Turning Point

A turning point, or climax, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work.

Turning point may also refer to:

• A point at which the derivative changes sign – see stationary point in mathematics
• A discrimen, one of the two marked points on a cursus or classical-period race-track

Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to:

Film

• The Turning Point (1914 film), a silent film starring Caroline Cooke
• The Turning Point (1920 film), an American film starring Katherine MacDonald
• The Turning Point (1945 film), Великий перелом (Velikiy Perelom), a Soviet film directed 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 (1983 film), a 1983 East German film directed by Frank Beyer
• Turning Point (2009 Hong Kong film), a spin-off to the 2009 Hong Kong television drama series E.U.
  • Turning Point 2, 2011 sequel to the 2009 film
• Turning Point (2009 documentary film), a 2009 documentary film on the travels of Michelle Yeoh
• Turning Point (2012 film), a 2012 drama film by Niyi Towolawi

Literature

• The Turning Point (book), a 1982 nonfiction book by Fritjof Capra
• Turning Point (Kirov novel), a military alternative history novel in the Kirov series written by John Schettler
• The Turning Point, a 1942 autobiography by Klaus Mann
• The Turning Point, a 1988 short story by Isaac Asimov
• Batman: Turning Points, a 5-issue limited series of comics

Music

• Turning Point (U.S. band) an American straight-edge hardcore band
• Turning Point (UK band), a late 1970s UK band
• Turning Point (Austrian band), band from Graz
• 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, a 1995 album by Rory Block
• Turning Point (Dr SID album), 2010
• "Turning Point" (Tyrone Davis song), 1976
• "Turning Point", a song by Buckwheat Zydeco
• "Turning Point", a song by Killswitch Engage from their 2013 album Disarm the Descent
• "Turning Point", a song by Mighty Joe Young
• "Turning Point", a song by Nina Simone from the 1967 album Silk & Soul
• "The Turning Point", a song by Toto from Tambu

Organizations

• Turning Point (institute), founded 1986, a training and counseling institute in Ireland
• Turning Point (charity), a social care organisation in the United Kingdom
• Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, founded 1994, in Melbourne, Australia
• Turning Point USA — right-wing, conservative activism

Television

• Turning Point (ministry), carried on TBN, broadcast from San Diego County, U.S.
• Turning Point (1991) an Indian Science magazine TV series
• Turning Point (TV series) (1994–1999), an American news program
• Turning Points of History a History Television series
• TNA 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" (Planetes episode), airing 2004-01-17
• "Turning Point" (Spider-Man), an episode of the 1994 animated series
• "The Turning Point" (The Vampire Diaries), a 2009 episode of the TV series The Vampire Diaries
• Turning Point (TV series) (2012 -), carried on BYUtv, a reality TV documentary show about non-profits and the founders that created them

Other

• Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, a 2008 first-person shooter video game

See also

• Turning (disambiguation)