People communicate with each other using their own style and characteristics to express their ideas and feelings. This research aims to analyze the types and dominant of use of language style in “Mulan: 2020” movie. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The researcher used Martin Joos’s (1967) theory of language style. The researcher found 85 language style appeared in the “Mulan: 2020” movie which is divided into : Casual Style was found (19) times, Intimate Style (13) times, Consultative style (12) times, Frozen style (11) times, and Formal Style is the dominant language style in the movie "Mulan" (2020) which appeared (30) times. The Formal style is the most dominant language used in this movie because commonly used by characters in formal meetings, like a conversation which set in palace where the interlocutor typically responds without interruption, and clear pronunciation is emphasized.
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