| Work | Description | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| The Last of Us Part I | 2022 action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog; remake version of 2013 video game The Last of Us | 1 |
| The Last of Us Part II | 2020 action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog | 2 |
| The Last of Us Remastered | 2014 survival horror video game, remake of The Last of Us | 2 |
| The Last Stand | Book by Brad Ferguson | 7 |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | 1988 film by Martin Scorsese | 2 |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | 1955 historical novel by Nikos Kazantzakis | 1 |
| The Last Unicorn | 1982 American animated fantasy film | 1 |
| The Last Unicorn | 1968 fantasy novel by Peter S. Beagle | 1 |
| The Last Wish | short story by Andrzej Sapkowski | 2 |
| The Leftovers | 2014 American supernatural television series | 1 |
| The Legend of Korra | American animated television series | 20 |
| The Legend of Korra season 1 | first season of The Legend of Korra animated television series | 1 |
| The Legend of Korra season 2 | Second season of The Legend of Korra animated television series | 2 |
| The Legend of Korra season 3 | the third season of The Legend of Korra animated television series | 1 |
| The Legend of Korra season 4 | the fourth and final season of The Legend of Korra animated television series | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda | video game series | 3 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1991 video game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 2 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2017 action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | 2004 video game | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 1993 video game released by Nintendo | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | 2000 video game | 2 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D | 2015 video game | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 1998 video game for the Nintendo 64 | 3 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest | 2002 video game | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | 2001 video game | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 2011 video game on the Nintendo Wii | 2 |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | 2004 video game on the Game Boy Advance | 1 |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 2002 video game | 1 |
| The Legend of Zorro | Italian-Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| The Legends of Treasure Island | English animated television series | 1 |
| The LEGO Batman Movie | 2017 film directed by Chris McKay | 6 |
| The Lego Movie | 2014 animated film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | 4 |
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | 2019 animated film directed by Mike Mitchell | 1 |
| The Lego Movie Videogame | 2014 video game | 1 |
| The Libation Bearers | play by Aeschylus; part 2 of the Oresteia | 1 |
| The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | 1902 children's book | 1 |
| The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck | 1992–1994 Disney comics series | 1 |
| The Life of Moses | 1909 film by J. Stuart Blackton | 1 |
| The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical | 1 | |
| The Lion King | 1994 American animated film | 8 |
| The Lion King | 2019 American musical film directed by Jon Favreau | 5 |
| The Lion King | stage musical | 1 |
| The Lion King 1½ | 2004 animated comedy adventure film directed by Bradley Raymond, third and final installment in the Lion King trilogy | 4 |
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | 1998 American animated musical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Darrell Rooney | 5 |
| The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure | 2000 video game | 2 |
| The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | children's fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis, 1950 | 2 |
| The Little Mermaid | 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation | 4 |
| The Living Daylights | 1987 spy film in the James Bond series directed by John Glen | 1 |
| The Lone Ranger | TV series | 1 |
| The Long Night | Book by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, from 1996 | 7 |
| The Looking Glass War | 1965 spy novel by John le Carré | 1 |
| The Lord of the Rings | 1954–1955 fantasy novel trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien | 29 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | 2023 video game developed by Daedalic Entertainment | 1 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 film directed by Peter Jackson | 9 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 film directed by Peter Jackson | 20 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | video game | 1 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 2022 television series | 3 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 film directed by Peter Jackson | 10 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) | video game | 1 |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 American science fiction action film directed by Steven Spielberg | 1 |
| The Lost Years | Book by Jeanne Kalogridis, from 1989 | 4 |
| The Magician King | book by Lev Grossman | 3 |
| The Magicians | 2009 fantasy novel by Lev Grossman | 5 |
| The Magicians | 2015 American fantasy television series | 9 |
| The Magician's Land | book by Lev Grossman | 4 |
| The Magician's Nephew | 1955 novel by C. S. Lewis | 2 |
| The Mandalorian | American space opera streaming television series | 4 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1960s American television series | 1 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 2015 film directed by Guy Ritchie | 1 |
| The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation | 1 | |
| The Man in the Brown Suit | novel by Agatha Christie | 1 |
| The Man Trap | 1966 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S1 E1) directed by Marc Daniels | 6 |
| The Man with the Golden Gun | 1974 film by Guy Hamilton | 1 |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | 1977 American animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Productions | 2 |
| The Maquis, Part I | episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S2 E20) | 5 |
| The Martian | 2011 science fiction novel by Andy Weir | 1 |
| The Martian | 2015 film directed by Ridley Scott | 1 |
| The Marvel Super Heroes | Television series featuring Marvel Comics characters | 4 |
| The Master and Margarita | novel by Mikhail Bulgakov | 2 |
| The Master and Margarita | 1989 film by Maciej Wojtyszko | 1 |
| The Master and Margarita | 1994 film by Yuri Kara | 1 |
| The Matrix | 1999 American science fiction action thriller film | 7 |
| The Matrix Online | video game | 1 |
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | video game | 3 |
| The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 film by The Wachowskis | 3 |
| The Matrix Revolutions | 2003 film by The Wachowskis | 3 |
| The Matrix trilogy | 1900–present films directed by The Wachowskis | 3 |
| The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Japanese anime television series | 3 |
| The Mentalist | American crime drama television series starring Simon Baker (2008-2015) | 2 |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | play written by Shakespeare | 1 |
| The Message | episode of Firefly (S1 E12) | 2 |
| The Middle | American sitcom television series (2009-2018) | 2 |
| The Midnight Line | Lee Child´s book | 1 |
| The Miser | 17th century French comedy by Molière | 1 |
| The Monkey King | 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi | 1 |
| The Monkey King | 2001 American television mini-series directed by Peter MacDonald | 1 |
| The Monkey King 2 | 2016 film by Cheang Pou-soi | 1 |
| The Monkey King 3 | 2018 film by Cheang Pou-soi | 1 |
| The Monkey King Conquers the Demon | 1984 Chinese animation film | 1 |
| The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra | television series | 2 |