# 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), 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

## 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

### 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