What is Tape's IQ Score?

Tape has an IQ Score of 150/200 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 36/50 Craft & Quality.

Tape 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/.

Tape , IQ Score 150/200

Tape has an IQ Score of 150/200 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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150/ 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

Richard Linklater →

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The TVI Take

Linklater's 2001 real-time chamber drama. Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Uma Thurman in a single motel room, relitigating whether a high-school memory was misread flirtation or assault.

Shot on DV, adapted from Stephen Belber's play. The film never resolves its moral footing, which is the point. Educational about memory, accountability, and the unreliability of narrative reconstruction. Cognitive engagement from the constantly shifting power among the three characters.

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