Breakthrough or break through may refer to:

Arts

Books

* ''Break Through'' (book), a 2007 book about environmentalism by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger * ''Break Through'' (play), a 2011 episodic play portraying scenes from LGBT life * '' The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer'', a 2018 book by Charles Graeber * '' The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama'', a 2009 book by journalist Gwen Ifill * "The Breakthrough" (story), a 1971 short story by Daphne du Maurier

Film and television

* Break-through (1944 film), a Canadian documentary film * ''Breakthrough'' (1950 film), an American war film featuring John Agar * ''Breakthrough'' (1986 film), a Soviet disaster film * ''Breakthrough'' (1979 film), a West German war film, sequel to ''Cross of Iron'' * '' Break Through!'', a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu * Break-through (2006 film), a Russian drama film * ''Breakthrough'' (2019 film), an American Christian film * ''Breakthrough: With Rod Parsley'', a 1996 television program featuring Rod Parsley * ''Breakthrough'' (TV series), a 2015 National Geographic Channel television program * '' The Breakthrough (TV series)'', a 2025 Swedish crime drama television series

Music

Albums

* ''Break Through'' (album), a 1990 album by Japanese rock band B'z * ''Breakthrough'' (Colbie Caillat album), 2009 * ''Breakthrough'' (George Adams & Don Pullen album), 1986 * ''Breakthrough'' (The Gaslamp Killer album), 2012 * ''Breakthrough!'' (album), a 1972 album by the Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet * '' The Breakthrough'', a 2005 album by American singer Mary J. Blige * '' Breakthru''', an album by Nidji * ''Breakthrough'', a 1986 album by American clarinetist

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

Songs

* "Breakthru" (song), a song by Queen from the 1989 album ''The Miracle'' * "Breakthrough" (Aya Hirano song), a 2006 single * "Breakthrough" (Lemonade Mouth song), a 2011 single * "Breakthrough" (Twice song), a 2019 single * "The Breakthrough", by LL Cool J from the 1987 album ''

Bigger and Deffer ''Bigger and Deffer'' (abbreviated as ''BAD'' on the album cover) is the second studio album by American rapper LL Cool J, released on May 29, 1987, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. With over two million copies sold in the United Stat ...

'' * "Breakthrough", by Modest Mouse from the 1996 album ''

This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About ''This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Modest Mouse. It was released on April 16, 1996, through Up Records. Musical style ''This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing t ...

'' * "Breakthrough", by Richard Wright from the 1996 album '' Broken China'' * "Breakthrough", by Big Wreck from the 2001 album '' The Pleasure and the Greed'' * "Breakthrough", a 2004 single by Hope 7 * "Break-Thru", by Dirty Projectors from the 2018 album '' Lamp Lit Prose''

Medicine

Breakthrough infection A breakthrough infection is a case of illness in which a vaccinated individual becomes infected with the illness, because the vaccine has failed to provide complete immunity against the pathogen (currently only viruses). Breakthrough infections ha ...

, a case of illness in which a vaccinated individual becomes sick from the same illness that the vaccine is meant to prevent *

Breakthrough pain Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, ...

, sudden transitory pain that is not controlled by a patient's usual pain management regimen * Breakthrough seizure, an epileptic seizure in a patient who is taking medicine to prevent seizures

Prizes

* Breakthrough Prize

Organizations

* Breakthrough (Dutch political history), a Dutch political movement in the late 1940s *

Breakthrough (human rights) Breakthrough is a global human rights organization working to end violence against women and girls. Organization and mission Based in India and the United States, Breakthrough's multimedia campaigns address global issues including violence agai ...

, a human rights organization in the U.S. and India * Breakthrough (Transnistria), a political youth organization in Transnistria * Breakthrough Party, a democratic socialist British political party

Other

* ''Breakthrough'' (board game), an abstract strategy board game *

Breakthrough (military) A breakthrough occurs when an offensive force has broken or penetrated an opponent's defensive line, and rapidly exploits the gap. Usually, large force is employed on a relatively small portion of the front to achieve this. While the line may ...

, a situation where an offensive force has broken through an enemy defensive line * Emergency breakthrough, a function on land-line telephones that allows a caller to interrupt a phone conversation of another caller *

Epiphany (feeling) An epiphany (from the ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια, ''epiphanea'', "manifestation, striking appearance") is an experience of a sudden and striking realization. Generally the term is used to describe a scientific breakthrough or a religious o ...

, an experience of sudden enlightenment or of intellectual discovery * Scrubber breakthrough, a failure mode in rebreathers when the carbon dioxide scrubber is exhausted. * Tunnel hole-through, also known as breakthrough, when the two ends of a tunnel under construction meet *

Breakthrough role A breakthrough role, also known as a breakout role, is a term in the theatre, film and television industry to describe the performance of an actor or actress which contributed significantly to the development of their career and beginning of crit ...