Showdown

A showdown is a confrontation between two opponents leading to a definitive resolution. The term may also refer to:

Places

• Showdown Ski Area, in Montana, United States

Books

• Showdown (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado
• Showdown (Dekker novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker
• Showdown (Flynn novel), a 1946 novel by Errol Flynn
• Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor, and the Tea Party, a 2012 book by David Corn
• The Showdown, a novel in the Left Behind: The Kids series

Film and TV

Film

• Showdown (1942 film), a Superman animated short
• Showdown (1963 film), an American western starring Audie Murphy
• Showdown (1973 film), an American western starring Dean Martin
• Showdown (1993 film), a film starring Billy Blanks
• Showdown, a 2000 film directed by Izu Ojukwu
• The Showdown (1928 film), a film starring Evelyn Brent
• The Showdown (1940 film), a Hopalong Cassidy film
• The Showdown (1950 film), a film starring Marie Windsor
• The Showdown (2011 film), a South Korean film starring Park Hie-soon

Television

• Showdown (Canadian game show), a 1961-1962 Canadian program
• Showdown (U.S. game show), a 1966 program made by Heatter-Quigley Productions
• Showdown: Air Combat, a program on the Military Channel
• "Showdown" (Cheers)
• "Showdown" (How I Met Your Mother)
• "Showdown" (The Adventures of Batman & Robin)
• "The Showdown" (The O.C.)
• "Showdown" (Wentworth)
• Showcase Showdown, the semifinal round of The Price Is Right
• "The Showdown" (Animator vs. Animation)

Games and sports

• Showdown (AFL), a derby match in the Australian Football League
• Showdown (game), a word and trivia game
• Showdown (NTN/Buzztime Game), an online trivia game
• Showdown (poker), the final round in a poker match
• Showdown (sport), a sport for the blind and visually impaired
• Showdown, briefly-used basketball name for the NBA Finals in the 1980s
• Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, a 2004 video game

Music

• The Showdown (band), a Christian metal band

Albums

• Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra album)
• Showdown (The Isley Brothers album)
• Showdown!, a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland 1986
• Showdown, an album by Al Kapone and Mr. Sche
• The Showdown (album), an album by Allen-Lande

Songs

• "Showdown" (Electric Light Orchestra song), 1973
• "Showdown" (Pendulum song), 2009
• "Showdown", by Billy Ocean from Love Zone
• "Showdown", by Black Eyed Peas from The E.N.D.
• "Showdown", by Boy Kill Boy from Civilian
• "Showdown", by Britney Spears from In the Zone
• "Showdown", by Carol Lloyd from Score
• "Showdown", by Cheri Dennis from In and Out of Love
• "Showdown", by Crucial Conflict from The Final Tic
• "Showdown", by E-A-Ski
• "The Showdown", by Jesper Kyd from the 2018 Indian film Tumbbad
• "Showdown", by Thin Lizzy from Nightlife

Other

• Showdown cooperative learning, an educational technique

See also

• The Big Showdown, a 1974-1975 TV program made by Don Lipp Productions and Ron Greenberg Productions