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<li id="toc-Box_office" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Box_office"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Box office</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Box_office-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Critical_reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Critical_reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Critical reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Critical_reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Audience_reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Audience_reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.10</span> <span>Audience reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Audience_reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accolades" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accolades"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.11</span> <span>Accolades</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.13</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Secondary_content" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Secondary_content"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Secondary content</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Secondary_content-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Secondary content subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Secondary_content-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Adaptation_from_source_material" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adaptation_from_source_material"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Adaptation from source material</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adaptation_from_source_material-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Controversies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Documentaries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Documentaries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Documentaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Documentaries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historical_and_scientific_accuracies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historical_and_scientific_accuracies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Historical and scientific accuracies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historical_and_scientific_accuracies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marketing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marketing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Marketing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marketing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Soundtrack" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Soundtrack"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Soundtrack</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Soundtrack-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-prose_components" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-prose_components"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Non-prose components</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Non-prose_components-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Non-prose components subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Non-prose_components-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Images" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Images"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Images</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Images-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Free_licence_images" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Free_licence_images"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>Free licence images</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Free_licence_images-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Templates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Templates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Templates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Templates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Infobox" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Infobox"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>Infobox</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Infobox-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Navigation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Navigation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.2</span> <span>Navigation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Navigation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Categories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Categories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Categories</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Categories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Guidelines_for_related_topics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Guidelines_for_related_topics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Guidelines for related topics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Guidelines_for_related_topics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Guidelines for related topics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Guidelines_for_related_topics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Film_series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Film_series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Film series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film_series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lists" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lists"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Lists</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lists-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Years_in_film_articles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Years_in_film_articles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>Years in film articles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Years_in_film_articles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Screenwriters_and_writing_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Screenwriters_and_writing_teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Screenwriters and writing teams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Screenwriters_and_writing_teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Clean-up" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Clean-up"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Clean-up</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Clean-up-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Clean-up subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Clean-up-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Date_formatting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Date_formatting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Date formatting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Date_formatting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trivia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trivia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Trivia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trivia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Taglines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Taglines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Taglines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Taglines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ratings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ratings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Ratings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ratings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Flag_icons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Flag_icons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Flag icons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Flag_icons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle See also subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:Stil_kitab%C3%A7as%C4%B1/Film" title="Vikipediya:Stil kitabçası/Film – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikipediya:Stil kitabçası/Film" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:রচনাশৈলী নির্দেশনা/চলচ্চিত্র – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)#Specific_topics" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)">Specific naming conventions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Canada-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Canada-related articles">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/China-_and_Chinese-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/China- and Chinese-related articles">China (and Chinese)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Egypt-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Egypt-related articles">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/France-_and_French-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/France- and French-related articles">France (and French)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Hawaii-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hawaii-related articles">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Pakistan-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pakistan-related articles">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Philippines-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Philippines-related articles">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Poland-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Poland-related articles">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Singapore-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Singapore-related articles">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Trinidad_and_Tobago/Style_guide" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Trinidad and Tobago/Style guide">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #def; color:black; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Manual_of_Style_(religion)" title="Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (religion)">Religion</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Islam-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Islam-related articles">Islam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Latter_Day_Saints" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Latter Day Saints">Latter Day Saints</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #def; color:black; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Manual_of_Style_(science)" title="Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (science)">Science</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry">Chemistry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry/Compound_classes" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry/Compound classes">Compound classes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry/Chemicals" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry/Chemicals">Chemicals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry/References_and_external_links" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry/References and external links">References and external links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry/Safety" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry/Safety">Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Chemistry/Structure_drawing" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Chemistry/Structure drawing">Structure drawing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Computer_science" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Computer science">Computer science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Mathematics" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Mathematics">Mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Medicine-related_articles" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxobox/doc" title="Template:Taxobox/doc">Taxonomy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #def; color:black; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Manual_of_Style_(sports)" title="Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (sports)">Sports</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Cue_sports" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Cue sports">Cue sports</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Snooker" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Snooker">Snooker</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Figure_skating" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Figure skating">Figure skating</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Figure_skating_terminology" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Figure skating terminology">Terminology</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #def; color:black; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Manual_of_Style_(related_guidelines)" title="Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (related guidelines)">Related guidelines</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Article size</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_titles" title="Wikipedia:Article titles">Article titles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Categories, lists, and navigation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Categorization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hatnote" title="Wikipedia:Hatnote">Hatnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subpages" title="Wikipedia:Subpages">Subpages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">Understandability</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Contents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Styletips" title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Tips</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Style" title="Template:Style"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Style" title="Template talk:Style"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Style" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Style"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The following is a manual of style for film-related articles under <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film">WikiProject Film</a>. The majority of the guidelines focus on writing articles about individual films. Sections under "Primary content" are content that is expected in articles about film on a regular basis. Sections under "Secondary content" are content that may be uncommon. <b>There is no defined order of the sections</b>; please see WikiProject Film's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FILMSPOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FILMSPOT">Good Articles and Featured Articles</a> for examples of appropriate layouts. Since the page is a set of guidelines, it is subject to change depending on Wikipedia policies or participant consensus. For other guidelines, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Wikipedia:Manual of Style</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notability_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notability_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notability_guidelines"></span>Notability guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notability_guidelines"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(films)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (films)">Wikipedia:Notability (films)</a></div> <p>The notability guideline for film-related articles helps decide whether a film-related topic should have its own article, and builds on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GNG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GNG">general notability guidelines</a> and other core Wikipedia policies and guidelines, with additional criteria applicable to film. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Naming_conventions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Naming_conventions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Naming_conventions"></span>Naming conventions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Naming_conventions"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(films)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films)</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For translated titles, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Titles_of_works#Translations" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles of works">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles of works § Translations</a>.</div> <ul><li>If a non-film article already exists with the name of the film that you are trying to create an article for, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">disambiguate</a> and use (film) in the title: <i>Film Title (film)</i>.</li> <li>If a film article already exists with the name of the film that you are trying to create an article for, use (YEAR film) in the title: <i>Film Title (YEAR film)</i>. <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page" class="extiw" title="m:Help:Moving a page">Rename</a> the already existing article's title and change it to <i>Film Title (YEAR film)</i> also.</li></ul> <p>If the film title itself is in doubt, such as whether the word <i>the</i> should appear, it can be resolved as follows: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Anglo-American_Cataloguing_Rules" title="Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules">Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules</a> AACR2 7.0B1 states: "The chief source of information for motion pictures and video recordings is (in this order of preference): the item itself (e.g., the title frames), its container (and container label) if the container is an integral part of the piece (e.g., a cassette)."</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification" title="British Board of Film Classification">British Board of Film Classification</a> has a search function.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Article_italics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Article_italics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Article_italics"></span>Article italics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Article_italics"></span></h2></div> <p>In running text, the film's title should be italicized per Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ITALICS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ITALICS">Manual of Style on italic type</a>. </p><p>Per Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ITALICTITLE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ITALICTITLE">policy on article titles</a>, the title of a film's article should use italics, just as the film's title would be italicized in running text. The template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_film" title="Template:Infobox film">Infobox film</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> includes coding to italicize the article title automatically. If a film article does not have an infobox, editors are encouraged to add one, which will italicize the article title <i>and</i> provide overview information about the film. If there is a reason not to add an infobox, the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Italic_title" title="Template:Italic title">Italic title</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template can be added instead. </p><p>If a film article's title exceeds 50 characters, it will not be italicized automatically. To force the title to be italicized, add the parameter <code>italic title=force</code> to the infobox. </p><p>Similarly, if an article title includes brackets (parentheses), that portion and any following it will not be italicized, since it is assumed to be a disambiguating term such as "(film)", not part of the film title itself. If it is actually part of the title, as in <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Curious_(Yellow)" title="I Am Curious (Yellow)">I Am Curious (Yellow)</a></i>, the <code>italic title=force</code> parameter will override this behavior and cause the entire title to be italicized. </p><p>If the infobox is used in an article with a title other than the film's title, italicization can be suppressed by adding the parameter <code>italic title=no</code> to the infobox. </p><p>If an article's title includes both a film title and additional wording that should not be italicized (e.g., <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_American_Beauty" title="List of accolades received by American Beauty">List of accolades received by <i>American Beauty</i></a>), <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Italic_title" title="Template:Italic title">Italic title</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or the <a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words" title="Help:Magic words">magic word</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_name#Changing_the_displayed_title" title="Wikipedia:Page name">DISPLAYTITLE</a> can be used. For the given example, the following is included in the list article: <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Italic_title" title="Template:Italic title">Italic title</a>|string=American Beauty}}</code> or <code>{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of accolades received by ''American Beauty''}}</code>. </p><p>If both the <span class="nowrap"><code>{{Infobox film}}</code></span> template and the DISPLAYTITLE magic word are used, they should be placed in that order, so that DISPLAYTITLE formatting overrides the infobox's built-in italics coding. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo" title="Box Office Mojo">Box Office Mojo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Numbers_(website)" title="The Numbers (website)">The Numbers</a> are not italicized in prose, footnotes, or External links. Editors may choose to use citation templates <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Template:Cite Rotten Tomatoes">Cite Rotten Tomatoes</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_Metacritic" title="Template:Cite Metacritic">Cite Metacritic</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_Box_Office_Mojo" title="Template:Cite Box Office Mojo">Cite Box Office Mojo</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_The_Numbers" title="Template:Cite The Numbers">Cite The Numbers</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Primary_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Primary_content"></span>Primary content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Primary_content"></span></h2></div> <p>Articles should aim to include each of the sections below. Since coverage in reliable sources can vary greatly, the structuring and ordering of the <span class="nowrap">sections—</span>with the exception of the lead, references, and external <span class="nowrap">links—</span>is left to editorial discretion as to what best suits the article. Some aspects with limited coverage may need to be merged into other sections. </p><p>Generally: </p> <ul><li>A plot section (called synopsis for documentaries) should usually appear immediately after the lead, unless a film's specific context warrants otherwise.</li> <li>Sections covering the production (e.g., development, filming, visual effects) should be grouped together, preceding sections that cover other aspects, such as release and reception.</li></ul> <p>The following subsections are presented in the order in which they typically appear, but the structure and ordering may vary between film articles. See also <a href="/wiki/MOS:SECTIONORDER" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:SECTIONORDER">MOS:SECTIONORDER</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lead_section" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lead_section-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lead_section-Primary_content"></span>Lead section<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lead_section-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMLEAD"></span><span id="MOS:FILMLEDE"></span><span id="MOS:FILMGENRE"></span><span id="MOS:FILMCOUNTRY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMLEAD&redirect=no">MOS:FILMLEAD</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMLEDE&redirect=no">MOS:FILMLEDE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMGENRE&redirect=no">MOS:FILMGENRE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMCOUNTRY&redirect=no">MOS:FILMCOUNTRY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section</a></div> <p>The lead should introduce the film and provide a summary of its most important aspects. At minimum, the opening sentence should identify the title, the year of its earliest public release (including film festival screenings), and the primary genre or sub-genre under which it is verifiably classified. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LEADSENTENCE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LEADSENTENCE">WP:LEADSENTENCE</a> for guidance that applies to other elements, such as reputable directors, starring actors, and source material. Genre classifications should comply with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WEIGHT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WEIGHT">WP:WEIGHT</a> and reflect what is specified by a majority of mainstream reliable sources. If the nationality is singularly defined by reliable sources (e.g., being called an American film), identify it in the opening sentence. If the nationality is not singular, cover the different national interests later in the lead section. For presentation of non-English language titles, see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NCF#Non-English_language_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NCF">naming conventions for non-English language films</a>. </p><p>Succeeding sentences in the first paragraph should identify other elements, such as (in no defined order) the director, the star(s), and any writers or producers who are well known. If the film is based on source material, that material and its creators should be identified. In terms of plot, the general premise should be briefly described, along with any actors' roles within it. </p><p>Other paragraphs in the lead should cover aspects not yet mentioned. Examples include major events involving the production, prominent themes, reception, box office grosses and milestones, controversies, summary of awards, spin-offs (such as sequels, remakes, or other media), and any significant cultural impact. Summarize awards and achievements using proper context in a later paragraph, and avoid descriptive phrases like "award-winning" to maintain a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a>. Any summary of the film's critical reception should avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SYNTH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SYNTH">synthesis</a>, meaning it should reflect an overall consensus explicitly summarized by one or more reliable sources. </p> <p><span class="anchor" id="FILMNOW"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"></p><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMNOW"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMNOW&redirect=no">MOS:FILMNOW</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>References to the film should be written in present tense, as the film still exists, even if it is no longer showing (e.g. "<i>Gone with the Wind</i> is a..."). An exception would be an article on a <a href="/wiki/Lost_film" title="Lost film">lost film</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plot" data-mw-thread-id="h-Plot-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Plot-Primary_content"></span>Plot<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Plot-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMPLOT"></span><span id="MOS:MOVIEPLOTS"></span><span id="MOS:PLOTBLOAT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMPLOT&redirect=no">MOS:FILMPLOT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:MOVIEPLOTS&redirect=no">MOS:MOVIEPLOTS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:PLOTBLOAT&redirect=no">MOS:PLOTBLOAT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Plot_(narrative)" title="Plot (narrative)">Plot</a> summaries are self-contained sections ("Plot", "Plot summary") in film articles that complement wider coverage about production, reception, themes, and other real-world aspects, following Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLOT">policy on writing about fiction</a>. Since films are primary sources for their articles, basic descriptions of their plots do not need references to an outside source. The plot summary is an overview of the main events, so avoid <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minutia" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:minutia">minutiae</a> like dialogue, scene-by-scene breakdowns, individual jokes, and technical detail. Do not include actors' names in the plot summary, as it is redundant to the "Cast" section. </p><p>As Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PSTS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PSTS">policy on primary sources</a> says, "... a primary source may be used only to make descriptive claims, the accuracy of which is verifiable by a reasonable, educated person without specialist knowledge ... Do not make analytic, <a href="/wiki/Thesis,_antithesis,_synthesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Thesis, antithesis, synthesis">synthetic</a>, interpretive, explanatory, or evaluative claims about information found in a primary source". Provided the film is publicly available, citing it explicitly in the plot summary section is not necessary, since the film is the primary source and the infobox provides its details. Secondary sources must be used for all other cases, such as upcoming films (including those that had sneak previews and only played at film festivals) and <a href="/wiki/Lost_film" title="Lost film">lost films</a>, as these would not be considered generally available or verifiable. Complicated plots may occasionally require clarifications from secondary sources; so cite these sources in the section. If there are differing perspectives of a film's events from secondary sources, describe the events on screen as simply as possible in the plot summary and report interpretations in another section of the article. </p><p>Plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 and 700 words. The summary should not exceed this range unless the film's structure is unconventional, such as with <a href="/wiki/Nonlinear_(arts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonlinear (arts)">non-linear</a> storylines, or unless the plot is too complicated to summarize in this range. Discuss with other editors to determine if a summary cannot be contained within the recommended range. </p><p>The plot section describes the events of the original general release. Plot details in alternate versions released theatrically or on home media may be described in other sections if appropriately sourced. Events do not have to be written in the order in which they appear on screen. If necessary, reorder the events to improve understanding of the plot. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_plot_summary" title="Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary">how to write a plot summary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Style_guidelines/Copy-editing_essentials#Don't_lose_the_plot" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Style guidelines/Copy-editing essentials">copyediting essentials</a> for more in-depth suggestions. </p><p>The inclusion of mid- and post-credit scenes should be based on the same criteria used to evaluate the relevance of other scenes. In accordance with the guidelines on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:Content disclaimer">content disclaimers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Spoiler" title="Wikipedia:Spoiler">spoilers</a>, every important event in a film should be outlined without censoring details considered to be spoilers, and without the use of disclaimers or "spoiler warnings". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cast" data-mw-thread-id="h-Cast-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Cast-Primary_content"></span>Cast<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Cast-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMCAST"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMCAST&redirect=no">MOS:FILMCAST</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Actors and their roles can be presented in different forms, depending on three elements: 1) the prominence of the cast in the film, 2) the amount of real-world context for the whole cast or its members, and 3) the structure of the article. Editors are encouraged to lay out such content to best serve its readers. If necessary, build toward a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONSENSUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONSENSUS">consensus</a>. Detailed considerations are: </p> <ol><li>Casts vary in size and importance. A film may have an <a href="/wiki/Ensemble_cast" title="Ensemble cast">ensemble cast</a>, or only a handful of actors. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information</a>, so try to name the most relevant actors and roles that are most appropriate for the film: <a href="/wiki/Billing_(performing_arts)" title="Billing (performing arts)">billing</a> (such as from <a href="/wiki/Billing_block" class="mw-redirect" title="Billing block">its poster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Opening_credits" title="Opening credits">opening credits</a>, or main on-end credits), speaking roles, named roles, cast lists in reliable sources, blue links, etc. If there are many of the cast worth identifying, either list the names in two or three columns, or group the names in prose. <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Cast_listing" title="Template:Cast listing">Cast listing</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> may be used for listing in columns.</li> <li>The real-world context for actors and their roles varies by film. Real-world context may be about how the role was written, how the actor came to be cast, or what preparations were necessary for filming. Development of an article means that a basic cast list may evolve into a bulleted list, with several sentences devoted to each character. Alternatively, a list may be accompanied by prose that discusses only a handful of the cast.</li> <li>A basic cast list in a "Cast" section is appropriate for most stub-class articles. When an article is more developed, information about the cast can be presented in other ways. A "Cast" section may be maintained but with more detailed bulleted entries (ensuring that these do not force any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists#Line_breaks" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">line breaks</a> that reduce accessibility), or a table or infobox (grouping actors and their roles) may be placed in the plot summary or in the "Casting" subsection of a "Production" section. Use tables with care due to their complexity; they are most appropriate for developed, stable articles (and are also recommended to display different casts, such as a Japanese-language voice cast and an English-language voice cast, in a Japanese animated film.)</li></ol> <p>Names should be referred to as credited, or by common name supported by a reliable source. If roles are described outside of the plot summary, keep such descriptions concise. Subjective interpretation using labels such as protagonist, antagonist, villain, or main character, should be avoided. The plot summary should convey such roles. </p><p>For uncredited roles, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">citation</a> should be provided in accordance with Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verifiability policy</a>. Do not use <a href="/wiki/IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a> as a reference, as it is considered <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS/IMDb" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS/IMDb">unreliable</a>. </p><p>Per <a href="/wiki/MOS:BOLD" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:BOLD">MOS:BOLD</a>, limit boldface to table headers and captions. Actors and roles should not be bolded nor put in italics, as per <a href="/wiki/MOS:ITALIC" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:ITALIC">MOS:ITALIC</a>. In accordance with <a href="/wiki/MOS:LISTFORMAT" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:LISTFORMAT">MOS:LISTFORMAT</a>, a list item should not end with a full stop unless it consists of a complete sentence or is the end of a list that forms one. Do not put common nouns within roles in capitals, for example, <i><a href="/wiki/Saul_Williams" title="Saul Williams">Saul Williams</a> as Security at Ball</i> should be <i><a href="/wiki/Saul_Williams" title="Saul Williams">Saul Williams</a> as security at ball</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production" data-mw-thread-id="h-Production-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Production-Primary_content"></span>Production<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Production-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMPRODUCTION"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMPRODUCTION&redirect=no">MOS:FILMPRODUCTION</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A production section should provide a clear and readable narrative of how the film was developed, setting out the key events of its production without detailing all of the day-to-day operations or listing every piece of associated news and trivia. Maintain a production standpoint, referring to public announcements only when particularly noteworthy or revealing. Focus on information that describes how plot elements or settings were decided and produced, rather than simply <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proseline" title="Wikipedia:Proseline">listing their dates</a>. Include detail regarding casting choices and how actors were found, but only include casting dates (month and year is normally sufficient) when notably relevant. </p><p>The "Production" section can be set out in four parts, coinciding with the chronology of creation (see the <a href="/wiki/Filmmaking" title="Filmmaking">Filmmaking</a> article): </p> <ul><li><i>development</i>: development of the concept and script, as well as the securing of financing and producers</li> <li><i>pre-production</i>: recruitment of the most important artists (cast and crew) and shooting preparations</li> <li><i>production</i> or <i>filming</i>: filming dates and places, important artistic decisions, and noteworthy events (delays, reshoots, financial problems, etc.)</li> <li><i>post-production</i>: completion of special effects, musical scoring and sound, and editing</li></ul> <p>This section should be structured properly to fit the available content: for example, if there is sufficient material, the section could support subsections such as "development" and "filming". Some topics might be interlinked, such as where a film has had different writers during its development. Thoughts from the cast and crew can be included but should be substantive and avoid a promotional tone, especially during the marketing campaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Themes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Themes-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Themes-Primary_content"></span>Themes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Themes-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMTHEMES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMTHEMES&redirect=no">MOS:FILMTHEMES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Themes are unifying or dominant ideas and motifs in a film's elements (such as plot, dialogue, photography, and sound) conveying a position or message about life, society, and human nature. Most themes are implied rather than explicitly stated, regardless of whether their presence is the conscious intent of the producer, writer, or director. Inclusion of a treatment of a film's themes—<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">well-sourced</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">cited</a> to avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">original research</a>—is encouraged since an article's value to a reader and its <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction#Real-world_perspective" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction">real-world context</a> will be enhanced. A separate section is not required if it is more appropriate to place the material in the production or reception sections. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Release" data-mw-thread-id="h-Release-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Release-Primary_content"></span>Release<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Release-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMRELEASE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMRELEASE&redirect=no">MOS:FILMRELEASE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A key part of the article should be about the film's release and how it was received. Coverage will vary by film, and editors can structure the content in a way that serves readers best; presentation of content about release and reception can range from a simple "Release" section to several sections with their own subsections. Details about the release can include noteworthy screenings at film festivals and elsewhere, theatrical distribution and related business, setups (e.g. digital, <a href="/wiki/IMAX" title="IMAX">IMAX</a>), and significant release date changes, with sourced commentary where appropriate. Do not include information on the release in every territory (see <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_film#Release_dates" title="Template:Infobox film">here</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media" data-mw-thread-id="h-Home_media-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Home_media-Primary_content"></span>Home media<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Home_media-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMHOMEMEDIA"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMHOMEMEDIA&redirect=no">MOS:FILMHOMEMEDIA</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>If available, provide information on the film's release on home media, such as release dates, revenues, and other appropriate third-party coverage. The section may contain a summary of the <a href="/wiki/DVD-Video#Extra_features" title="DVD-Video">extras</a> included with the release, though <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INDISCRIMINATE">excessive detail</a> is to be avoided. If supported by filmmaker or third-party analysis, descriptions of deleted scenes included with the release should be placed in the "Production" section; the reason for the footage's removal is the relevant element, not the medium. </p><p>The image in the film article's infobox serves as cover art and visually identifies the topic. The inclusion of additional cover art should be restricted to illustrating secondary sources' coverage of the appearance of cover art and packaging. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office" data-mw-thread-id="h-Box_office-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Box_office-Primary_content"></span>Box office<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Box_office-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMBOXOFFICE"></span><span id="MOS:DOMESTIC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMBOXOFFICE&redirect=no">MOS:FILMBOXOFFICE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:DOMESTIC&redirect=no">MOS:DOMESTIC</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Provide a summary of the film's commercial performance (<a href="/wiki/Box_office" title="Box office">box office</a> grosses), denominated in the film's national currency, if possible. Avoid terminology such as "domestic" and "international", which is used by sites such as <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo" title="Box Office Mojo">Box Office Mojo</a> for box office figures from the United States and Canada, and elsewhere. Also avoid terms such as "North America" which will vary in meaning among Wikipedia readers, and instead specify the countries (for example, use "United States and Canada") or indicate additional figures as outside the primary country or territory. Since countries and territories may not precisely match in count, copy the term used by the source(s) being referenced for box office coverage. </p><p>This information can be included under the release section (see <a href="#Release">above</a>), the reception section, or if sufficient coverage exists, it is recommended that this information is placed in a "Box office" or "Theatrical run" section. In addition to worldwide box office statistics, this section may detail specific results of opening weekends, results from different English-speaking territories, the number of theaters the film was released into, and audience demographics. Coverage of a notable opening in a country not of the film's origin may be included (e.g., an article on an American film set in China may include discussion of the film's performance in that country). Box office statistics can be sourced from dedicated tracking websites such as Box Office Mojo or <i><a href="/wiki/Deadline_Hollywood" title="Deadline Hollywood">Deadline Hollywood</a></i>, and print publications such as <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i>. Determine a consensus from objective (retrospective if possible) sources about how a film performed and why, but editors should not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">draw their own conclusions</a> about the success or failure of the film. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_reception" data-mw-thread-id="h-Critical_reception-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Critical_reception-Primary_content"></span>Critical reception<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Critical_reception-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMCRITICS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMCRITICS&redirect=no">MOS:FILMCRITICS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Review_aggregators" title="Wikipedia:Review aggregators">Wikipedia:Review aggregators</a></div> <p>The overall critical reception to a film should be supported by attributions to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> that summarize reviews; do not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SYNTH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SYNTH">synthesize</a> individual reviews. Detailed commentary from reliable sources regarding the critics' consensus (or lack thereof) is encouraged. Individual critics can also be referenced to detail various aspects of the film. Professional film critics are regarded as reliable sources, although reputable commentators and experts—connected to the film or to topics covered by the film—may also be cited. The use of print reviews is encouraged; these will be more reliable in retrospect. </p> <p><span class="anchor" id="ACCLAIMED"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"></p><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:ACCLAIMED"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:ACCLAIMED&redirect=no">MOS:ACCLAIMED</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WEASEL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WEASEL">weasel words</a>. If any form of paraphrasing is disputed, quote the source directly. Describing a film with superlatives such as "critically acclaimed" or "box-office bomb" is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PEACOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PEACOCK">loaded language</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EXCEPTIONAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EXCEPTIONAL">exceptional claim</a> that must be attributed to <em>multiple</em> high-quality sources. Be wary of news headlines, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HEADLINE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HEADLINE">which are not reliable sources</a>, that may contain exaggerated or sensationalized claims not supported by the body of the source. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Review_aggregation" class="mw-redirect" title="Review aggregation">Review aggregation</a> websites such as <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> or <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> are citable for data about the ratio of positive to negative reviews. When cited, the score from All Critics should be referenced instead of Top Critics. There is no community consensus about how to summarize Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, and the use of prevalent summary styles or templates is not required. Caution should be exercised when using aggregator scores that combine original and later dated reviews. Also, data from these aggregators is potentially less accurate for films released before the websites existed, so care should be exercised before deciding to cite them. To avoid giving these sites <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UNDUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UNDUE">undue weight</a> in such circumstances, consider whether it is best to place the data lower in the section. To maintain a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a>, it is recommended to sample a reasonable balance of these reviews. This may not always be possible or desirable (e.g. for films that have been widely acclaimed or panned), and best judgment should again be used. </p><p>Reviews from the film's country of origin are recommended (i.e., Chinese reviews for a Chinese film, French reviews for a French film), although additional evaluations from English-speaking countries are desirable. In the case of films not in the English language, the section should contain quotes translated into English from non-English reviews. For older films, it is important to distinguish between initial critical reception (from reviews published around the time of first release) and subsequent reception (from reviews made at later dates). 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Do not include user ratings submitted to websites such as the Internet Movie Database, Metacritic, or Rotten Tomatoes (including the Metacritic "User Score" and the Rotten Tomatoes "Audience Says" blurbs and "Popcornmeter" scores), as these are vulnerable to vote stacking and demographic skew. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades" data-mw-thread-id="h-Accolades-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Accolades-Primary_content"></span>Accolades<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Accolades-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a list of references that can be copied and pasted as inline citations for accolades, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Awards_sourcing" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Awards sourcing">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Awards sourcing</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMACCOLADES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMACCOLADES&redirect=no">MOS:FILMACCOLADES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Accolades that a film receives can be covered in their own section. Accolades include award wins and nominations, recognition from film critics' circles, and presence on lists of critically acclaimed films (e.g., <a href="/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Movies" title="AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies">AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies</a>). The number of accolades and any related background information can help determine how to present them. For films with only a small number, identifying them in prose may be sufficient. Consider using a wikitable in other situations, with column names such as Award, Category, Nominee(s), and Result. If a table's size overwhelms the rest of the film article, it can be split into a list article that focuses on the accolades (e.g., <a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Up_in_the_Air" title="List of accolades received by Up in the Air">List of accolades received by <i>Up in the Air</i></a>). Awards included in lists should have a Wikipedia article to demonstrate notability. Because of the proliferation of film festivals and "award mills", festival awards should be added with discretion, with inclusion subject to consensus. Awards bestowed by web-only entities are not generally included. Avoid accolades, especially <a href="/wiki/Listicle" title="Listicle">listicles</a>, that are mentioned only by the recipient and the awarding body. "<a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a> was listed at #1 on The <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Planet" title="Daily Planet">Daily Planet</a>'</i>s 100 Best Superheroes", sourced solely to the Daily Planet, is unlikely to be appropriate. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMCRITICLIST"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMCRITICLIST&redirect=no">MOS:FILMCRITICLIST</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="FILMCRITICLIST"></span> The "Accolades" section can also mix prose and lists. Prose can be used within a list of accolades to provide context, such as a general overview or a summary of controversy behind a given accolade. While a concise summary of critics' top-ten lists can be added, avoid adding an individual critic's list unless an exception is made through consensus. For a film that is widely overlooked for awards, a prose summary noting its appearance on such lists may be appropriate; likewise, a film that receives numerous nominations but appears on few such lists may receive the same treatment. </p> <dl><dd><b>Note:</b> per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Film/Archive_61#American_Film_Institute_recognition" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film/Archive 61">a discussion</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Film_Institute" title="American Film Institute">American Film Institute</a> mentions should only include films that made a given list—not those that were only nominated.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References" data-mw-thread-id="h-References-Primary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-References-Primary_content"></span>References<span data-mw-comment-end="h-References-Primary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMREF"></span><span id="MOS:FILMREFS"></span><span id="MOS:FILMREFRENCES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMREF&redirect=no">MOS:FILMREF</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMREFS&redirect=no">MOS:FILMREFS</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMREFRENCES&redirect=no">MOS:FILMREFRENCES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Readers should be able to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verify</a> information about films, so cite sources that are reliable. Visit the pages below for help on citing sources. If an article already uses an established approach to referencing, respect the existing approach and only change to another approach if there is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONSENSUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONSENSUS">consensus</a> to do so. For examples of film articles that reference well, visit the Good and Featured Articles listed on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FILMSPOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FILMSPOT">spotlight page</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">Wikipedia:Citing sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">Wikipedia:Reliable sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Footnotes" title="Help:Footnotes">Help:Footnotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Citation templates">Wikipedia:Citation templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Resources" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Resources">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Resources</a></li></ul> <p>If web pages are referenced in the article body, include in the citation the date it was last accessed. 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For film articles, include in the "External links" section the official site, if one exists. Wikipedia is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LINKFARM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LINKFARM">not a mere collection of external links</a>, so whenever possible, external links should be converted into references for the article body. Some external links may benefit readers in a way that the Wikipedia article cannot accommodate. For example, <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> can provide listings of more reviews than sampled in the article body. They can be included as external links instead of links to individual reviews. Other useful external links include the Internet Movie Database, which provides community interaction, and Box Office Mojo, which provides box office statistics that may be too indiscriminate for the article. Templates for these useful external links are listed below, but judge each external link on its own merits. For example, a film may not be well known enough to have multiple reviews listed at Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic, or it may be too old to have in-depth box office statistics at Box Office Mojo. Alternately, the TCM Movie Database may be a useful external link mainly for classic films, where they would not add anything for most newer films. Avoid linking to fansites unless they are written by a recognized authority. Be aware that including external links to promote a website <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LINKSPAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:LINKSPAM">is considered to be spam</a>. </p> <ul><li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:AFI_film" title="Template:AFI film">AFI film</a>|0088247|The Terminator}}</code> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/0088247"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at the <em><a href="/wiki/AFI_Catalog_of_Feature_Films" title="AFI Catalog of Feature Films">AFI Catalog of Feature Films</a></em></li></ul></li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:IMDb_title" title="Template:IMDb title">IMDb title</a>|0088247|The Terminator}}</code> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul></li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:TCMDb_title" title="Template:TCMDb title">TCMDb title</a>|92566|The Terminator}}</code> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92566/enwp"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Turner_Classic_Movies" title="Turner Classic Movies">TCM Movie Database</a></li></ul></li> <li><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:AllMovie_title" title="Template:AllMovie title">AllMovie title</a>|49101|The Terminator}}</code> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v49101"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMovie" title="AllMovie">AllMovie</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Template:Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>|terminator|The Terminator}}</span> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/terminator"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Metacritic_film" title="Template:Metacritic film">Metacritic film</a>|the-terminator|The Terminator}}</span> gives <ul><li><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-terminator">The Terminator</a></i> at <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Mojo_title" title="Template:Mojo title">Mojo title</a>|terminator|The Terminator}}</span> gives <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=terminator.htm"><i>The Terminator</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo" title="Box Office Mojo">Box Office Mojo</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Secondary_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Secondary_content"></span>Secondary content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Secondary_content"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adaptation_from_source_material" data-mw-thread-id="h-Adaptation_from_source_material-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Adaptation_from_source_material-Secondary_content"></span>Adaptation from source material<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Adaptation_from_source_material-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMDIFF"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMDIFF&redirect=no">MOS:FILMDIFF</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Many films are adapted from other works of fiction (such as literature, plays, musicals, and other films). When filmmakers adapt this source material, they make changes for creative and conventional reasons. Details from secondary sources about why and how such changes took place, and the reaction to them, can be included within the article body. Writing about changes between a film and its source material without <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction#Real-world_perspective" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction">real-world context</a> is discouraged. Creating a section that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">merely lists the differences</a> is especially discouraged. While articles in the early stage of development (or about newly released films) may contain information which does not easily fit elsewhere, the material should either be moved to the relevant section or removed entirely when the article matures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversies" data-mw-thread-id="h-Controversies-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Controversies-Secondary_content"></span>Controversies<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Controversies-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Wikipedia:Neutral point of view</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">Wikipedia:Dispute resolution</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMCONTROVERSIES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMCONTROVERSIES&redirect=no">MOS:FILMCONTROVERSIES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>For a controversial film, or a controversy stemming from a particular aspect of an otherwise uncontroversial film, editors should closely review Wikipedia's policy on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">editing from a neutral point of view</a>. If there is contentious editing over a controversial topic, please follow Wikipedia's procedural policy of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution</a>. Key applications of the NPOV policy include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STRUCTURE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:STRUCTURE">article structure</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DUE">due weight</a>. Content should not be split by the apparent POV. Policy says, "Try to achieve a more neutral text by folding debates into the narrative, rather than isolating them into sections that ignore or fight against each other." For example, a film that is based on historical events and has elicited contrary views may warrant a neutrally titled "Historical accuracy" section with sources that survey the filmmakers' intent or historians' differing assessments (positive or negative) of the film's historical accuracy. </p><p>Due weight means "that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represents all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint". Wikipedia aims to describe disputes, so controversial topics should already be covered by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable, published sources</a>. Policy states, "Discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and neutral, but still be disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic." If a film is considered controversial as a whole, then coverage of that might comprise a large portion of the article. Alternatively, isolated criticism can be set out in summary: for example, complaints about a horror film's poster being too gory could be detailed and cited in the article's "Release" section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Documentaries" data-mw-thread-id="h-Documentaries-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Documentaries-Secondary_content"></span>Documentaries<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Documentaries-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">Documentary films</a> require a modified approach for their articles. Instead of a plot summary, a documentary article should have a synopsis that serves as an overview of the documentary. The synopsis should describe the on-screen events without interpretation, following the same guidelines that apply to a plot summary (see <a href="#Plot">WP:FILMPLOT</a>). Since a documentary deals with real-life topics and figures, provide wikilinks to them wherever useful. See the guidelines on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Linking" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking">link clarity and specificity</a>, and link to terms that match the topic precisely if not closely. If coverage from secondary sources focuses on a specific aspect of the documentary, that aspect can be elaborated to provide context for the coverage. For example, it may mention some statistics (and there is coverage from secondary sources analyzing them), which are not detailed in the synopsis. An "Analysis" section can be written to detail the statistics from the documentary and to report the analytical coverage by secondary sources. Further, sometimes a documentary will be reviewed not just by film critics, but by authorities in the subject matter; their reviews can be referenced. For topics that may be controversial, such as politicized issues, please see the "<a href="#Controversies">Controversies</a>" section. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_reading" data-mw-thread-id="h-Further_reading-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Further_reading-Secondary_content"></span>Further reading<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Further_reading-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout#Further_reading" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout § Further reading</a></div> <p>A film article can provide a reader with additional reading material in a "Further reading" section at the end of the article. The material should not appear elsewhere in the article, so well-developed articles that use many references will not necessarily need this section. An article that is not well-developed and not expected to be anytime soon can provide a "Further reading" section so readers can pursue more about the topic beyond Wikipedia's limited coverage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical_and_scientific_accuracies" data-mw-thread-id="h-Historical_and_scientific_accuracies-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Historical_and_scientific_accuracies-Secondary_content"></span>Historical and scientific accuracies<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Historical_and_scientific_accuracies-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMHIST"></span><span id="MOS:FILMSCI"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMHIST&redirect=no">MOS:FILMHIST</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMSCI&redirect=no">MOS:FILMSCI</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Films are typically works of fiction, though filmmakers sometimes use history or science as the basis of their films. They incorporate these topics in their films in a way that suits their storytelling and filmmaking abilities. Their approaches to incorporating these topics or others' reactions to their approaches can be interwoven in the film article's body in sections such as the "Production" section and the "reception" section, respectively. If ample coverage from secondary sources exists about a film's historical or scientific accuracy, editors can pursue a sub-topic sharing such coverage in a section titled "Historical accuracy" or "Scientific accuracy" ("accuracy" being applied as neutral terminology). </p><p>Since <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IINFO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IINFO">Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information</a>, policy states, "To provide encyclopedic value, data should be put in context with explanations referenced to independent sources." In addition, Wikipedia's policy of "no original research" states about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SYN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SYN">synthesizing</a>, "Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources." For films based on history or science, analysis should be based on reliable published secondary sources that compare the film with history or with science. If analysis is limited, links should be provided to historical or scientific articles so readers can read about topics based in reality after reading about the work of fiction that uses these topics with dramatic license. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marketing" data-mw-thread-id="h-Marketing-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Marketing-Secondary_content"></span>Marketing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Marketing-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMMARKETING"></span><span id="MOS:TRAILER"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMMARKETING&redirect=no">MOS:FILMMARKETING</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:TRAILER&redirect=no">MOS:TRAILER</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A film's marketing campaign may be detailed in its Wikipedia article if <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> exist. Details may be contained in a "Marketing" section, depending on the amount of coverage available, or within another appropriate section of the article. Since films are treated as commercial products, care must be taken to provide a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a>. </p><p>Topics that can be covered include target demographics, test screenings, release dates, scale of release (limited vs. wide), merchandising, marketing controversies, and contending for awards. <b>Do not merely identify and describe the content of customary marketing methods such as trailers, TV spots, radio ads, and posters.</b> Instead, use reliable sources to provide useful commentary about a method, such as a trailer's intended effect or the audience's reported reaction to it. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Viral_marketing" title="Viral marketing">viral marketing</a> campaign for <i><a href="/wiki/Cloverfield" title="Cloverfield">Cloverfield</a></i> began with an untitled teaser trailer that generated strong hype. For merchandising and other tie-ins, cite reliable sources to demonstrate relevance outside a studio's website(s) or shopping websites. Commentary about product placement, since it is not actual marketing of the film itself, should go elsewhere in the article; for example, it may go in the "Production" section to show how it lowered production costs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soundtrack" data-mw-thread-id="h-Soundtrack-Secondary_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Soundtrack-Secondary_content"></span>Soundtrack<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Soundtrack-Secondary_content"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMMUSIC"></span><span id="MOS:FILMSCORE"></span><span id="MOS:FILMSOUNDTRACK"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMMUSIC&redirect=no">MOS:FILMMUSIC</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMSCORE&redirect=no">MOS:FILMSCORE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMSOUNDTRACK&redirect=no">MOS:FILMSOUNDTRACK</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A soundtrack may refer to the <a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">film score</a> or a collection of prerecorded songs compiled for the film. If the film score is a key aspect of production, it can be covered in a "Music" subsection of the article's "Production" section. Otherwise, a "Soundtrack" section can be used to provide a summary background about the film score or the collection of prerecorded songs. </p><p>The template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_album" title="Template:Infobox album">Infobox album</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> can be used for the score or the collection, although WikiProject Film consensus is against having cover images in the album infoboxes in the film article. The poster image in the film infobox is sufficient <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NFCI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NFCI">for identification of the topic</a>, and having cover images in the film article's album infoboxes is considered extraneous. If an album is notable enough for a stand-alone article (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NALBUMS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NALBUMS">notability guidelines for albums</a>), one should be created, and an album infobox with a cover image can exist in the new article. For collections of prerecorded songs, a track listing can be presented to identify the songs and their artists. The <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Track_listing" title="Template:Track listing">Track listing</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template can be used for this presentation. </p><p>Track listings for film scores are generally discouraged since the score is usually composed by one person and the score's tracks are generic descriptions of scenes from the film. Noteworthy tracks from the film score can be identified and discussed in prose. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Non-prose_components" data-mw-thread-id="h-Non-prose_components"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Non-prose_components"></span>Non-prose components<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Non-prose_components"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Images-Non-prose_components"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Images-Non-prose_components"></span>Images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Images-Non-prose_components"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMNFI"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMNFI&redirect=no">MOS:FILMNFI</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_use_policy" title="Wikipedia:Image use policy">Wikipedia:Image use policy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Multimedia" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Multimedia">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Multimedia</a></div> <p>Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, so free images are preferred in its articles. Since the majority of films are copyrighted, it may be necessary to use non-free images in Wikipedia articles about films. These images need to meet Wikipedia's non-free content criteria and acceptable uses. The requirements are summarized below in the context of WikiProject Film. </p><p>Non-free images used in film articles must meet Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NFCC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NFCC">non-free content criteria</a>. While all ten non-free content criteria must be met, three are the most pertinent to WikiProject Film: (1) No free equivalent, (3) Minimal usage and minimal extent of use, and (8) Significance. The content guidelines also list <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NFC#Images" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NFC">acceptable uses for non-free images</a>, including two that are most relevant to WikiProject Film. Film and television screen shots are for critical commentary and discussion of the cinema and television. Promotional material such as posters, programs, billboards, ads are also for critical commentary. </p><p>Critical commentary and discussion of the film must come from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS">reliable sources</a> and not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">original research</a> from the editors themselves. Critical commentary should be embedded in the body of the film article. A non-free image can be used to illustrate the target element of the critical commentary <b>only</b> if it cannot adequately be substituted by a free equivalent image or descriptive text. The non-free image should be significant in increasing the readers' understanding of the topic. Non-free images can illustrate technical or thematic aspects of the film. Examples include, but are not limited to: production design, makeup, costume design, camera technique, visual effects, lighting, and iconic shots. </p><p>Since a film article's "Plot" section contains descriptive claims about the information found in the primary source (the film) and not information found in reliable sources regarding the film, the section is not considered critical commentary or discussion of film. Thus, non-free images need to belong in other sections in which they can be supported by critical commentary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Free_licence_images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Free_licence_images-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Free_licence_images-Images"></span>Free licence images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Free_licence_images-Images"></span></h4></div> <p>Free licence images can include filming locations, on-set photos, and photos of the cast and crew. Some older films may be in the public domain, and screenshots can be used in articles without fair use constraints. Older films still in copyright may have trailers in the public domain, and screenshots from these trailers can be freely used. </p><p>For filming locations, free images of a specific and mostly unchanged location in the film can illustrate the places used in a film's production. On-set photos showing production in process may be used if they are evidenced to have been released under an appropriate licence. The cast and crew can be photographed at the various premieres of the resulting film as well as any components of production on display (such as costumes or vehicles). If marketing materials are captured in freely released photos, caution must be exercised to ensure that they are not <a href="/wiki/Derivative_work" title="Derivative work">derivative works</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates-Non-prose_components"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates-Non-prose_components"></span>Templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates-Non-prose_components"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Infobox" data-mw-thread-id="h-Infobox-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Infobox-Templates"></span>Infobox<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Infobox-Templates"></span></h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_film" title="Template:Infobox film">Template:Infobox film</a></div> <p>The film infobox is a template that allows summary information of a film to be presented to readers in the upper right corner of an article. The infobox contains parameters to fill out, and the template's documentation page outlines how to determine the input. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Navigation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Navigation-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Navigation-Templates"></span>Navigation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Navigation-Templates"></span></h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories,_lists,_and_navigation_templates#Navigation_templates" title="Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates">Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates § Navigation templates</a></div> <p>Navigation templates can be included at the bottom of film articles to link to related articles. Articles should be substantially related to the subject of the navigation template. If the subject is a director, their films can be displayed in the template. If the subject is a film series, the films in the series can be displayed in the template. The number of blue links to related articles should be substantial enough to warrant a navigation template. For example, if a director has only made two films, each film article instead can have a "See also" section linking to the other film article. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Actors_and_Filmmakers/Consensus_summaries#Filmography_navbox_templates" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers/Consensus summaries">WikiProject consensus</a> is against including actor templates since not all actors have substantial appearances in all their films and since multiple actors in a film would overpopulate the bottom of a film article with actor templates regardless of role prominence. </p><p>Avoid using succession boxes that identify when a film ranked first at the box office and what films preceded and succeeded it at the box office. Instead, include detailed information about the film's box office performance in the article body. (Related discussion: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2009_August_3#Box_office_succession_boxes" title="Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2009 August 3">Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2009 August 3 § Box office succession boxes</a>) </p><p><b>Note:</b> While <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Navigation_templates" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Navigation templates">Wikipedia:Navigation templates</a> is only an essay, it can help provide guidance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Categories" data-mw-thread-id="h-Categories-Non-prose_components"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Categories-Non-prose_components"></span>Categories<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Categories-Non-prose_components"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main pages: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization" title="Wikipedia:Categorization">Wikipedia:Categorization</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Categorization" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Categorization">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Categorization</a></div> <p>The article should include categories at the bottom. At a minimum, year, country, language and genre categories should be included. The generic categories, among others, are listed below for browsing. If the article title begins with "The" or "A", use <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:DEFAULTSORT" title="Template:DEFAULTSORT">DEFAULTSORT</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> at the top of the list of categories in the article. Categories such as "<a href="/wiki/Foo" class="mw-redirect" title="Foo">Foo</a> in film" or "Films featuring foo" are discouraged if the intention is to refer to an element within the film itself. Rather, a category such as "Films <i>about</i> foo" should be used, which will be more clear in its intention that it only be applied to films in which foo is a central aspect. </p><p>For films that have yet to be released to the public, add <a href="/wiki/Category:Upcoming_films" title="Category:Upcoming films">Category:Upcoming films</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_by_year" title="Category:Films by year">Category:Films by year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_by_language" title="Category:Films by language">Category:Films by language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_by_studio" title="Category:Films by studio">Category:Films by studio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_by_director" title="Category:Films by director">Category:Films by director</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_by_geographic_setting" title="Category:Films by geographic setting">Category:Films by geographic setting</a></li></ul> <p>For example, you would add the following to the bottom of a page titled "The Movie" for an English-language American comedy film that came out in 2008: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nf">DEFAULTSORT</span><span class="p">:</span>Movie, The<span class="p">}}</span> <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Category</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">2008 films</span><span class="p">]]</span> <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Category</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">2000s comedy films</span><span class="p">]]</span> <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Category</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">American comedy films</span><span class="p">]]</span> <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Category</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">English-language films</span><span class="p">]]</span> </pre></div> <p>Please note that WikiProject Film formerly maintained a consensus of requiring base "Country films" (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Category:American_films" title="Category:American films">Category:American films</a>) to be "all-inclusive" — that is, in order that the base category served as a complete and thorough directory of all films from that country, a film had to be filed there even if it was already in one or more "Country-genre" or "Country-other characteristic" subcategories. However, this is no longer established practice; due to the <i>extreme</i> size that some countries' categories attained, that practice has been deprecated. A film should no longer be filed there simultaneously with other subcategories within the same country's tree, and should be in a base "Country films" category <i>only</i> if an appropriate genre or time period subcategory does not exist at all, which is only the case in a very small handful of countries that have very few films to categorize at all. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Guidelines_for_related_topics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Guidelines_for_related_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span>Guidelines for related topics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_series" data-mw-thread-id="h-Film_series-Guidelines_for_related_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Film_series-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span>Film series<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Film_series-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMSERIES"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMSERIES&redirect=no">MOS:FILMSERIES</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A film series article should only be created when the series encompasses at least three films. An article for two films is too premature for consolidating details from both. Exceptions may include franchise articles where films are one of several notable and interrelated components (TV series, comics, etc.). If desired, a film series article can be maintained in the draft space until it meets the threshold. </p><p>The film series article can use tables to consolidate cast and crew, box office, and critical and audience reception information. (See "<a href="#Audience_reception">Audience reception</a>" section for guidelines on what to include.) Such an article would also benefit from coverage that discusses the series as a whole, or at least commentators who compare later films to their predecessors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lists" data-mw-thread-id="h-Lists-Guidelines_for_related_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Lists-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span>Lists<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Lists-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span></h3></div> <p>Once an article has been created for a film, it can be entered into a number of lists to allow easier browsing for viewers. All films should be included in the <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_films" title="Lists of films">Lists of films</a>. Each film can be included in lists based on the <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_films#By_title" title="Lists of films">title</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_films#By_year" title="Lists of films">year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_films#By_genre" title="Lists of films">genre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_films#By_location" title="Lists of films">location</a>, etc. that a film can be included in. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Years_in_film_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Years_in_film_articles-Lists"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Years_in_film_articles-Lists"></span>Years in film articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Years_in_film_articles-Lists"></span></h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMYEAR"></span><span id="MOS:YEARSINFILM"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMYEAR&redirect=no">MOS:FILMYEAR</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:YEARSINFILM&redirect=no">MOS:YEARSINFILM</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>For years in film articles, such as <a href="/wiki/2013_in_film" title="2013 in film">2013 in film</a>, please follow these guidelines: </p> <ol><li>Articles should list country- and genre-specific lists of films by year, such as <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2013" title="List of American films of 2013">List of American films of 2013</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_horror_films_of_2013" title="List of horror films of 2013">List of horror films of 2013</a>. The detailed listing of films by their earliest release dates should be reserved for these child lists.</li> <li>In child lists, films should be organized by their earliest release date, whether it be at a film festival, a world premiere, a public release, or the release in the country or countries that produced the film, <em>excluding</em> sneak previews or screenings.</li> <li>Include only the director, screenwriter and the main cast, as per the guidance in the <a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_film#Parameters" title="Template:Infobox film">starring field</a> of the film infobox.</li> <li>Do not include genre columns, as genre classifications can be subjective.</li> <li>For the deaths section, a person must have two film credits to be added to the list, no more than two of the most important works attributed to the individual, no red links and no re-directing links.</li> <li>The highest-grossing films chart should only include the top 10 films, along with their rank, title, production company, and worldwide gross.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Screenwriters_and_writing_teams" data-mw-thread-id="h-Screenwriters_and_writing_teams-Guidelines_for_related_topics"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Screenwriters_and_writing_teams-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span>Screenwriters and writing teams<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Screenwriters_and_writing_teams-Guidelines_for_related_topics"></span></h3></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/WGA_screenwriting_credit_system#Teams" title="WGA screenwriting credit system">WGA screenwriting credit system</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Ampersand" title="Ampersand">ampersand</a> (&) is used to indicate a writing team or duo, while "and" is used to separate multiple writers who are not part of a team. Such distinctions are useful to note in tables and in the lead of articles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Clean-up" data-mw-thread-id="h-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Clean-up"></span>Clean-up<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Clean-up"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Date_formatting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Date_formatting-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Date_formatting-Clean-up"></span>Date formatting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Date_formatting-Clean-up"></span></h3></div> <ul><li>Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EGG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EGG">WP:EGG</a>, dates should be linked only to articles about the linked date, and they should be linked only when the date's article provides important information or context specifically related to the film.</li> <li>Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SEASON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SEASON">WP:SEASON</a>, avoid using season names in film articles. If a term like "summer film" needs to be used, provide additional context for global comprehension.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Trivia-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Trivia-Clean-up"></span>Trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Trivia-Clean-up"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Trivia_sections" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trivia sections">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trivia sections</a></div> <p>Trivia <b>may</b> be a useful section in a film article, as it can serve as a "Miscellaneous" area for important facts (not just fan facts) that may not yet fit easily elsewhere. This is especially true for articles in early stages of development or about new releases. As the article matures, as per the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TRIVIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TRIVIA">Trivia sections</a> style guideline, these items should be either <b>moved to other sections</b> of the article—preferably written using prose, not bullet points or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists">lists</a>—or removed entirely. Remember to include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">citations</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> for any facts included in this section; otherwise they can be deleted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popular_culture" data-mw-thread-id="h-Popular_culture-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Popular_culture-Clean-up"></span>Popular culture<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Popular_culture-Clean-up"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:%22In_popular_culture%22_content" title="Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content">Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content</a></div> <p>Many editors like to create <b>Popular Culture</b> sections in articles which list a number of films or other works of fiction which reference the main subject. These references should be kept to a bare minimum and should not go into great detail about the plot of the story, although a brief synopsis may be appropriate. They should be supported by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:OR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:OR">third-party sources</a> that place the reference into context. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taglines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Taglines-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Taglines-Clean-up"></span>Taglines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Taglines-Clean-up"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:TAGLINE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:TAGLINE&redirect=no">MOS:TAGLINE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>In the past, film articles have sometimes displayed <a href="/wiki/Tagline" title="Tagline">taglines</a> in the lead or standalone sections. Since taglines are generally a small part of a film's marketing campaign, they are usually too <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IINFO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IINFO">indiscriminate</a> to belong in what is intended to be a concise overview of the film article or to belong in sections without context. Exceptions may include famous taglines such as <i><a href="/wiki/Jaws_2" title="Jaws 2">Jaws 2</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water ..." so use reliable sources to back claims to fame. If the tagline is not very famous but still considered relevant to a film's marketing, it can belong in the appropriate section of the article body. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ratings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ratings-Clean-up"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ratings-Clean-up"></span>Ratings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ratings-Clean-up"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="MOS:FILMRATING"></span><span id="MOS:MPAA"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:FILMRATING&redirect=no">MOS:FILMRATING</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MOS:MPAA&redirect=no">MOS:MPAA</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Ratings given to individual films by <a href="/wiki/Motion_picture_rating_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Motion picture rating system">motion picture rating systems</a> will vary by territories in accordance to their cultures and their types of governance. 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Retrospective coverage is also welcomed to evaluate how films were rated in their time period, such as the 1969 film <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Cowboy" title="Midnight Cowboy">Midnight Cowboy</a></i> being X-rated initially by the MPAA. Rating coverage generally belongs in the "Release" section, though coverage can be elsewhere. 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Apart from these points, the use of flag icons in film infoboxes has been decided against by long-standing consensus.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(films)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (films)">Wikipedia:Notability (films)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Essay_on_writing_film_articles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Essay on writing film articles">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Essay on writing film articles</a>, old essay from meta that still applies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLOOPERS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLOOPERS">WP:BLOOPERS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_streamline_a_plot_summary" title="Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary">Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_related_templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Film_related_templates-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Film_related_templates-See_also"></span>Film related templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Film_related_templates-See_also"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Film_templates" title="Category:Film templates">Category:Film templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_film_articles" title="Category:Template-Class film articles">Category:Template-Class film articles</a> – Talk page category</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Film/Templates" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Templates">Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Templates</a> seems to have been "lost" after creation. 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