How to Cite Movies from DVDs, Streaming Services, etc. in MLA format
To use the information you find with Pop Mystic’s movie line search engine, you will need to cite it, and this article is intended as a quick reference for citing the movies and television shows you want to quote or analyze in the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. This format guide is specifically for direct quotations from movies, tv, and video. Much of the information presented here is a synopsis of the in-depth and detailed information available at Scribbr.com
MLA is the format most commonly used in the Humanities. Research papers
in disciplines like history, literature, philosophy, and visual arts are
most commonly formatted in MLA style. Disciplines like
Film and
Media Studies
fall in this category and are the most likely to need to cite non-text
sources, so the formatting information presented here is for MLA format.
Bibliography Citation
Format
Example
Movie Title. Directed by Director first name Last name,
Production Company or Distribution Company, Year.
Example
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Directed by jim Jarmusch,
Artisan Entertainment,
In-Text Citation
Format
Example
(Title 00:00-00:00).
Example
Ghost Dog then tells Marcel, the ice cream man, that, ”This is
better than the ice cream in Brownsville.” (Ghost Dog
19:18-19:24).