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Madagascar IQ Score 129/200

Madagascar has an IQ Score of 129/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

animationadventurecomedy
129/ 200
Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Ages 5-10SEL 22/50
Madagascar poster, IQ Score 129/200, Competent tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Legacy score. Published under our earlier workflow, before the current standard took effect in August 2026. A founder reviewed and approved it against our methodology, under a process that does not meet the standard we hold now. What this means →

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Cognitive Stimulation/50
37
Educational Value/50
17
Craft & Quality/50
46
SEL Score/50
22

The SEL value shown is a legacy value, reviewed at the total level only. Competency-level SEL review is part of re-verification.

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.
  • SEL: social-emotional learning on the CASEL framework, self-awareness, regulation, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. Does not affect the IQ Score.

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Why you should trust this score

Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
TVI Kids methodology reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Shapes and reviews the kids methodology and personally reviews every TVI Kids Essential designation.
Formula
round((C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4)
Database scale
2,607 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath's 2005 DreamWorks feature whose Central Park Zoo escapees premise is the cover for a film whose actual subject is the gap between domesticated animal self-image and wild-animal physical-fact. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith anchor; the 'Move It Move It' sequence is the franchise's enduring cultural artifact.

People & Production Eric Darnell · DreamWorks Animation · United States 22 connections

Direction & creation

On screen & sound

Selected voice cast
Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the EntertainerSelected in source order; not represented as billing order.
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The Trailer

Official trailer, embedded from YouTube.

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Cite this score

Madagascar scored 129/200 (Competent tier) on TV Intelligentsia's published methodology. Source: tvintelligentsia.com/titles/madagascar/

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