Necessary Roughness may refer to: Necessary Roughness (film) (1991), a sports comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti Necessary Roughness (book) (1996), by author Marie G. Lee Necessary Roughness (album) (1997), released by The Lady of Rage Necessary Roughness (TV series) (2011), a USA Network show starring Callie Thorne
See also Unnecessary roughness, a penalty in gridiron football Unnecessary Roughness '95 an American football video game