The System may refer to:

Literature

* ''The System'', a book on chess by

Hans Berliner Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968. He was a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. H ...

* ''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 Jeff Benedict is an American author, a special features writer for ''Sports Illustrated'', and a television and film producer. He has written for ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times'', and his stories have been the basis for segmen ...

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 The Black Pacific was a punk rock music project that was started in 2010 by Jim Lindberg, the vocalist of Pennywise, and two previously unknown members, Alan Vega (drums) and Davey Latter (bass). They were signed to SideOneDummy Records and the ...

* 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 Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American Retired basketball coach. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athl ...

* The System or

Grinnell System The Grinnell System, sometimes referred to as The System, is a fast-tempo style of basketball developed by coach David Arseneault at Grinnell College. It is a variation of the run-and-gun system popularized by coach Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymo ...

, a fast-paced basketball strategy developed at Grinnell College *

Systema Systema (russian: Система, Sistema, system) is a Russian martial art. There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems" (usually ...

, a Russian martial art

Television

* '' The System'', a 1996

BBC TV BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 19 ...

documentary series * ''The System'', a 2008 television special starring Derren Brown

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