What is The Room Next Door's IQ Score?

The Room Next Door has an IQ Score of 156/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 42/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 32/50 Educational Value, and 44/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Room Next Door educational?

The Room Next Door is moderate on educational value, 32/50 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/.

The Room Next Door , IQ Score 156/200

Name: The Room Next Door
Genre: drama
Rating: 156

The Room Next Door has an IQ Score of 156/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

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

drama

156/ 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

Pedro Almodóvar →

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The TVI Take

Almodóvar's first English-language feature pairs Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore on a quiet pact about assisted death. Venice Golden Lion winner.

Measured, painterly, morally serious about friendship at the edge of life without ever becoming maudlin.

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