Learn English – Articles with the names of films – which sentences are correct

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A. I was at a Shrek film last week.

B. I was at Shrek's film last week.

C. I was at Shrek film last week.

Which versions are correct? What about the name with article "the"

D. I was at a The Shark film last week.

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E. I was at The Shark film last week.

Edit: I would like to ask about the last two examples because they contain the article "the" in the title.

Best Answer

If there's more than one such film (i.e. a franchise, or one work from a director's oeuvre), you can say "a" {name} film.

I went to see a Hitchcock film last night.

I went to see a Marx Brothers movie last night.

I saw a Shrek movie last night.

If you're referring to one of several, and it is the one showing in "first-run" theaters now, you would use "the".

I went to see the new Disney film last night.

If there is only one such film, you can use "the".

I went to see the film about the shrinking polar ice cap which was advertised with a full page spread in the Sunday New York Times.

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