A turning point, or

climax (narrative) The climax (from the Greek word ''κλῖμαξ'', meaning "staircase" and "ladder") or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given. ...

, is the point of highest tension in a narrative work. Turning Point or Turning Points 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 * '' Batman: Turning Points'', a 5-issue limited series of comics * ''The Turning Point'', a 1942 autobiography by

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* ''The Turning Point'', a 1988 short story by

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Music

Turning Point (American band) Turning Point was an American straight edge hardcore punk band from New Jersey that existed from 1988 to 1991. Their early releases had the sound of youth crew, with lyrics relating to social issues or being straight edge. The later material was ...

, an American straight-edge hardcore band *

Turning Point (UK band) Turning Point were formed in 1976 fusion band from the UK. The band was formed by Jeff Clyne (bass) and Brian Miller (keyboards), who had played together in Isotope Isotopes are two or more types of atoms that have the same atomic number ( ...

, 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'' (Paul Bley album) * ''Turning Point'', a 1995 album by Rory Block * ''Turning Point'' (Dr SID album) (2010)

Songs

* "Turning Point" (Tyrone Davis song) (1976) * "Turning Point", a song by

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* "Turning Point", a 2013 song by Killswitch Engage from ''

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'' * "Turning Point", a song by Mighty Joe Young * "Turning Point", a 1967 song by Nina Simone from ''

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'' * "The Turning Point", a song by Toto from '' Tambu''

Organizations

* Turning Point (institute), a training and counseling institute in Ireland * Turning Point (charity), a social care organisation in the United Kingdom * Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, in Melbourne, Australia * Turning Point USA, an American conservative, right-wing organization ** Turning Point UK, an off-shoot of Turning Point USA

Television

Turning Point (ministry) David Jeremiah is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San ...

, 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 Turning Point is a professional wrestling Impact Plus Impact Plus Monthly Specials, event, produced by American professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling. The event was created in 2004 and was originally held annually in December, until t ...

, 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) Turning Point (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on December 10, 2006 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the third event under the Turning Poi ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2007 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event **

Turning Point (2008 wrestling) Turning Point (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) professional wrestling promotion, promotion, which took place on November 9, 2008 at t ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event **

Turning Point (2009 wrestling) Turning Point (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 15, 2009 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the sixth even ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event **

Turning Point (2010 wrestling) Turning Point (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), that took place on November 7, 2010 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the seventh event under the Turning Point ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event ** Turning Point (2011 wrestling), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event **

Turning Point (2012 wrestling) Turning Point (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that took place on November 11, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the ninth annual Turning Point event an ...

, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event **

Turning Point (2013 wrestling) The 2013 Turning Point (also known as '' Impact Wrestling: Turning Point)'' was the tenth Turning Point professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on November 21, 2013 at the Impact Zone in Orlando ...

, 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) Turning Point (2016) (aka'' Impact Wrestling: Turning Point)'' was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). And it took place at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida on August 12, 2016. It was the twelfth eve ...

, a professional wrestling episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' **

Turning Point (2019 wrestling) The 2019 Turning Point was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling in conjunction with Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling. The event was streamed live on Impact Plus and took place on November 9, 2019 at the Holy Family Academy in ...

, 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''

Other uses

* '' 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

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