What is The Pursuit of Happyness's IQ Score?

The Pursuit of Happyness has an IQ Score of 160/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 40/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 41/50 Educational Value, and 39/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Pursuit of Happyness educational?

The Pursuit of Happyness is strong on educational value, 41/50 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 Pursuit of Happyness , IQ Score 160/200

The Pursuit of Happyness has an IQ Score of 160/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-17·Methodology

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160/ 200

Masterclass

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

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

Gabriele Muccino's 2006 Chris Gardner biopic anchored by Will Smith (Oscar-nominated) and his real son Jaden as the homeless father-and-son rendering of the actual stockbroker's true story. The structural commitment to letting working-poor-Black-fatherhood specificity (the homeless shelters, the Salvation Army queues, the Dean Witter internship competition) be the actual subject, at register Hollywood drama rarely supports, is the film's distinctive achievement.

Where to Watch

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