What is A Scanner Darkly's IQ Score?

A Scanner Darkly has an IQ Score of 161/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 44/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 36/50 Educational Value, and 40/50 Craft & Quality.

Is A Scanner Darkly educational?

A Scanner Darkly is strong on educational value, 36/50 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/.

A Scanner Darkly , IQ Score 161/200

A Scanner Darkly has an IQ Score of 161/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-05-26·Methodology

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161/ 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

Methodology reviewed by Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician scientist. Master of Public Health, with substantial coursework in research methodology. Reviews the rubric and its application across the adult catalog.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,316 titles, version-controlled

TVI Canon

Richard Linklater →

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The TVI Take

Linklater's 2006 rotoscope adaptation of Philip K. Dick's surveillance-state novel.

Keanu Reeves as an undercover narcotics officer who is surveilling himself without knowing it. Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder fill out the addict ensemble. The rotoscope animation is doing real expressive work, making the identity-dissolution literal rather than metaphorical. Educational about surveillance, addiction, and the philosophy of the unified self. Among the rare faithful Philip K. Dick adaptations.

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