Inner circle

Inner circle may refer to:

Society

• Friendship networks, where "inner circle" may describe the closest of friends
• Esoteric teaching, knowledge that is confined to an inner group
• Inner–outer directions, a method of labeling direction of travel for geographic loops
• Inner Circle (addiction recovery), Inner-most circle of three circles in addiction recovery diagram
• Inner circle (psychoanalysis) or Freud's inner circle
• Cabal, a group of people united in some close design together, usually to promote their private views or interests
• One of Kachru's Three Circles of English; see World Englishes.

Organizations

• Inner Circle of Advocates, trial lawyer group
• Inner Circle (parody group), a New York parody group
• The Inner Circle (dating site), an invitation-only online dating service for affluent, professional singles

Transport

• Birmingham Inner Circle, a circular bus route following Birmingham's inner ring road in the West Midlands County of England
• Inner Circle (London Underground), an early name for the central circuit route of the London Underground that is now known as the Circle Line
• Inner Circle railway line, Melbourne, a former railway line in Melbourne, Australia

Literature

• The Inner Circle (T. C. Boyle novel), a 2004 novel by T. C. Boyle about Alfred Kinsey
• The Inner Circle (Brad Meltzer novel), a 2011 novel by Brad Meltzer

Film and television

• The Inner Circle (1912 film), a film directed by D. W. Griffith
• The Inner Circle (1946 film), an American film directed by Philip Ford
• The Inner Circle (1991 film), a film about KGB officer Ivan Sanchin
• "The Inner Circle" (The Office), a 2011 episode of The Office
• The Inner Circle (2005 film), a film produced by Tommy G. Warren and Spiderwood Productions

Music

• Inner Circle (band), a Jamaican reggae group
• The Inner Circle (album), a 2004 album by Evergrey
• The Black Metal Inner Circle from the early Norwegian black metal scene

Other

• Inner Circle (board game), a Milton Bradley board game from 1981