The River may refer to:

Films

The River (1929 film), an American film by Frank Borzage

The River (1933 film), a Czech film by Josef Rovenský

The River (1938 film), an American film by Pare Lorentz

The River (1951 film), an American film by Jean Renoir

Nehir or The River, a 1977 Turkish film by Şerif Gören

The River (1984 film), an American film by Mark Rydell

The River (1997 film), a Taiwanese film by Tsai Ming-liang

The River (2001 film), a Finnish film by Jarmo Lampela

Reka (2002 film), a Russian film by Aleksey Balabanov

The River (2018 film), a Kazakhstani film by Emir Baigazin

Literature

The River, a 1903 novel by Eden Phillpotts

The River, a 1914 novel by Ednah Robinson Aiken

The River (1925 play), by Patrick Hastings

The River, a 1946 novel by Rumer Godden

"The River" (short story), a 1955 short story by Flannery O'Connor

The River, a 1966 novel by Jeff Sutton

The River (novel), a 1991 novel by Gary Paulsen

The River, a 1999 book about a debunked theoretical origin of HIV/AIDS by Edward Hooper

The River, a 2015 non-fiction book by Helen Humphreys

Music

Compositions

The River, film score and orchestral suite by Virgil Thomson, 1937

The River, orchestral suite from the ballet music by Duke Ellington, 1970

Albums

The River (Ali Farka Touré album) (1991)

The River (Bruce Springsteen album) (1980)

The River (Jordan Feliz album), and the title song (see below) (2016)

The River (Ketil Bjørnstad album) (1997)

The River, an album by Mick Stevens

The River, an album by Neal Morse

Songs

"The River" (Elgar), a composition of Edward Elgar

"The River" (Breed 77 song) (2004)

"The River" (Garth Brooks song) (1992)

"The River" (Good Charlotte song) (2007)

"The River" (Jordan Feliz song) (2016)

"The River" (Liam Gallagher song), 2019

"The River" (Delta Goodrem song) (2016)

"The River" (Noel Gourdin song) (2007)

"The River" (Live song) (2006)

"The River" (Bruce Springsteen song) (1980)

"The River" (The Tea Party song) (1993)

"The River", a song by 10 Years from From Birth to Burial

"The River", a song by Anathallo from Canopy Glow

"The River", a song by Meredith Andrews from The Invitation

"The River", a song by Aurora from A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)

"The River", a song by the Beautiful South from Painting It Red

"The River", a song by Joe Bonamassa from Had to Cry Today

"The River", a song by Tim Buckley from Blue Afternoon

"The River", a song by David Byrne and Brian Eno from Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

"The River", a song by Tom Chaplin from The Wave

"The River", a song by the Cult from Sonic Temple

"The River (Le Colline Sono In Fiore)", a song by Ken Dodd

"The River Song", a song by Donovan from The Hurdy Gurdy Man

"The River", a song by Dan Fogelberg from Home Free

"The River", a song by Missy Higgins from The Sound of White

"The River", a song by Imagine Dragons from It's Time