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A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film) 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 will screen at Landmark Theatres nationwide in the summer of 2018. The film received further critical acclaim upon its theatrical opening. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 77%, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A Midsummer Night's Dream (2017 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream (stylized