What is The Last Waltz's IQ Score?

The Last Waltz has an IQ Score of 146/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 30/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 36/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Last Waltz educational?

The Last Waltz 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/.

The Last Waltz , IQ Score 146/200

The Last Waltz has an IQ Score of 146/200 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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146/ 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

Martin Scorsese →

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The TVI Take

Scorsese's 1978 documentary of The Band's Thanksgiving 1976 farewell concert at Winterland. Generally regarded as the greatest concert film ever made.

Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young. Vilmos Zsigmond's camera blocking, the studio sequences interleaved with concert footage, and the threaded interviews compose a formal argument about the closing of an American roots-music era. Cognitive engagement from the era-eulogy structure.

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