What is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior's IQ Score?

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior has an IQ Score of 155/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 40/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 36/50 Educational Value, and 41/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior educational?

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 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/.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior , IQ Score 155/200

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior has an IQ Score of 155/200 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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155/ 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

George Miller's 1981 sequel to Mad Max, the canonical 1980s post-apocalyptic-action entry. The structural commitment to letting practical-stunts choreography (the canonical tanker-chase finale is genuinely terrifying physical work) render the action register at scale established Miller's career-defining filmmaking discipline.

The direct ancestor of Fury Road's 2015 commercial breakthrough.

Where to Watch

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