What is Son of Saul's IQ Score?

Son of Saul 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 40/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 44/50 Educational Value, and 46/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Son of Saul educational?

Son of Saul is strong on educational value, 44/50 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/.

Son of Saul , IQ Score 172/200

Son of Saul 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

Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/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

A Sonderkommando at Auschwitz tries to give a dead boy a proper Jewish burial. László Nemes's debut feature is formally extraordinary, the film is shot in 35mm with a shallow focus that keeps the Holocaust's worst atrocities in the blurred periphery.

Educational about the Sonderkommando's role and the specific mechanics of the death camps. Won the Foreign Language Film Oscar.

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