title: Standoff
text: # Standoff
  
  Standoff commonly refers to:
  
  * Impasse, two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked
  * Stalemate, a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move
  * Mexican standoff, a confrontation amongst three or more parties in which neither party can proceed nor retreat without being exposed to danger
  * Police standoff, where the building with criminals is surrounded by police
  
  Standoff or stand-off may also refer to:
  
  ## Media production
  
  * Standoff (TV series), a 2006–2007 Fox Broadcasting television series
  * Stand Off, a 2012 film written and directed by Terry George (known as Whole Lotta Sole in Europe)
  * American Standoff, a 2002 American documentary about a strike
  * Standoff (film), a 2016 film
  * Standoff (Homeland), an episode of the television series Homeland
  
  ## Weaponry
  
  * Standoff missile, a type of missile or bomb released at a safe distance from the target which travels autonomously to the target
  * AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon, the product of a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force
  * Standoff Land Attack Missile
  
  ## Sports
  
  * Stand-off (rugby league), an English alternative name for five-eighth, one of the rugby league positions
  * Stand-off, an alternative name for fly-half, one of the rugby union positions
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Standoff (separator), used in mechanics and electronics to separate two parts from one another
  * Standoff distance, a certain safe distance from a hazard or objective (live bomb, fire, artillery aimpoint, etc.), defined by a standard operating procedure
  * Stand Off, Alberta, Canada, unincorporated community
  * Standoff (draw)
  * Standoff (video game), a video game formerly known as Active Shooter
  * Shootout, a fight between armed combatants using firearms
  