Film: DVD/Video, Streaming

You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago A for further advice.

Footnote template

DVD/Video

Footnote number. Title of Production, directed by Director/s (Year of release; Publisher, Year of publication), Medium, disc number [if relevant].

Netflix or other online service

Footnote number. Title of Production, directed by Director/s (Publisher, Year of publication), streaming service/URL.

Footnote example

First entry:

DVD

22. Fargo, directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen (1996; MGM Home Entertainment, 2000), DVD.  

23. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson, (2003; New Line Cinema, 2004), DVD, disc 1.

OR for specific scenes

26. "Crop Duster Attack," North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1959; Warner Home Video, 2000), DVD.

Streaming Service

29. Whitney: Can I Be Me, directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal (Lafayette Films, 2017), https://www.netflix.com/title/80176176 .

Second and subsequent entries:

53. Fargo.

54. Return of the King. 

55. Whitney.

OR for specific scenes

600. North by Northwest, "Mount Rushmore".

Bibliography

Bibliography template

Bibliography entries may be listed under either the production title or the name of the director.

Title of Production. Directed by Director/s. Year of release; Publisher, year. Medium/URL.

OR

Director Surname, Given Name, dir. Title of Production. Publisher, year. Medium/URL.

Bibliography examples

Fargo. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. 1996; MGM Home Entertainment, 2000. DVD.

Jackson, Peter, dir. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. 2003; New Line Cinema, 2004. DVD.

OR

Broomfield, Nick and Rudi Dolezal, dir. Whitney: Can I Be Me. Lafayette Films, 2017. https://www.netflix.com/title/80176176.

Tips for this reference type

A film is a standalone narrative presented in a single feature-length format. Films can be split up into multiple parts or be apart of a movie series..

  • See 14.165 and 14.161.
  • You can also refer to a specific scene in a film. Include the scene title or chapter number in quotation marks at the beginning of the citation (i.e. “Crop Duster Attack,” North by Northwest…).
  • Omit the year of release if it is the same as the year of publication.
  • The order of the citation elements may depend on the nature of the resource and on what the focus of the citation is (i.e. you may cite the director's name first if the direction of the work is your primary focus).
  • Any facts relevant to identifying the item should be included (i.e. additional writers, actors, producers).
  • Accompanying material, such as critical commentary and interviews, can either be woven into the text (see Turabian 19.10.3.1) or can by cited in terms of the related content.
  • You may need to consult other resources (i.e a library catalogue, Film Index International, or IMDb) for some citation elements.
  • If it is a long url , it is usually acceptable for sources to record the URL for the home page (e.g. https://www.netflix.com/) or the name of the database (Nexflix) in lieu of recording a URL.
  • For recordings accessed online, if there is no date of production or broadcast provided, you should include an access date prior to the URL (Manual 13.15).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)