Payback

Payback may refer to:


 * Revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance

Payback may also refer to:

Fictional entities

 * Payback, a member of the fictional comics superhero team Shadow Cabinet by DC Comics
 * Payback, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series True Believers
 * Payback, a fictional team of superheroes from TV series The Boys led by Soldier Boy

Film

 * Payback (1991 film), a film starring Michael Ironside
 * Payback (1995 film), a thriller starring C. Thomas Howell
 * Payback (1997 film), a television film starring Mary Tyler Moore
 * Payback (1999 film), a film starring Mel Gibson; a remake of the 1967 film Point Blank starring Lee Marvin
 * Payback (2010 film), an Indian Hindi thriller film
 * Payback (2012 film), a Canadian documentary film

Literature

 * "Payback: A Strandville Prequel Short (Max Reid's Story)" (2012), a short story in Belinda Frisch's Strandville zombie novel series
 * Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, a 2008 book by Margaret Atwood
 * Payback, a 2007 novel by James Heneghan
 * Payback: The Conspiracy to Destroy Michael Milken and his Financial Revolution, a 1995 book by Daniel Fischel

Music

 * Payback Records, an Australian record company

Albums

 * Payback (album), a 2012 album by Danny!, or the title song
 * The Payback, a 1974 album by James Brown, or the title song (see below)

Songs

 * "Payback" (Flaw song), 2001
 * "Payback" (Rascal Flatts song), 2014
 * "The Payback" (song), by James Brown, 1973
 * "Payback", by Bobby Sheen, 1973
 * "Payback", by Juicy J, Kevin Gates, Future and Sage the Gemini from Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2015
 * "Payback", by Montell Jordan from This Is How We Do It, 1995
 * "Payback", by Quarashi from Guerilla Disco, 2004
 * "Payback", by Slayer from God Hates Us All, 2001

Series

 * Payback (American TV series), a 2006 reality show
 * Payback (South Korean TV series), a 2023 television series
 * Payback (British TV series), a 2023 TV series executive produced by Jed Mercurio
 * WWE Payback, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event

Episodes

 * "Payback" (The Boys), 2022
 * "Payback" (Brandy & Mr. Whiskers), 2005
 * "Payback" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), 2015
 * "Payback" (CSI: Miami), 2005
 * "Payback" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), 1999
 * "Payback" (Miami Vice), 1986
 * "Payback" (Third Watch), 2003
 * "Payback" (White Collar), 2011
 * "Payback", an episode of True Justice, 2011

Video games

 * Payback (video game), a 2001 game developed by Apex Designs
 * Soldier of Fortune: Payback, the third installment in the Soldier of Fortune (SOF) series
 * Need for Speed: Payback

Other uses

 * Payback period, the period of time required for the return on an investment
 * Payback Press, a defunct specialist imprint of Canongate Books
 * Operation Payback, an ongoing operation by the hacking group Anonymous