What is Beauty and the Beast's IQ Score?

Beauty and the Beast has an IQ Score of 129/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 35/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 19/50 Educational Value, and 46/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Beauty and the Beast educational?

Beauty and the Beast is low on educational value, 19/50 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/.

Beauty and the Beast , IQ Score 129/200

Beauty and the Beast has an IQ Score of 129/200 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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129/ 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

Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise's 1991 Disney feature, the only animated film nominated for Best Picture in its original Oscar configuration. Howard Ashman's lyrics and Alan Menken's score are the structural apparatus that gives the romance philosophical weight.

The library reveal is one of the most carefully-constructed character beats in Disney's catalog, a gift from someone learning that the right currency is the recipient's interior life.

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