The System

The System may refer to:

Literature

 * The System, a book on chess by Hans Berliner
 * The System, a comic book by Peter Kuper
 * The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football, a 2013 book by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian

Music

 * The System, an American record label in partnership with Warner Music.
 * The System (band), an American synth pop duo founded in 1982
 * "The System", a song by punk band The Black Pacific
 * El Sistema (Sp., "The System"), publicly financed music-education program originating in Venezuela

Film

 * The System (1953 film), an American crime film
 * The System (1964 film), a British film
 * The System (2014 film), a Pakistani action/drama film
 * The System (2022 film), an American action film

Sports

 * The System (Gaelic football)
 * The System, a strategy in basketball devised by Paul Westhead
 * The System or Grinnell System, a fast-paced basketball strategy developed at Grinnell College
 * Systema, a Russian martial art
 * The System, a stable in TNA Wrestling.

Television

 * The System, a 1996 BBC TV documentary series
 * The System, a 2008 television special starring Derren Brown

Other uses

 * The System, a derogatory term for the Weimar Republic
 * The system may also refer to someone being placed in the database of prisons