What is There Will Be Blood's IQ Score?

There Will Be Blood has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 47/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 37/50 Educational Value, and 45/50 Craft & Quality.

Is There Will Be Blood educational?

There Will Be Blood is strong on educational value, 37/50 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/.

There Will Be Blood , IQ Score 172/200

Name: There Will Be Blood
Genre: drama
Rating: 172

There Will Be Blood has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-06-19·Methodology

drama

172/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

There Will Be Blood poster, IQ Score 172/200, 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

There Will Be Blood scores 172/200 on the TVI IQ Score, placing it in the Masterclass tier. An oil prospector builds an empire through ruthlessness and deception in early 20th-century California. Educational about industrial capitalism and extraction, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, Rewatch Value, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

An oil prospector builds an empire through ruthlessness and deception in early 20th-century California. Educational about industrial capitalism and extraction.

Cognitive engagement from the psychological warfare between the protagonist and a preacher. Entertainment from the slow-burn intensity.

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People search for these characters by name. TVI doesn't invent fictional-character IQ numbers, but There Will Be Blood's score is the honest answer to how seriously the work treats each mind.

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