though that is seldom the case when the two are together. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Kate Rodger Newshub (NZ) An entirely inoffensive, light and tasty little romp round Victorian London which has been nicely cast and delivered. Rated: 3/5 Aug 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Entertaining but lacking in reality. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Yellowfur D Charlotte's line is very feminist. The invention of the vibrator not only promoted the feminist movement but also benefited women, a win-win situation. The movie-watching experience can only be said to be a light comedy, but there is no climax. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/23 Full Review Audience Member It's funny as fuck! Yes, yes the female struggle. Once in a while one ought to be allowed to turn its brain off and have a marry old laugh at histories expense. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining and insightful! A well spent hour. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Highly entertaining and tongue in cheek humor. Do not watch if you take life too seriously. Otherwise some red Wine, good company, cheese .... & chocolate. Sit back and enjoy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/05/21 Full Review Audience Member I consider this movie a repetitive and boring movie, it does make a mockery of a few things in the future but that's it. Its one of those movies you start viewing for 5 minutes and you can already tell the end. So for this being one boring film that did not caught my attention, I give " Hysteria " an F-. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two doctors (Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce) in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
Director
Tanya Wexler
Producer
Sarah Curtis, Judy Cairo, Tracey Becker
Screenwriter
Stephen Dyer, Jonah Lisa Dyer
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Informant Media
Rating
R (Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 18, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 39m
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