How to Cite a Film

MLA Format

• 1

  Type the title of the film, put it in italics and follow it with a period.

• 2

  Type the director's name in the format "Dir. First name Last name" and follow with a period.

• 3

  Type the distributor of the film and follow with a comma and the year of the film's release followed by a period.

• 4

  Type the medium in which you viewed the movie and follow it with a period. Typically this will be the word "film" unless you prefer to specify DVD or VHS.

APA Format

• 5

  Type the directors name in the format, "last name, first initial" followed by a period. Include the word, "Director" in parenthesis and add a period. If you want to spotlight a different individual, use the same format but place her position in parenthesis, whether it is writer, editor or actor.

• 6

  Type the year of the film's release in parentheses and follow it with a period.

• 7

  Type the film's title and italicize. Type the type of film enclosed by brackets and add a period.

• 8

  Type the film's country of origin, a colon, then the film's distributor. End with a period.