Movie

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
2001 · 90 min
A standard rise-and-fall music biopic that hits familiar beats, mixing backstage highs with sobering personal struggles in an earnest, easy-to-watch way.
- Directed by
- Robert Mandel
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Starring
- Nick Bagnall, Karl Geary, Adam MacDonald
- Overview
- A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest, dark and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Ambition, addiction, trauma, friendship
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.
Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.
Search YouTube for a trailer (opens in a new tab)
Add to a list: Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
- Directed by
- Robert Mandel
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Starring
- Nick Bagnall, Karl Geary, Adam MacDonald






