What is Pickpocket's IQ Score?

Pickpocket has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Masterclass tier. The score breaks down to 46/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 36/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Pickpocket educational?

Pickpocket is strong on educational value, 36/50 on TVI's rubric, which covers academic content, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, life skills, and knowledge transfer.

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/.

Pickpocket , IQ Score 172/200

Pickpocket has an IQ Score of 172/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Masterclass tier.

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

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172/ 200

Masterclass TVI Essential

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Pickpocket poster, IQ Score 172/200, Masterclass tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

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

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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

TVI Canon

Robert Bresson →

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TVI Essential · Consensus

Pickpocket scores 172/200 on the TVI IQ Score, placing it in the Masterclass tier. Bresson's theft-as-vocation study of a Parisian pickpocket sliding toward prison and grace. The famous pocket-tracking sequences are ballet, earning Cultural Impact, Intellectual Substance, Rewatch Value, and Lasting Significance. TVI Essential is an editorial designation; IQ Score is a content rating, not an intelligence measurement.

The TVI Take

Bresson's theft-as-vocation study of a Parisian pickpocket sliding toward prison and grace. The famous pocket-tracking sequences are ballet.

Scorsese and Schrader both cite it as a template. Spare, philosophical, pulsing with repressed guilt.

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