The Christian Sciene MonitorPerhaps the funniest thing about “Hysteria” is Gyllenhaal’s comment at a press conference for it at last year’s Toronto Film...
The GuardianThis is a dose of costumed Brit-flick sniggering about the Victorian inventor of the vibrator
TelegraphHysteria, Tanya Wexler’s film about the invention of the vibrator, is a staggeringly bad period comedy
The New YorkerHopelessly antiquated, greeting with very British giggles, and without a trace of honest curiosity, the needs of the women i...
New York Daily NewsHysteria won't rock your world, but it's a perfectly good stand-in until something better comes along.
The New York TimesTanya Wexler's silly, featherweight comedy about the invention of the electric vibrator.
USA TodayDespite its titillating subject matter, Hysteria is only mildly stimulating. The final third of the story meanders during a ...
New York PostHysteria, set in 1880s London, is a light comedy about a pretty dark time for the fairer sex.
San Francisco ChronicleHysteria, with its period costumes and English accents, seems like a much better movie than it is.
Washington PostIt's happy to get the big facts broadly right, as long as it's allowed to have a little fun with the rest.
Chicago Sun-TimesHis treatments consisted of inducing orgasms in his patients, and he didn't lose a one. In fact, his waiting room was usuall...
Film School RejectsWexler and the Dyers’ attempts to turn the history of the vibrator indeed a fun film is admirable, but the film presents a w...
Entertainment WeeklyBeneath the long skirts of the delightful — and informative — 19th-century costume romance Hysteria beat the 20th-century he...
ReelViewsHysteria's "hook" is that it chronicles the development of one of the 20th century's most popular home appliances: the vibra...
Hollywood ReporterNot nearly as outrageous or unconventional as its premise might suggest, but saucy and enjoyable all the same.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Tanya Wexler
Writer: Stephen Dyer
Studio: Unknown
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce
Release: September 16, 2011
Writer: Stephen Dyer
Studio: Unknown
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce
Release: September 16, 2011
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