Ritual (disambiguation)

A ritual is the scripted performance of ceremonial action, usually for a perceived supernatural purpose.

Ritual(s) or The Ritual may also refer to:

Film and television

 * Ritual (2000 film) or Shiki-Jitsu, a Japanese film directed by Hideaki Anno
 * Ritual (2002 film), a Tales from the Crypt film
 * Ritual (2012 film), an Indonesian horror thriller film
 * Ritual (2013 film), an American horror film
 * The Ritual (2009 film), an American horror film
 * The Ritual (2017 film), a British horror film
 * The Ritual (upcoming film), an upcoming film starring Al Pacino
 * Rituals (film), a 1977 Canadian horror/thriller film directed by Peter Carter
 * Ritual (TV play), a 1970 Australian teleplay by Alan Hopgood
 * Rituals (TV series), a 1984–1985 American soap opera

Literature

 * Ritual (Pinner novel), a 1967 novel by David Pinner; basis for the 1973 film The Wicker Man
 * Ritual, a 2008 novel by Mo Hayder
 * The Ritual (novel), a 2011 novel by Adam Nevill
 * Rituals (novel), a 1980 novel by Cees Nooteboom
 * Roman Ritual, a Catholic book containing liturgies for certain services
 * The Ritual, a fictitious act in the Artemis Fowl series

Bands

 * Ritual (post-punk band), an English post-punk and gothic rock band 1981–1983
 * Ritual (electronic band), an English electronic pop band formed in 2014

Albums

 * Ritual (The Black Dahlia Murder album), 2011
 * Ritual (Fernando Otero album), 2015
 * Ritual (In This Moment album), 2017
 * Ritual (Jape album), 2008
 * Ritual (Keith Jarrett album) or the title song, 1982
 * Ritual (Los Piojos album), 1999
 * Ritual. (Master's Hammer album) or the title song, 1991
 * Ritual (Oomph! album), 2019
 * Ritual (Peter Frohmader album), 1986
 * Ritual (Shaman album) or the title song, 2002
 * Ritual (Soulfly album) or the title song, 2018
 * Ritual (White Lies album), 2011
 * Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers, by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, or the title song, 1960
 * Ritual, by Vampires Everywhere!, 2016
 * Ritual, an EP by Envy on the Coast, 2017
 * The Ritual (Testament album) or the title song, 1992
 * The Ritual, by Sabac, 2008
 * Rituals (Fenech-Soler album) or the title songs, 2013
 * Rituals (John Zorn album), 2005
 * Rituals (Rotting Christ album), 2016

Songs

 * "Ritual" (Marshmello song), 2016
 * "Ritual" (Tiësto, Jonas Blue and Rita Ora song), 2019
 * "Ritual" (Within Temptation song), 2023
 * "Ritual", by Annihilator from Waking the Fury, 2002
 * "Ritual", by Black Veil Brides from Set the World on Fire, 2011
 * "Ritual", by Crystal Lake from Helix, 2018
 * "Ritual", by Dan Reed Network, 1988
 * "Ritual", by Delerium from Mythologie, 2016
 * "Ritual", by Ghost from Opus Eponymous, 2010
 * "Ritual", by Gorgoroth from Pentagram, 1994
 * "Ritual", by Meshuggah from None, 1994
 * "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)", by Yes from Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973
 * "The Ritual", by Heavenly from Dust to Dust, 2004
 * "The Ritual", by Quiet Riot from Alive and Well, 1999
 * "Rituals", by This Will Destroy You from Moving on the Edges of Things, 2010

Other uses

 * Ritual Entertainment, a computer game software developer