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How to Cite the Freedom Writers Movie in MLA Format

The Modern Language Association (MLA) publishes guidelines for the proper citation of a variety of sources, including film and video. If you are citing the movie Freedom Writers for an MLA-style paper, it is not necessary to cite it parenthetically within the text; simply mention the film's name before you quote from it. However, you must include a full bibliographic entry for the movie in your works-cited page.

Instructions

- 1
  Begin your works-cited entry with the title of the film in italics, followed by a period. For example:
  
  Freedom Writers.
- 2
  Continue with the name of the director in the following format:
  
  Freedom Writers. Dir. Richard LaGravenese.
- 3
  Position the names of relevant performers after the director. For example:
  
  Freedom Writers. Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Perf. Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey and Imelda Staunton.
- 4
  List the name of the studio and the year of release. For example:
  
  Freedom Writers. Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Perf. Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey and Imelda Staunton. Paramount Pictures, 2007.
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  Finish your entry with the format of release. Common examples include "DVD" and "Videocassette." Your finished citation should appear as follows:
  
  Freedom Writers. Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Perf. Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey and Imelda Staunton. Paramount Pictures, 2007. DVD.

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