The Ring may refer to: In film and television:
- The Ring (1927 film) (1927), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- The Ring (1952 film) (1952), a film directed by Kurt Neumann with Rita Moreno
- The Rings (1985) Zangha, an Iranian horror film
- Ring (film) (1998) Ringu, a Japanese horror film
- The Ring (2002 film), the American remake of the Japanese film with Naomi Watts
- Ring Two (2005), the sequel to the American remake
- "The Ring" (Angel episode) (2000), an Angel episode
- "The Ring" (Yes, Dear episode) (2002), a Yes, Dear episode
- The Ring of Destiny, a 1915 film
In literature:
- "The Ring" (poem) (ca. 1400), a late medieval poem by Heinrich Wittenwiler
- The Ring (magazine) (from 1922), a prominent boxing magazine
- The One Ring, a fictional object in The Lord of the Rings (1954)
- The Ring (book), a children's book by John Updike
- Ring (Suzuki novel) (1991), a horror novel by Koji Suzuki
- Ring (Baxter novel) (1994), a science-fiction book in the Xeelee Sequence by Stephen Baxter
In other usage:
- Der Ring des Nibelungen, a series of operas by Richard Wagner
- The Ring: Terror's Realm, a video game for the Sega Dreamcast, loosely based on the Japanese horror novel
- The Ring (band), a disco group from 1977-1983.
- Vaginal ring, a hormonal contraceptive device also known as "The Ring"
- Nürburgring, known as simply "the Ring" by enthusiasts, is a famous motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany
