Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- whimsical
- mischievous
- playful
- lighthearted movie night
- Shakespeare study
What critics said
Critics generally found the production polished and the performances, especially Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci, entertaining, while considering the adaptation unevenly magical and middlebrow.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena form a shifting chain of unreturned and redirected affections.
Puck uses a flower that makes sleepers fall in love with the first person they see upon waking.
The lovers, fairy royalty, and laborers rehearsing a wedding play occupy distinct social worlds that collide in the forest.
The forest shelters the fleeing lovers, fairy quarrel, magical transformations, and Bottom's comic encounter with Titania.
Films like A Midsummer Night's Dream, and why
Much Ado About Nothing
playful Shakespearean romantic comedy with mistaken identities and theatrical farce
Shakespeare in Love
literary romantic comedy driven by mismatched lovers, comic confusion, and heightened period fantasy
Stardust
whimsical fantasy romance featuring magical interference, comic misunderstandings, and ensemble relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Hoffman
- Release Date
- 1999-05-20
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (434)
Cast
- Kevin Kline
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Rupert Everett
- Stanley Tucci
- Calista Flockhart
- Anna Friel
- Christian Bale
- Dominic West
- David Strathairn
- Sophie Marceau
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Marquee TV Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Midsummer Night's Dream about?
- A whimsical Shakespearean tangle of lovers, fairies, magic, and amateur theatrics unfolds beneath a moonlit forest canopy.
- What is A Midsummer Night's Dream like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Midsummer Night's Dream as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Midsummer Night's Dream violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- What did critics think of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- Critics generally found the production polished and the performances, especially Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci, entertaining, while considering the adaptation unevenly magical and middlebrow.
- Which films are like A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- Films with a similar feel include Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare in Love, and Stardust.
- How long is A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- A Midsummer Night's Dream runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- In United States, A Midsummer Night's Dream streams on fuboTV, Marquee TV Amazon Channel.
