Does a movie name need quotation marks around it in an essay?

Yes. Movie titles should be italicized or highlighted and not placed in quotation marks. For example:

1- "Pulp Fiction" is widely regarded as one of the most influential movies of the 1990s.

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*Pulp Fiction* is widely regarded as one of the most influential movies of the 1990s.

2- I recently watched the romantic-comedy _Notting Hill_ and quite enjoyed it.

3- Jurassic Park was the highest-grossing movie of 1993 when it came out.