Midnight Express
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149
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
36
Educational Value/50
38
Craft & Quality/50
38
Cinematic Score/50
47
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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1978 Best Picture nominee. An American student imprisoned in Turkey for drug smuggling.
Moderate cognitive demands from the escalating tension. Educational value from the international criminal justice context, though the film's portrayal of Turkish culture has been criticized as xenophobic. Viscerally effective and deeply uncomfortable.
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