What is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri's IQ Score?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 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 40/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 30/50 Educational Value, and 50/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri educational?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is moderate on educational value, 30/50 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/.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri , IQ Score 156/200

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 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 2026-06-19·Methodology

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156/ 200

Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

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

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The TVI Take

Martin McDonagh's film about a mother's grief weaponized into public confrontation. High cognitive demands from the moral ambiguity, the film refuses to let any character be simply right or wrong.

Tonally daring, shifting between comedy and fury without warning. The character arcs challenge assumptions about redemption and accountability.

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