What is Blade Runner's IQ Score?

Blade Runner has an IQ Score of 165/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 46/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 34/50 Educational Value, and 44/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Blade Runner educational?

Blade Runner is moderate on educational value, 34/50 on TVI's rubric. Some learning happens, but it isn't the show's primary work.

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/.

Blade Runner , IQ Score 165/200

Blade Runner has an IQ Score of 165/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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

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165/ 200

Masterclass

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/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

TVI Canon

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The TVI Take

A police officer hunts artificial humans in a dystopian future. Educational about consciousness and authenticity.

Cognitive engagement from the philosophical questions about what it means to be human. Entertainment from the cyberpunk noir atmosphere.

Characters Scored Here

People search for these characters by name. TVI doesn't invent fictional-character IQ numbers, but Blade Runner's score is the honest answer to how seriously the work treats each mind.

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