A turning point, or climax, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work.
Turning Point, Turning Points or The Turning Point may refer to:
Film
The Turning Point, a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke The Turning Point (1920 film), an American film starring Katherine MacDonald The Turning Point (1945 film), a Soviet film by Fridrikh Markovitch Ermler The Turning Point (1952 film), a crime drama starring Edmond O'Brien Turning Point (1960 film), an Australian TV play The Turning Point (1977 film), a drama starring Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft The Turning Point (1978 film), a Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov The Turning Point (1983 film), an East German film by Frank Beyer Turning Point (2009 Hong Kong film), a spin-off to the 2009 Hong Kong television drama series E.U. Turning Point (2009 American film), a documentary film on the travels of Michelle Yeoh Turning Point (2012 film), a 2012 drama film by Niyi Towolawi The Turning Point (2022 film), an Italian film
Literature The Turning Point (book), a 1982 nonfiction book by Fritjof Capra The Turning Point: Best of Young Indian Writers, a 2014 anthology including works by Nikita Singh Batman: Turning Points, a 5-issue limited series of comics The Turning Point, a 1942 autobiography by Klaus Mann The Turning Point, a 1988 short story by Isaac Asimov
Music Turning Point (American band), an American straight-edge hardcore band Turning Point (UK band), a late 1970s UK fusion band
Albums Turning Point (Benny Golson album) (1962) Turning Point (Mario album) (2004) The Turning Point (John Mayall album) (1969) The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner album) (1992) Turning Point (Lonnie Smith album) (1969) Turning Point (Pink Lady album) (1980) Turning Point (Chuck Wicks album) (2016) Turning Point (Kevin Eubanks album) (1992) Turning Point (Paul Bley album) Turning Point, a 1995 album by Rory Block Turning Point (Dr SID album) (2010)
Songs "Turning Point" (song), by Tyrone Davis, 1976 "Turning Point", a song by Buckwheat Zydeco "Turning Point", a 2013 song by Killswitch Engage from Disarm the Descent "Turning Point", a song by Mighty Joe Young "Turning Point", a 1967 song by Nina Simone from Silk & Soul "The Turning Point", a song by Toto from Tambu
Organizations Turning Point (charity), a social care organisation in the United Kingdom Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, in Melbourne, Australia Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, a Virginia monument to American suffragists Turning Point USA, an American conservative, right-wing organization Turning Point Action, sister political advocacy organization of Turning Point USA Turning Point Australia, an Australian organisation licensed by Turning Point USA Turning Point UK, an off-shoot of Turning Point USA
Television Turning Point (ministry), carried on TBN, broadcast from San Diego County, United States Turning Point, an American dramatic anthology series broadcast on NBC from April to October 1958 consisting of two unsold pilots and reruns from other series Turning Point (1991 TV series), an Indian science magazine TV series Turning Point (TV program) (1994–1999), an American news program Turning Points of History, a History Television series Impact Wrestling Turning Point, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and episode of Impact Wrestling Turning Point (2004 wrestling), the first event in the series Turning Point (2005 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2006 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2007 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2008 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2009 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2010 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2011 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2012 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event Turning Point (2013 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of Impact Wrestling Turning Point (January 2015 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event as part of the One Night Only series Turning Point (August 2015 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of Impact Wrestling Turning Point (2016 wrestling), a professional wrestling episode of Impact Wrestling Turning Point (2019 wrestling), a professional wrestling exclusive event on Impact Plus "Turning Point" (Amphibia), an episode of Amphibia "Turning Point" (Planetes episode) "Turning Point" (Spider-Man), an episode of the 1994 animated series "The Turning Point" (The Vampire Diaries), a 2009 episode of The Vampire Diaries Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror, a 2021 American five-part docuseries Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, a 2024 American nine-part docuseries
Other uses Turning Point for God, multi-media broadcast ministry Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, a 2008 first-person shooter video game Turning point, in mathematics: a stationary point at which the derivative changes sign
See also Cursus (classical) Turning (disambiguation)