How to cite a movie
A film is cited by its title, the director, the production company, and the year. Different styles foreground different people — APA leads with the director and writer, MLA leads with the title — but the pieces are the same.
What you'll need
- Title (italicized)
- Director
- Production company / studio
- Year
- Medium (film, streaming)
Examples: how to cite a movie
Real, correctly formatted citations — generated by Corroba's engine, not hand-typed.
APA (7th ed.)
In-text: (Kwan & Scheinert, 2022)
MLA (9th ed.)
In-text: (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Chicago (notes)
In-text: Everything Everywhere All at Once, Film, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (A24, 2022).
Harvard
In-text: (Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022)
Example source shown for illustration. Always cite the actual movie you used.
Common gotchas
- APA puts the director in the author position; MLA starts with the title.
- Add the streaming platform if that’s where you watched it.
- For a documentary, cite it exactly like any other film.
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Questions
- What do I need to cite a movie?
- To cite a movie you need: Title (italicized), Director, Production company / studio, Year, Medium (film, streaming).
- How do you cite a movie in APA?
- Kwan, D., & Scheinert, D. (Directors). (2022). Everything everywhere all at once [Film]. A24.
- How do you cite a movie in MLA?
- Everything Everywhere All at Once. Film. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, A24, 2022.
- Does Corroba cite a movie automatically?
- Yes — paste a link, DOI, or title and Corroba builds the citation from real data, for free, in APA, MLA, Chicago and thousands more styles.