An enigma or riddle is something that is mysterious or puzzling.
Enigma may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film Enigma (1982 film), a film starring Martin Sheen and Sam Neill Enigma (2001 film), a film adapted from the Robert Harris novel Enigma (2009 film), a short film by the Shumway Brothers Enigma (2025 film), a documentary directed by Zackary Drucker
Literature Comics and graphic novels Enigma (DC Comics), character Enigma (Marvel Comics), character Enigma (Vertigo), a title published by DC's imprint Vertigo Enigma Cipher, a series from Boom! Studios The Riddler, DC comics character whose full name abbreviates to E. Nigma Enigma (manga), 2010, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump
Other literature Enigma (novel), 1995, by Robert Harris Enigma (book), a 2008 children's book by Graeme Base Enigma, a novel in The Trigon Disunity series by Michael P. Kube-McDowell "Enigma" and "An Enigma", two poems by Edgar Allan Poe The Enigma, a monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League Enigma, mathematical puzzles published in New Scientist 1979–2013
Music
Albums Enigma (Ill Niño album) (2008) Enigma, 2009 Jim Allchin album Enigma (Tak Matsumoto album) (2016) Enigma (Keith Murray album) (1996) Enigma (Aeon Zen album) (2013)
Songs "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", 1978, by Amanda Lear "Enigma", 2007, by Amorphis from Silent Waters "Enigma", 2002, by Trapt from Trapt "Enigma", 2014, by Within the Ruins from Phenomena "Enigma II", 2024, sequel track from Phenomena II "Enigma", 2020, by Lady Gaga from Chromatica
Other uses in music Enigma (German band), an electronic music project founded by Michael Cretu Enigma (British band), a 1980s band Enigma Records, an American rock and alternative record label in the 1980s Enigma Variations, 14 variations composed by Edward Elgar
Television Enigma (Derren Brown), a televised tour show Enigma (Canadian TV series), a Biography Channel TV series Enigma (Thai TV series), a television drama series "Enigma" (NCIS), an episode of NCIS "Enigma" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1 Enigma, a character from Nip/Tuck
Video games Enigma (1998 video game) Enigma (2002 video game) Enigma, a 2000 video game, clone of XOR Enigma: Rising Tide, a 2003 video game Enigma, a character from Dota 2 Enigma, a character from Jet Moto 2 "The Enigma", an episode of the video game Batman: The Enemy Within
Other uses in arts and entertainment The Enigma (Doré), a 1871 painting by Gustave Doré The Enigma (performer), American Enigma (roller coaster), Pleasurewood Hills, Suffolk, England
Places Enigma, Georgia Enigma, Tennessee Enigma Peak, a mountain in Palmer Land, Antarctica Copenhagen Post & Tele Museum (Enigma - Museum for Post, Tele og Kommunikation), the national Danish postal museum
Science and technology ENIGMA, a class of gene in the LIM domain Enigma (company), a New York–based data-technology startup Enigma machine, a family of German electro-mechanical encryption machines Red Hat Linux 7.2 (codename "Enigma") Enigma (DVB), the second generation of Enigma software
Transport Enigma (yacht), a private superyacht Enigma Motorsport, a British motor-racing team
Other uses The Enigma (diamond), the world's largest cut diamond Copenhagen Post & Tele Museum (Enigma - Museum for Post, Tele og Kommunikation), the national Danish postal museum
See also Ænigma (disambiguation) Enigmata (disambiguation) Enigmatic (disambiguation) Lady Gaga Enigma, a concert residency Publius Enigma, an unsolved Internet puzzle 23 enigma, a belief in the significance of number 23