Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. Recoil may also refer to: 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 Science Atomic recoil, in physics, a result of a type of particle interaction Recoil (fluid behavior), a rheological phenomenon in non-Newtonian fluids 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 See also