Films

• The Key (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Michael Curtiz
• The Key (1958 film)
  The Key (1958 film)
  The Key is a 1958 war film set in 1940 during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic. It was based on the novel Stella by Jan de Hartog.-Plot:...
  
  , a war film directed by Carol Reed, starring William Holden and Sophia Loren
• The Key (1961 film)
  The Key (1961 film)
  The Key is a 1961 Soviet animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.-Plot:The film is a cautionary tale about the need to develop good work habits, personal responsibility and conscience in life....
  
  , a Soviet animated feature
• The Key (1965 film)
  The Key (1965 film)
  The Key is a 1965 Croatian omnibus film. It consists of three segments directed by Vanča Kljaković, Krsto Papić and Antun Vrdoljak....
  
  , a Yugoslav omnibus film
• The Key (1983 film), directed by Tinto Brass
  Tinto Brass
  Giovanni Brass , better known as Tinto Brass, is an Italian filmmaker. He is noted especially for his work in the erotic genre, with films such as Così fan tutte , Paprika, Monella and Trasgredire...
  
  
• The Key (1987 film), an Iranian film written by Abbas Kiarostami

Literature

• The Key (Curley novel), by Marianne Curley
• The Key (Tanizaki novel)
  The Key (Tanizaki novel)
  The Key , is a novel written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki in 1956. The story was translated into English by Howard Hibbett and published by Vintage International Books.-Synopsis:...
  
  , by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
• The Key, a 1969 book of etymology by John Philip Cohane
  John Philip Cohane
  John Philip Cohane, born in New Haven, Connecticut, was an archaeologist for the University of Pennsylvania. He later moved to Ireland to become an author on books on pseudohistoric and Ancient astronaut themes.-Books:...
  
  

Music

• The Key (Nocturnus album), 1990
• The Key (Joan Armatrading album), a 1983 album by Joan Armatrading
  Joan Armatrading
  Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist...
  
  
• The Key (Vince Gill album)
  The Key (Vince Gill album)
  The Key is the ninth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville Records. It features the singles "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," "Kindly Keep It Country," "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" and "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man." This final track...
  
  , 1998
• "The Key" (Speech Debelle song)
  The Key (Speech Debelle song)
  "The Key" was the second single from the album Speech Therapy by Speech Debelle. The album won the 2009 Mercury Prize.-Critical reception:...
  
  , 2009
• "The Key" (Ou Est Le Swimming Pool song), 2010
• The Key song by Edita Abdieski
  Edita Abdieski
  Edita Abdieski is a Swiss pop singer. She rose to fame during the debut series of the German X Factor show, which she won in November 2010.-Early life:...
  
  

Television

• The Key (TV series), a 2003 drama shown on BBC One
• "The Key" (Prison Break episode)
• "The Key" (Yes, Prime Minister)
  The Key (Yes, Prime Minister)
  “The Key” is the fourth episode of the BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister and was first broadcast 30 January 1986.- Plot :Jim Hacker is in the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street and is visited by his political advisor, Dorothy Wainwright. She is unhappy that she has been moved from her office,...
  
  , a 1986 Yes, Prime Minister episode
• "The Key" (Code Lyoko episode), an episode of Code Lyoko

Other

• The Key, a painting by Jackson Pollock
  Jackson Pollock
  Paul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...
  
  
• The Key (comics), a supervillain in the DC Comics universe