Payback may refer to: *

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, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance Payback may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

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''

Film

* ''Payback'' (1991 film), a film starring

Michael Ironside Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, and has also portrayed sympathetic characters. E ...

* ''Payback'' (1995 film), a thriller starring C. Thomas Howell * ''Payback'' (1997 film), a television film starring

Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1961–1966) and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), which ...

* ''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 James Heneghan (7 October 1930 – 23 April 2021) was a British–Canadian author of children's and young adult novels. Heneghan grew up Liverpool, England, and emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1957, where he lived until his death on ...

* ''Payback: The Conspiracy to Destroy Michael Milken and his Financial Revolution'', a 1995 book by

Daniel Fischel Daniel R. Fischel (born December 10, 1950) is the emeritus Lee and Brena Freeman Professor of Law and Business and former Dean of University of Chicago Law School. He co-founded Compass Lexecon, Lexecon, and is now chairman and president of Compas ...

Music

* Payback Records, an Australian record company

Albums

* ''Payback'' (album), a 2012 album by Danny!, or the title song * ''

The Payback ''The Payback'' is the 37th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in December 1973, by Polydor Records. It was originally scheduled to become the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film '' Hell Up in Harlem'', but ...

'', 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 Robert Joseph Sheen (May 17, 1941 – November 23, 2000) was an American rhythm and blues singer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Sheen is best known for singing with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans who had their biggest hit "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Da ...

, 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 "This Is How We Do It" is the debut single by American singer Montell Jordan. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on February 6, 1995 as the lead single from his debut album, also titled ''This Is How We Do It'' (1995). The single was Def Jam ...

'', 1995 * "Payback", by Quarashi from ''

Guerilla Disco ''Guerilla Disco'' is the first album from Quarashi with new rapper Tiny. The album was originally going to be called ''Payback'' (the name of the opening track), but was later changed to ''Guerilla Disco'', the name of an older Quarashi instrum ...

'', 2004 * "Payback", by Slayer from ''

God Hates Us All ''God Hates Us All'' is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on September 11, 2001 by American Recordings. It was recorded over three months at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, and includes the Grammy Award-nom ...

'', 2001

Television

Series

* ''Payback'' (American TV series), a reality show on the SPEED Channel * ''Payback'' (South Korean TV series), a 2023 television series *

WWE Payback WWE Payback was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. It was broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network. The concept of the event was the wres ...

, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event

Episodes

* "Payback" (''Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'') * "Payback" (''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'') * "Payback" (''CSI: Miami'') * "Payback" (''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'') * "Payback" (''Miami Vice'') * "Payback" (''Third Watch'') * "Payback" (''White Collar'') * "Payback", an episode of ''

True Justice ''True Justice'' is an American television action series created by Steven Seagal that ran for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, the head of the "Special Investigation Unit", an undercover police task force, in Seattle, W ...

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 Payback period in capital budgeting Capital budgeting in corporate finance is the planning process used to determine whether an organization's long term capital investments such as new machinery, replacement of machinery, new plants, new product ...

, the period of time required for the return on an investment *

Payback Press The Payback Press was a specialist imprint of Canongate Books devoted to (initially) reprints of classic black crime novels, which later branched out into contemporary black fiction. Notable authors included Chester Himes and Clarence Cooper Jr ...

, a defunct specialist imprint of Canongate Books *

Operation Payback Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Man ...

, an ongoing operation by the hacking group Anonymous