Five Easy Pieces
drama
157
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
45
Educational Value/50
31
Craft & Quality/50
42
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
1970 Best Picture nominee. Jack Nicholson as a gifted pianist who has rejected his privileged background for oil field work.
Very high cognitive demands from the character study and class commentary. Educational value from its portrait of American class anxiety. The diner scene is iconic, but the film's quiet moments are its real power.
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