title: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film)
text: # A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film)
  
  A Midsummer Night's Dream is a 2017 film adaptation of the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. The film is a modern rendition that relocates the story from ancient Athens to present day Los Angeles.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Lily Rabe as Helena
  * Hamish Linklater as Lysander
  * Finn Wittrock as Demetrius
  * Rachael Leigh Cook as Hermia
  * Fran Kranz as Bottom
  * Avan Jogia as Puck
  * Ted Levine as Duke Theseus
  * Paz De La Huerta as Hippolyta
  * Saul Williams as Oberon
  * Mia Doi Todd as Titania
  * Charity Wakefield as Quince
  * Charlie Carver as Snout
  * Max Carver as Snug
  * Justine Lupe as Flute
  
  ## Production
  
  The film was adapted for the screen and directed by Casey Wilder Mott. The production companies were 5B Productions and Empyrean Pictures.
  
  The film's original soundtrack, composed by Mia Doi Todd, features guest appearances by Tunde Adebimpe, Cut Chemist, Dntel, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Dungen, and others.
  
  ## Release and reception
  
  A Midsummer Night's Dream premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2017, where it received positive reviews.
  
  The film was acquired for a theatrical release by Brainstorm Media and played at Landmark Theatres and other venues nationwide in the summer of 2018.
  
  The film received generally positive reviews upon its theatrical opening. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 65%, based on 17 reviews with an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
  
  