Recoil (disambiguation)

Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged.

Recoil may also refer to:

Science

 * Atomic recoil, in physics, a result of a type of particle interaction
 * Recoil (rheology), a rheological phenomenon in non-Newtonian fluids

Film and television

 * The Recoil (1917 film), an American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice
 * The Recoil (1922 film), a British silent crime film directed by Geoffrey Malins
 * The Recoil (1924 film), an American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
 * Recoil (1953 film), a British crime film directed by John Gilling
 * Recoil (1998 film), an American action film starring Gary Daniels
 * Recoil (2011 film), a Canadian action film starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Danny Trejo
 * "Recoil" (CSI: Miami), a television episode
 * "Recoil" (The Shield), a television episode

Literature

 * Recoil (magazine), an American firearms magazine
 * Recoil, a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson
 * Recoil, a 2006 Nick Stone Missions novel by Andy McNab
 * Recoil, a 2008 StarFist: Force Recon Series novel by David Sherman and Dan Cragg

Music

 * Recoil (band), a musical project led by ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder
 * Recoil (album), by Nonpoint, 2004
 * "Recoil", a song by Ani DiFranco from Knuckle Down, 2005
 * "Recoil", a song by Daysend from Within the Eye of Chaos, 2010
 * "Recoil", a song by Flesh Field from Strain, 2004
 * "Recoil", a song by Magazine from Real Life, 1978
 * "Recoil", a song by New Order from Lost Sirens, 2013
 * "Recoil", a song by TZU from Smiling at Strangers, 2005

Other uses

 * Recoil (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
 * Recoil (video game), a 1999 tank-based Windows computer game
 * Recoil (Wonderla Hyderabad), a roller coaster in India
 * Recoil Glacier, Antarctica