
Mass Hysteria
2019

Representation Score
Good
2015
PG-13Director
Caryn Waechter
Runtime
104 minutes
Average Rating
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The film successfully challenges traditional gender roles by centering a female-led power structure. This focus on women's ability to drive the story provides a strong counter-narrative to typical thriller clichés. However, the production remains narrowly focused on a homogeneous demographic. The lack of racial diversity and the absence of LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation limit a more inclusive experience. Overall, the film is a gender-focused critique of institutional authority but operates within a very traditional demographic framework.
Category Breakdown
The film does not explicitly address LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships. It explores female connections through a supernatural coven rather than through queer identity politics.
The story challenges traditional gender roles by focusing on a secret society of women. This female-led power structure gives the group a significant role in driving the plot, making the young women active rather than passive.
The main cast is mostly white, reflecting a homogeneous demographic. There is no significant racial blending or diverse casting in the key roles within this suburban setting.
By setting a modern-day Salem witch trial, the film critiques historical religious persecution. The ritualistic society questions the perceived righteousness of the town's traditional social order.
The film does not integrate characters with visible or invisible disabilities into the story. The focus remains strictly on supernatural and interpersonal dynamics among the young women.
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Official Synopsis
When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-day Salem witch trial.

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