A rivalry is the opposition between two competing parties (rivals). Someone's main rival is an archrival.

Rivalry, rival, The Rivals, or arch rival may also refer to:

Film

  • Rivals (1923 film), a German silent film by Harry Piel
  • Rivals (1925 film), an American silent film starring Oliver Hardy
  • Rivals (1925 Polish film), a Polish silent film directed by Henryk Szaro
  • The Rivals (1926 film), a Swedish silent comedy film directed by Gustaf Edgren
  • The Rival (film), a 1956 Italian-French melodrama
  • The Rivals (1964 film), a British second feature film
  • Rivals (1972 film), an American film
  • Rivals (1985 film), a Soviet Union film
  • Rivals (2008 French film), a French film
  • Rivals (2008 Spanish film), a Spanish comedy-sport film
  • Rivalry (film), a 1953 Italian film
  • The Stalking of Laurie Show or Rivals, a 2000 TV film
  • The Rivals, a 1938 TV film starring Eric Portman

Gaming

  • Arch Rivals, a 1989 basketball arcade video game
  • Marvel Rivals, a 2024 video game
  • Sonic Rivals, a 2006 video game
  • Need for Speed Rivals, a 2013 racing video game
  • Rivalry, a 2015 sword fighting video game
  • Rivals of Aether, a 2017 fighting video game
  • Rivals of Aether II, the 2024 direct sequel
  • Command & Conquer: Rivals, a 2018 mobile phone game

Literature and theatre

  • The Rivals (1664 play), a play by William Davenant
  • The Rivals, a 1775 play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  • Rivals!, a 1935 musical based on the play
  • Rivals (novel), a 1988 novel by Jilly Cooper
  • The Rival, a 1997 novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • Rival (comics), a Reverse-Flash comic book villain

Music

  • The Rivals (band), an English punk band
  • The Rivals, a one-off group formed for the song "2nd Best to None" by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

Albums

  • Rivals (album), a 2015 album by Coal Chamber
  • The Rivalry (album), a 1998 album by Running Wild
  • Rivals, a 2013 classical album by David Hansen
  • A Rival, a 1997 album by Alannah Myles

Songs

  • "Rival" (song), a 2011 song by Romeo Santos
  • "Rivals" (song), a 2016 song by Usher
  • "Rival", a 2000 song by Pearl Jam from Binaural
  • "Rival", a Pokémon Pocket Monsters theme song

Places

  • The Rivals, the English name of Welsh mountain Yr Eifl
  • Rivals, Kentucky, U.S.

Ships

  • Rival (sternwheeler), a steamboat
  • USS Rival, the name of two U.S. Navy ships

Television and radio

  • "The Rival", an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball
  • "The Rival" (Rev.), a 2010 television episode
  • The Rivals (TV play) (1961)
  • The Challenge: Rivals, season 21 of the MTV reality game show
  • Popstars: The Rivals, a British talent show
  • "Rivals" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • "Rivals", an episode of Frasier
  • "The Rivals", an episode of The O.C.
  • The Rivals, a 2011 BBC radio drama series with lead character Inspector Lestrade
  • Rivals, a 2024 British TV adaptation of the 1988 Jilly Cooper novel Rivals
  • "Rivalry", an episode of Code Lyoko: Evolution
  • Heated Rivalry, a Canadian sports romance television series
  • "Rivalries", an episode of Undergrads

Other uses

  • Rivalry (economics), a characteristic of consumption of goods
  • Rivals.com, a sports recruiting website
  • Aeros Rival, a Ukrainian competition paraglider
  • Rival (consumer products company), an American company founded in 1932
  • Rival (software company), an American software company founded in 2003
  • The Rivals (painting), a 1931 painting by Diego Rivera

See also

  • Binocular rivalry
  • College rivalry
  • List of sports rivalries
  • Monocular rivalry
  • The Rivalry (disambiguation)
  • Sibling rivalry
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