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MLA Style Guide

Guide for using the Modern Language Association (MLA) style manual.

Template for Video/Motion Picture - MLA 9, pp 328-329

Template for Video in Various Formats

Title of the Film in Italics with the Nouns and Verbs Capitalized. Produced by First name Last name, directed by First name Last name. Distributor of the Film, Year of release.

Only the online streaming services are mentioned after the year. It is the name of the service. Date Viewed. URL of the home of the service.

Motion Picture (in theater)

Works Cited Page

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Produced by Peter Jackson et al., directed by Jackson, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Citation (in-text)

(Return of the King film)

Video (DVD/VHS/Blu-Ray/?)

Works Cited Page

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Produced by Peter Jackson et al., directed by Jackson, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Citation (in-text)

(Return of the King DVD)

Video (online) [streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon]

Works Cited Page

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Produced by Peter Jackson et al., directed by Jackson, New Line Cinema, 2003. Netflix, 12 November 2015. dvd.netflix.com/

Citation (in-text)

(Return of the King netflix)