What is Mamma Mia's IQ Score?

Mamma Mia has an IQ Score of 119/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 29/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 31/50 Educational Value, and 29/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Mamma Mia educational?

Mamma Mia is moderate on educational value, 31/50 on TVI's rubric. Some learning happens, but it isn't the show's primary work.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Mamma Mia , IQ Score 119/200

Mamma Mia has an IQ Score of 119/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

romancecomedymusical

119/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

Cinematic Score/50

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Why you should trust this score

Methodology reviewed by Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician scientist. Master of Public Health, with substantial coursework in research methodology. Reviews the rubric and its application across the adult catalog.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

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

Database scale

2,324 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

Phyllida Lloyd's 2008 ABBA jukebox musical whose structural commitment to the Greek-island setting and the multi-generational female cast (Streep, Walters, Baranski, Seyfried) is the film's actual subject. The three-possible-fathers premise is the cover for a film whose real argument is about female friendship across the life-cycle.

Streep's 'The Winner Takes It All' is rare jukebox-musical work that earns its emotional weight.

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