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- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 59 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 59 m
Summary When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
Directed By: Herbert Ross
Written By: Arthur Laurents
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 59 m
- 1977
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 59 m
The Turning Point
68
7.0
Summary When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
Directed By: Herbert Ross
Written By: Arthur Laurents
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
70% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
68
70% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Turning Point is one of the best films of its era. It's that rare example of synergy in which every key element is excellent and the ensemble is an absolute triumph.
The most attractive and persuasive movie about ballet performers ever created for a mass audience.
It is hard to imagine anyone, with the possible exception of preadolescent males, who will not, in the end turn on to Turning Point.
The Turning Point has its flaws - some overwritten scenes and lapses into staginess and sentimentality - but they are those of heady excess and are easily forgiven. One has the sense of a project perfectly matched to the people who made it. [28 Nov 1977, p.97]
The dancing is lovely, the story is secondary. [17 Nov 1977]
Herbert Ross directed, unexcitingly; there's no visual sweep, no lift.
For a film ostensibly dedicated to physical grace, Ross's images are unforgivably clumsy. MacLaine and Bancroft, though, work up some sparks in the last two reels.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
7.0
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 11 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
