The Twilight Saga includes the American romantic fantasy film "Twilight" as its first installment.
The Twilight Saga is a series of five romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer . The first installment , Twilight , was released on November 21 , 2008 . Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer 's popular novel of the same name .