Plot point

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In television and film, a plot point is a significant event within a plot that digs into the action and spins it around in another direction.

Noted screenwriting teacher Syd Field teaches that the 'ideal' movie plot has the first plot point occurring around the 30th minute of the film, then the second one around the 90th minute.

See screenwriting theories for an overview list of plot points.