What is Michael's IQ Score?

Michael has an IQ Score of 121/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 27/50 Educational Value, and 35/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Michael educational?

Michael is moderate on educational value, 27/50 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/.

Michael , IQ Score 121/200

Michael has an IQ Score of 121/200 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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121/ 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

Antoine Fuqua's Michael Jackson biopic starring nephew Jaafar Jackson. Strong on craft, the music sequences are the best in any biopic since Rocketman.

Structurally bounded by an estate-funded 22-day reshoot in 2025 that excised John Logan's original third-act material under a 1994 settlement clause, delaying release from April 2025 to April 2026. Janet Jackson kindly declined to be included. A repressed film about a repressed man. Worth watching with awareness of what it could not say.

Where to Watch

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