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A barricade is an object used to control, block passage, or force the flow of traffic in the desired direction.

Barricade or barricades may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

• The Barricade, a 1921 American silent film directed by Christy Cabanne
• Barricade (1939 film), an action film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Alice Faye
• Barricade (1950 film), a western film starring Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, and Ruth Roman
• Barricade (2007 film), a horror film directed by Timo Rose
• Barricade (2012 film), a thriller film directed by Andrew Currie
• Barricades (film), a 1972 documentary film by Ram Loevy

Music

• "Barricade", a 2010 song by Interpol from their self-titled fourth album
• "Barricades", a 2018 song by the Cat Empire from their album Stolen Diamonds
• "Barricades", a 2022 song by Netsky and Rita Ora

Fictional characters

• Barricade (C.O.P.S.), a fictional character in the COPS universe
• Barricade (Transformers), several fictional robot super villain characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise.
• Barricade (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe

Other

• Barricade (play), a 1975 Indian Bengali-language drama written and directed by Utpal Dutt
• Barricade (video game), an overhead view maze arcade game released by RamTeK in 1976
• Barricade, a board game also known as Malefiz, popular in German speaking countries

In the military

• Operation Barricade, a British commando raid during the Second World War
• USS Barricade (ACM-3), a Chimo-class minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II
• HMAS Barricade (P 98), an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy

Other uses

• The Barricades, events that took place between 13 and 27 January 1991 in Latvia
• "Barrycades", a derogatory term for the United States federal government shutdown of 2013
• An emergency system of arresting gear for aircraft.
• Barricade gel, a fire-retardant gel that is mostly made of hydrogel