What is Doctor Sleep's IQ Score?

Doctor Sleep has an IQ Score of 153/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 39/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 36/50 Educational Value, and 40/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Doctor Sleep educational?

Doctor Sleep is strong on educational value, 36/50 on TVI's rubric, which covers academic content, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, life skills, and knowledge transfer.

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/.

Doctor Sleep , IQ Score 153/200

Doctor Sleep has an IQ Score of 153/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

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153/ 200

Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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

Mike Flanagan's 2019 Stephen King adaptation that simultaneously serves as sequel to King's The Shining novel and to Kubrick's film version, the two narrative branches Flanagan had to reconcile. The structural commitment to letting Ewan McGregor's adult Danny Torrance be the actual subject rather than as Kubrick-reverence framing is the production's distinctive achievement.

Among the strongest King adaptations of the streaming era.

Where to Watch

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