Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, a 1985 American action film
Psycho IV: The Beginning, a 1990 American horror film
Star Wars: Episode I – The Beginning, the working title for the first Star Wars prequel film The Phantom Menace
Exorcist: The Beginning, a 2004 American horror film
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, a 2004 Canadian horror film
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 American horror film
The Beginning (2007 film), a 2007 skateboarding film
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, a 2007 American comedy film
Jan Dara: The Beginning, a 2012 Thai erotic-period-drama film
Baahubali: The Beginning, a 2015 Indian film
Warcraft: The Beginning, the alternative title of Warcraft, a 2016 American action fantasy film based on the eponymous video game series
Gogol. The Beginning, a 2017 Russian fantasy-horror film
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning, a 2023 Japanese amine film
Literature
Novels
The Beginning, a 1967 novel by Patrick D. Smith
The Beginning, a 1990 novel by Julie Robitaille, a novelization of the pilot episode of Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)
Fear Hall: The Beginning, a 1997 novel by R. L. Stine, the 46th installment in the Fear Street series and the first installment of the two-part storyline Fear Hall
Berserkers: The Beginning, a 1998 omnibus by Fred Saberhagen, collecting the first five volumes in his Berserker novel series
The Beginning, a 2000 novel by Marilyn Kaye, the 14th installment in the Replica series
The Beginning (Animorphs), a 2001 novel by K. A. Applegate, the 54th installment in the Animorphs series and the final installment of the overall main series
Exorcist: The Beginning, a novelization of the 2004 film by Steven Piziks
Glee: The Beginning, a 2010 novel by Sophia Lowell, based on the television series Glee
The Beginning, a 2012 e-book by Karen Kingsbury, the prequel to The Bridge
Eskkar & Trella: The Beginning, a 2012 novel by Sam Barone, the fourth installment in the Eskkar series
Comics
Solarman: The Beginning, the first installment of the original three-issue comic book series created by David Oliphant and Deborah Kalman
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning, an unfinished 1992 prequel comic book limited series based on the horror film series published by Innovation Publishing
Athena Inc.: The Beginning, a 2001 comic book written by Brian Haberlin and published by Image Comics
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Beginning, a 2003 reprint of the original Sonic the Hedgehog limited series published by Archie Comics, with a foreword by their author Michael Gallagher
Night of the Living Dead: The Beginning, a 2006 comic book limited series based on the 1968 film published by Avatar Press
Harbinger: The Beginning, a 2007 collected edition of the first eight issues from the Harbinger comic book series
The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning, a 2007 comic book based on the 2006 film published by Fox Atomic Comics
Dark X-Men: The Beginning, a 2009 three-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics
Atom: The Beginning, a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsurō Kasahara, running since 2014
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: The Beginning, a 2019 collected edition of the first fifteen issues from the eponymous Marvel comic book series
Television
Episodes
"The Beginning", an episode of Bonanza season 4
"The Beginning", an episode of Calls
"The Beginning", an episode of Counterstrike (1990 TV series)
"The Beginning", an episode of DinoSquad
"The Beginning" (Eureka Seven)
"The Beginning" (Fallout)
"The Beginning", an episode of Fear the Walking Dead season 6
"The Beginning...", an episode of Gotham
"The Beginning", an episode of Grace and Frankie
"The Beginning", an episode of James Bond Jr.
"The Beginning", an episode of Jem
"The Beginning", an episode of Lazer Tag Academy
"The Beginning", an episode of Mega Man
"The Beginning", an episode of Raised by Wolves
"The Beginning" (Red Dwarf)
"The Beginning" (Samurai Jack)
"The Beginning", an episode of The Ann Sothern Show
"The Beginning", an episode of The Champions
"The Beginning", an episode of The Empire
"The Beginning", an episode of The Guardian
"The Beginning", an episode of The Victorian Kitchen Garden
"The Beginning", an episode of The Waltons
"The Beginning" (The X-Files)
"The Beginning", an episode of To Have & to Hold
"The Beginning", an episode of Witchblade (2006 TV series)
"The Beginning", an episode of Without a Trace season 5
Series
The Beginning (TV series), a Chinese TV drama series
B – The Beginning, a Japanese original net animation series created by Production I.G and Kazuto Nakazawa
Music
Albums
The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album), 2010
The Beginning (Broiler album), Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo Broiler
The Beginning (Brooklyn Bounce album), German dance band Brooklyn Bounce
The Beginning (EP), a 2004 EP by The Features
The Beginning (Jandek album), 1999
The Beginning (JYJ album), South Korean pop group JYJ
The Beginning (Kevin Borg album), Maltese pop singer Kevin Borg, 2009
The Beginning (Mercyful Fate album), 1987 compilation
The Beginning, a 1980 album by Midnight Star
The Beginning (Miles Davis album)
The Beginning (Trae album), American rapper Trae
Songs
"The Beginning" (Billy Ray Cyrus song)
"The Beginning", song by Alicia Keys from Here
The Beginning (Little Mix song)
"The Beginning" (One Ok Rock song)
The Beginning (RuPaul Song)
"The Beginning" (Seal song), a 1991 song by Seal
"The Beginning", a song by As I Lay Dying from the album Frail Words Collapse
"The Beginning", a song by In This Moment from the album Mother
Other
UFC 1: The Beginning
The Beginning (concerts), by The Black Eyed Peas
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I', a 2001 documentary about the production of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
The Beginning, a Beanie Baby bear produced after the 1999 Beanie Baby retirement vote
"The Beginning", an episode of the American web series The Legend of Neil
"The Beginning", an episode of the Indian web series Ishq Aaj Kal