Born on the Fourth of July — IQ Score 164/200
Born on the Fourth of July has an IQ Score of 164/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
— How we score →
Saves to your browser. See your Personal IQ on My IQ →
The TVI Take
Oliver Stone's 1989 Tom Cruise-anchored film about Ron Kovic, the Vietnam-veteran-turned-antiwar-activist whose memoir Stone co-adapted. The structural commitment to letting Cruise's against-type leading-man performance render the canonical Vietnam-veteran trauma material — and Stone's most-direct post-Platoon political-historical work — is the canonical late-1980s Vietnam-cinema entry.
Where to Watch
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
FlixFlingAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeStreaming availability data via JustWatch + TMDB. Updated weekly; check the provider for current pricing.
Get scores for new titles every week.
The Intelligentsia Report — every Saturday. Free.
Lifetime premium access. $99 once.
Founders Wall, monthly Founders Newsletter, quarterly Deep Dive, 2 title requests/yr, Quarterly Scored Together Zoom. 12-month full refund.