What is The Wolf of Wall Street's IQ Score?

The Wolf of Wall Street has an IQ Score of 180/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 45/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 45/50 Educational Value, and 45/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Wolf of Wall Street educational?

The Wolf of Wall Street is strong on educational value, 45/50 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 Wolf of Wall Street , IQ Score 180/200

The Wolf of Wall Street has an IQ Score of 180/200 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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180/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

The Wolf of Wall Street poster, IQ Score 180/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/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

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TVI Essential · Consensus

The Wolf of Wall Street scores 180/200 on the TVI IQ Score, Masterclass tier. A finance broker builds a fraud operation dealing cocaine and defrauding investors. Educational about securities fraud and addiction, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

A finance broker builds a fraud operation dealing cocaine and defrauding investors. Educational about securities fraud and addiction.

Cognitive engagement from the protagonist's charisma and self-delusion. Entertainment from the excess and the dark comedy.

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