Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to: Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational Extortion, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain A colloquial term for an inspection for contraband inside a prison An English term for kuzushi techniques of various Japanese martial arts, which literally means shaking down the opponent
Music Shakedown (band), a Swiss musical project formed in 1999 Shakedown Records, a record label founded by Red Café
Albums Shakedown (album), by the Freemasons, 2007 Shake Down (album), by Savoy Brown, 1967 Shakedown or Shake Down, another title for The Best of the Wailers, by the Wailers, 1971 Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited, by Bobby Fuller, 1996 Shakedown! (theStart album), 2001
Songs "Shakedown" (Bob Seger song), 1987 "Shake Down", by Akon from Konvicted, 2006 "Shakedown", by Behind Crimson Eyes from A Revelation for Despair, 2006 "Shake Down", by Billy Squier from the St. Elmo's Fire film soundtrack, 1985 "Shakedown", by Blondie from The Curse of Blondie "Shakedown", by Cuban Link from Chain Reaction, 2005 "Shake Down", by Die Warzau from Disco Rigido, 1989 "Shakedown", by Kid Rock from Bad Reputation (Kid Rock album) "Shake Down", by Mary J. Blige from Growing Pains, 2007 "Shakedown.", by ThxSoMch, 2026
Film The Shakedown (1929 film), an American sports drama directed by William Wyler Shakedown (1936 film), an American crime drama directed by David Selman Shakedown (1950 film), an American film noir directed by Joseph Pevney The Shakedown (1959 film), a British crime drama directed by John Lemont Shakedown (1988 film), an American crime action film directed by James Glickenhaus Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans, a 1995 made-for-video dramatic spin-off of Doctor Who Shakedown (2018 film) an American documentary directed by Leilah Weinraub The Shakedown, a 2024 Amazon Prime Video original film
Books Shakedown (Angel novel), a 2000 original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel Shakedown, the novelisation of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans by Terrance Dicks Shakedown: Exposing the Real Jesse Jackson by Kenneth R. Timmerman Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights by Ezra Levant
Other Shakedown (Snowboard Games), rider-driven snowboard event Shakedown, a supervillain in DC Comics who is a member of Masters of Disaster