What is Big Fish's IQ Score?

Big Fish has an IQ Score of 146/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 34/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 34/50 Educational Value, and 44/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Big Fish educational?

Big Fish is moderate on educational value, 34/50 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/.

Big Fish , IQ Score 146/200

Big Fish has an IQ Score of 146/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-05-16·Methodology

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146/ 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

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

2,282 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Tim Burton's 2003 film, adapted by John August from Daniel Wallace's novel, Albert Finney as a dying salesman whose Alabama tall tales his son, played by Billy Crudup, tries to untangle from fact. Burton's surrealist set pieces are the second act; the third is a quiet reconciliation about why we mythologize the people we love.

Danny Elfman scored.

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