Comments on: How to cite a movie in APA Style

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:58:52 +0000

In reply to Justine Kaneris.

Hi Justine,

Yes, it would be the same format as for a TV series, which you can find discussed here.

By: Justine Kaneris

Justine Kaneris — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:33:34 +0000

Hello, How would you cite a docu-series in APA 7th ed? Would it be the same as a movie or television show?

Thank you for all the great tips!

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:51:50 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hi Sam,

If you want to cite the IMDb page for a movie, that’s different from citing the movie itself. For this, you should follow the format for citing a website—specifically, a website with no author, since there’s no specific author for IMDb pages. You can find this format here. Use “IMDb” as the organization name.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:33:14 +0000

How do you cite a movie on IMDb in APA 7th? Is it the same as a movie or is it a database? Do you include the URL if it is written as a movie?

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:01:48 +0000

In reply to Ali.

Hi Ali,

The general principle in APA Style is to cite the version of a source you actually used, so it would still be most relevant to cite the YouTube clips in this situation. Information that is therefore missed out of your reference list but that you feel is relevant to your argument (e.g. the name of the director or other contributors, the year when the film was released) can be incorporated into your main text where relevant.

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:39:16 +0000

What do I do if I want to cite the movie, but use specific YouTube clips? (It is for a online course post, so we can share the clips for others to watch).
I don’t feel like the typical YouTube citation includes the important information about the film itself.

By: Jack Caulfield

Jack Caulfield — Mon, 31 May 2021 11:48:19 +0000

In reply to Marianne Distrajo.

Hi Marianne,

Your reference entries wouldn’t change, since it’s only in in-text citations that you need to use locators like timestamps, page numbers, etc. You’d only have one reference entry for each movie.

In an in-text citation, to include multiple timestamps, just separate them with commas, e.g. (Smith, 2019, 0:51:13, 1:15:37)

By: Marianne Distrajo

Marianne Distrajo — Thu, 27 May 2021 14:52:57 +0000

Hi, what do I do if I want to cite several timestamps from the same movie? How would my reference entries and in-text citations look like?

By: Shona McCombes

Shona McCombes — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:49:38 +0000

In reply to Dani Elliot.

Hi Dani,

In this case, list all the companies separated by semicolons. For example: Chase Films; Brad Grey Television; HBO Entertainment.

Hope that helps!

By: Dani Elliot

Dani Elliot — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 06:17:40 +0000

What if there are multiple production companies?