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Knife in the Water — IQ Score 160/200

Knife in the Water has an IQ Score of 160/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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160 Masterclass

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Knife in the Water poster — IQ Score 160/200 — Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50
41
Educational Value/50
38
Craft & Quality/50
41
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)  — How we score →

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The TVI Take

Roman Polanski's 1962 directorial debut — the canonical Polish New Wave entry. The structural commitment to a single-location yacht-based three-character thriller (an older couple and a young hitchhiker on a sailing trip) established the catalog's most-formally-disciplined first feature.

Polanski's only Polish-language film; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

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