What is Raising Arizona's IQ Score?

Raising Arizona has an IQ Score of 141/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 36/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 34/50 Educational Value, and 36/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Raising Arizona educational?

Raising Arizona 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/.

Raising Arizona , IQ Score 141/200

Raising Arizona has an IQ Score of 141/200 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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141/ 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

TVI Canon

Coen Brothers →

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The TVI Take

The Coens' second feature, Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as childless white-trash newlyweds who steal a baby from a furniture magnate's quintuplets, committed to a register most American comedies refuse: visual exuberance (the chase sequence is one of the most dynamically-shot in 1980s film) wedded to genuine pathos about reproduction and inadequacy. Tonally distinct from anything else the Coens have made.

Where to Watch

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