Fences
drama
160
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
43
Educational Value/50
36
Craft & Quality/50
41
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
2016 Best Picture nominee and Best Actor nominee (Denzel Washington). August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play about a Black garbage collector and former baseball player in 1950s Pittsburgh.
High cognitive demands from the dense, poetic dialogue. Educational value from the African American experience in postwar America. Washington and Viola Davis deliver performances of extraordinary power.
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