Gather all information about the movie, including the title, year it was produced, director's name(s), names of the leading actors and actresses, the film studio that produced it and the format of the film that you watched (DVD, videocassette, and so on). No matter what style guide you are using to cite your resources, you will need this basic information about the movie.
Choose a style guide. Many disciplines require students to use a specific form of citations, so check the requirements within your major to see what style guide is standard. The most common style guides are the Modern Language Association (MLA), Chicago and the American Psychological Association (APA).
Format the movie into MLA style. List the title of the movie first, in italics. List the director and performers. Follow by listing the distributor, release year and the format of the film that you used. An example: Pride and Prejudice (In Italics). Dir. Joe Wright. Perf. Kiera Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Talulah Riley, and Rosamund Pike. Focus Features, 2006. DVD.
Format the movie into the Chicago Manual of Style. Include italicized title, format of the film, director, year released, city produced in, distributor and the year the film was released for home viewing. An example: Pride and Prejudice (italics). DVD. Directed by Joe Wright. 2005; Los Angeles, CA: Focus Features, 2006.
Format the movie into APA style. List the producer's last name and first initial, separated by a comma. In parentheses, write Producer and use a comma behind the parentheses. Follow the same format for the director. Add the year in parentheses followed by a period. Next, put the movie title, country of origin and the name of the movie studio.An example: Bevan, T., Fellner, E., Webster, P. (Producers), & Wright, J. (Director). (2005). Pride and Prejudice (italics) [Motion picture]. Britain: Focus Features.