What is Apex's IQ Score?

Apex has an IQ Score of 103/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 18/50 Educational Value, and 30/50 Craft & Quality.

Apex is low on educational value, 18/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Apex , IQ Score 103/200

Apex has an IQ Score of 103/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-17·Methodology

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103/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

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Why you should trust this score

Scored under Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician and founding editor. Maintains the adult catalog against the published rubric and reviews the rubric application.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,338 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

A grief-anchored survival thriller set in the Australian wild, structured around the lone-woman-versus-cunning-predator format the genre has refined since Wolf Creek. The film's editorial choice to ground the premise in grief raises the emotional floor above genre-typical.

The cognitive demand is sustained-attention rather than puzzle. The 6.6 TMDB rating reflects the audience verdict that the film executes the form competently without exceeding it.

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