Hysteria (2012)
Genres: Comedy, Biography, Historical, Romance
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Felicity Jones
Hysteria is a 2011 British period biographical romantic comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler. It stars Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal, with Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, and Rupert Everett appearing in key supporting roles. The film, set in the Victorian era, shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.