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
• Ghatashraddha, a 1977 Kannada-language Indian film released as The Ritual internationally
• The Ritual (2009 film), an American horror film
• The Ritual (2017 film), a British horror film
• The Ritual (2025 film), a horror 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

Music

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
• Rituals, by Shapeshifter, 2020
• Rituals (Watchhouse album), 2025

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", by Waterparks from Intellectal Property, 2023
• "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)", by Yes from Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1973
• "The Ritual", by Blue Stahli from Antisleep Vol. 03, 2012
• "The Ritual", by Heavenly from Dust to Dust, 2004
• "The Ritual", by Quiet Riot from Alive and Well, 1999
• "Rituals", by Rolo Tomassi from Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It, 2018
• "Rituals", by This Will Destroy You from Moving on the Edges of Things, 2010

Other uses

• Ritual Entertainment, a computer game software developer

See also

• Rite (disambiguation)
• Ritualization