Necessary Roughness may refer to:
- Necessary Roughness (film) (1991), starring Scott Bakula and Sinbad
- 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