An inquest is a judicial investigation or inquiry.
Inquest may also refer to:
- Inquest (charity), a UK charity concerned with deaths in custody
- Inquest (play), a 1931 play written by Michael Barringer
- Inquest (1931 British film), based on the play
- Inquest (1939 film), based on the play
- Inquest (1931 German film), a German film directed by Robert Siodmak
- The Inquest a short story by Stanislaw Lem, see Inquest of Pilot Pirx