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MLA citation style for a Works Cited list

• Title (with each word capitalized, in italics, followed by a period)
• Director's name (type Directed by First name Last name, followed by a comma)
• Version (if it applies, like Director's Cut, followed by a comma)
• Studio or distributor or network (capitalized and followed by a comma)
• Year of release (four digits, followed by a period)

Example:  Blade Runner. Directed by Ridley Scott, Final Cut, Warner Home Video, 2010.

APA citation style for a References list

• Director's name (Last name, capitalized, followed by a comma and then the initial[s], capitalized and followed by a period)
• Name of that person's role in making the movie (Capitalized, enclosed in parentheses followed by a period)
• Year of release (Four digits, enclosed in parentheses followed by a period)
• Movie title (Italicized, capitalized as if it were a sentence)
• Type of publication (in regular font, capitalized, enclosed in square brackets, followed by a period)  If applicable, include the version inside the square brackets.  Follow the publication type with a semi-colon and then name the version with sentence capitalization)
• Name of production company (capitalized, followed by a period)

Example: Scott, R. (Director).  (2010).  Blade runner [Film; Final cut]. Warner Home Video.

These are just the basics!  Chat with the library or Submit a Question to ask how to cite a specific movie.