Many movies have a tipping-point where all bets are off, illusions are shattered, past the point of no-return, and the (main) characters realize the problems they have to deal with. Some examples: in horror movies, it’s when the main characters find out about the monster/killer; in dramas, it might be when the person finds out they have cancer; in an action, it could be when they begin the heist and start robbing the bank.
Of course, things could start happening before this point, but the tipping-point is when everything becomes clear to everyone. For example, in a horror movie, characters could be dying right from the start, but other characters continue on in ignorant bliss for some time; it’s when they learn of the threat that the movie has reached the tipping-point.
Some movies have multiple tipping-points, and some don’t really have any at all. It’s surprisingly hard to define it, but many movies have a pretty clear one.
Here’s a list of some movies’ tipping-points.
| Title | Year | T-Point | Length | Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrong Turn 1 | 2003 | 0:31:32 | 1:24:11 | 37.46% | They see dead Francine |
| Wrong Turn 2 | 2007 | 0:52:17 | 1:32:57 | 56.25% | They see Kimberly’s tattoo |
| Wrong Turn 3 | 2009 | 0:37:58 | 1:32:02 | 41.25% | Three Toes ambushes them |
| Wrong Turn 4 | 2011 | 0:48:08 | 1:33:22 | 51.55% | They find Porter’s head |
| Wrong Turn 5 | 2012 | 0:46:11 | 1:30:48 | 50.86% | They run over Gus |
| Wrong Turn 6 | 2014 | 1:12:23 | 1:30:30 | 79.98% | They see Bryan being cooked |
| The Fog | 1979 | 1:01:58 | 1:29:47 | 69.02% | Dan gets killed |
| The Fog | 2005 | 1:09:18 | 1:43:14 | 67.13% | Dan gets killed |
| The Mist | 2007 | 0:13:04 | 2:05:47 | 10.39% | Man getting in his car screams |
| The Possession | 2012 | 1:11:39 | 1:32:00 | 77.88% | They see face in MRI |
| Hostel | 2005 | 0:54:35 | 1:34:02 | 58.05% | Paxton sees dead Josh disection |
| Hostel II | 2007 | 1:05:55 | 1:34:40 | 69.63% | Beth sees the room of heads |
| Hostel III | 2011 | 0:53:38 | 1:27:45 | 61.12% | Scott and others are kidnapped |
| Vacancy | 2007 | 0:34:40 | 1:25:00 | 40.78% | Their room in the video & lights go out |
| Vacancy 2 | 2008 | 0:43:35 | 1:25:59 | 50.69% | They see the tape and get shot at |
| The Cave | 2005 | 0:37:19 | 1:37:18 | 38.35% | Jack gets attacked, they see giant claw |
| Wolf Creek | 2005 | 0:52:55 | 1:44:21 | 50.71% | Liz wakes up bound |
| Wolf Creek 2 | 2013 | 0:25:36 | 1:46:14 | 24.10% | Rutgar is stabbed (Paul finds Katarina 36:40 34.52%) |
| Descent | 2005 | 0:58:14 | 1:39:50 | 58.33% | A crawler attackes them |
| Descent 2 | 2009 | 0:24:08 | 1:29:53 | 26.85% | They see mauled caver (they see cralwer 41:23 46.04%) |
| The Ruins | 2008 | 0:23:12 | 1:33:25 | 24.83% | Dimitri is shot (they find Heinrich 25:42 27.51%; they shoot the boy 36:37 39.20%; the plants attack 53:07 56.86%; the plants take Mathias’ legs 1:02:52 67.30%) |
| You’re Next | 2011 | 0:27:06 | 1:34:31 | 28.67% | Tariq is shot |
| Cabin Fever | 2002 | 0:47:46 | 1:32:08 | 51.85% | Karen starts bleeding |
| Cabin Fever 2 | 2009 | 0:52:20 | 1:26:07 | 60.77% | CDC shoots Principal and everyone coughs blood (0:49:15 57.19% they see bodies in pool) |
| Cabin Fever 3 | 2014 | 0:43:05 | 1:34:50 | 45.43% | Penny bleeds |
| Cabin Fever | 2016 | 0:51:47 | 1:38:23 | 52.63% | Karen starts bleeding |
| Westworld | 1973 | 1:01:50 | 1:28:54 | 69.55% | John gets killed (0:59:24 66.82% First guest is killed) |
| We Are Still Here | 2015 | 1:05:33 | 1:23:22 | 78.63% | Posessed Jacob kills himself in front of them |
| Evil Dead | 1981 | 0:35:43 | 1:25:24 | 41.82% | They see Cheryl posessed and floating |
| Evil Dead 2 | 1987 | 0:41:19 | 1:24:17 | 49.02% | They see posessed Henrietta |
| Evil Dead 3 | 1992 | 0:46:37 | 1:20:45 | 57.73% | The flying demon attacks |
| London has Fallen | 2016 | 0:26:11 | 1:38:57 | 26.46% | The attack begins |
| SiREN | 2016 | 0:40:57 | 1:22:50 | 49.44% | They see Lily get Elliot |
| Feral | 2017 | 0:16:50 | 1:31:39 | 18.37% | They find Brie maimed and Matt mauled |
| Hush | 2016 | 0:19:42 | 1:21:44 | 24.10% | She realizes that someone is in the house |
| Haunting | 1999 | 1:28:16 | 1:52:42 | 78.32% | They see the bed turn into a face |
| Thir13en Ghosts | 2001 | 0:53:37 | 1:30:48 | 59.05% | They see the witch ghost |
| House of Wax | 2005 | 1:13:28 | 1:52:36 | 65.25% | Paige sees dying Blake |
| The Woman | 2011 | 0:27:05 | 1:43:43 | 26.11% | The family sees the kidnapped woman |
| Bite | 2015 | 1:16:38 | 1:28:22 | 86.72% | Jared sees (mutated) Casey |
| Escape Room | 2019 | 0:47:47 | 1:39:34 | 47.99% | They see Danny drown |
| Total: 41 | Average: 50.32% | ||||