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The term "[[nine inch nails]]" has been used in various cultural references, and as an otherwise unlikely phrase is often assumed to be in reference or tribute to the band. Examples include musicians such as [[Tori Amos]], video games such as ''[[Quake]]'', movies such as ''Man on Fire'', and literature such as ''The Dark Tower''.

* Singer Tori Amos has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "Precious Things" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "Caught a Lite Sneeze" finds her "[making her] own Pretty Hate Machine." [[Trent Reznor ]] sang back-up vocals on Amos' "Past the Mission." Amos sometimes includes the opening line of "[[Hurt]]" in live improvisations, and has performed the majority of the song at various times in concert, sometimes with silly alternative lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean". The term "[[Starfuckers, Inc.|Starfucker]]" was used in Amos's song "Professional Widow" on the album Boys for Pele. Many believe that Amos and Reznor were more than friends, and Reznor has confessed that [[Courtney Love ]] meddled in their friendship, causing them to drift apart. Some believe Amos's song, "She's Your Cocaine" is about the two of them.

* Weird Al Yankovic has paid tribute to NIN more than once: "[[Closer]]" is parodied in the "Alternative Polka" from Bad Hair Day, and "[[Terrible Lie]]" and "Closer" in "Germs" from Running with Scissors.* Following the feud with Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, in their 2000 song "Hot Dog" returned the lyrics of Closer, stating "You wanna fuck me like an animal/You'd like to burn from the inside." The use of the lyrics was actually meant as a tribute to Trent Reznor, whom Durst admires, though it is often misinterpreted as an attempt at "bashing" him. Reznor cleared the use of his lyrics with no trouble, and received credit in the liner notes for the song. "Hot Dog" also mentioned "A nine inch nail/ get knocked the fuck out" and two NIN song-titles: "[[The Perfect drug|A Perfect Drug]]" and "Closer".

* ''Class of 1999'' (1990): During the scene featuring a phone conversation between Cody and Hector, "[[Head Like a Hole]]" plays on the radio in Razorhead's headquarter.

* ''The Crow'' (1994): Cover of Joy Division's "[[Dead Souls]]" from their album ''Still''.* ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' (1994): "[[Something I Can Never Have]]" (edited and extended), "[[Burn]]" and "[[A Warm Place]]" are used in the film and appear on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, which Reznor produced.

* ''The Fan'' (1996): A clip of "[[The Art of Self Destruction, Part One]]".* ''[[Lost Highway]]'' (1997): Reznor wrote "The Perfect Drug" specifically for this film, with limited production time.

* ''Final Destination'' (2000): When Carter tries to run over Billy shortly before Terry's death, "[[Into the Void]]" can be heard pumping from his car. A fan made this connection to something Trent had purportedly said:

* ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001): "[[Deep]]".* ''Resident Evil'' (2002): While Alice battles the mutated dogs, "[[Fist Fuck]]" soundtracks the assault.* ''Saw'' (2003 short film): Intro has a clip from "[[Screaming Slave]]".* ''The Machinist'' (2004): Writer Scott Kossar is a fan of Nine Inch Nails, and named Christian Bale's character Trevor Reznik in tribute to Reznor. His original script had NIN lyrics on the first page, the promotional poster for the film has a backwards 'N' (as in the NIИ logo), and early press articles described Reznik as going through a "[[The Downward Spiral|downward spiral]]".* ''Man on Fire'' (2004): Clips of "[[The Art of Self Destruction, Part One]]", "[[Self Destruction, Part Two]]", and "[[The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)]]" from ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''; "[[The Mark Has Been Made]]" and "[[The Great Below]]" from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''; and "[[The Wretched (Version)]]" from ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. Reznor received a "Music Consultant" credit for the film.* ''Doom'' (2005): [[Clint Mansell]]'s remix of "[[You Know What You Are?]]" starts the ending credits. This is most likely a tribute to Reznor's work on the ''Quake'' and ''Doom III'' sound effects and music mentioned below.* ''Underworld 2'' (2006): The trailer features "[[The Hand That Feeds]]".* ''300'' (2007): Trailers feature "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".

* In the webcomic [http://www.pholph.com JACK], many of the story arcs have lines or names that reference Nine Inch Nails as well as other bands that the author, David Hopkins, has an affinity for (such as Pink Floyd). Some of the references are the stories "The Mark Has Been Made" and "[[Twist]]" as well as the arc "Hell Is That Noise" which is acknowledged as a "Tribute to NIN" and includes song titles and lyrics taken from "The Fragile" in order to form a story about a soldier during "The Great Trench War" (a fictional equivalent to WWI) who commits suicide after finding out his wife had hung herself while he was away after the deaths of her three newborn children; his journey through Hell to find her; and his outright refusal of the truth when he finds it.

* "[[Getting Smaller]]" appears in Tony Hawk's Project 8.[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/06/10#1161129225]