What is Killers of the Flower Moon's IQ Score?

Killers of the Flower Moon has an IQ Score of 185/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 47/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 45/50 Educational Value, and 47/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Killers of the Flower Moon educational?

Killers of the Flower Moon is strong on Educational Value, 45/50 on TVI's rubric, which rates the density and integration of substantive information within the work.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's current published formula is round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers. TVI publishes a three-dimension breakdown only when those values reproduce the displayed composite. The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Killers of the Flower Moon IQ Score 185/200

Killers of the Flower Moon has an IQ Score of 185/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-08-19·Methodology

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185/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Exceptional cognitive and educational substance, delivered with craft that sustains close attention

Killers of the Flower Moon poster, IQ Score 185/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/50

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

What these dimensions mean

Cognitive Stimulation: observable narrative complexity, conceptual density, ambiguity, inference, and sustained intellectual demands in the work.
Educational Value: the density and integration of substantive academic, historical, scientific, cultural, ethical, or practical information in the work.
Craft & Quality: production excellence in service of the work, its direction, writing, performance, and aesthetic intent.
Cinematic Score: composition quality, emotional impact, and how the music integrates with the work. Does not affect the IQ Score.

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Why you should trust this score

Scored under Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician and founding editor. Maintains the adult catalog against the published rubric and reviews the rubric application.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.3.1

Formula

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

Database scale

2,605 titles, version-controlled

TVI Canon

Martin Scorsese →

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TVI Essential · Consensus

Killers of the Flower Moon scores 185/200 on the TVI IQ Score, placing it in the Masterclass tier. Scorsese's 2023 film treats the Osage murders with historical fidelity and the late-career patience that earned Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

The FBI investigates the murder of Osage Nation members during the oil boom. Educational about the Osage murders and American racism.

Cognitive engagement from the historical justice and the detective work. Entertainment from the crime drama.

People & Production Martin Scorsese · Appian Way Productions · United States 22 connections