What is Superbad's IQ Score?

Superbad has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 35/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 17/50 Educational Value, and 48/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Superbad educational?

Superbad is low on educational value, 17/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

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/.

Superbad , IQ Score 128/200

Name: Superbad
Genre: comedy
Rating: 128

Superbad has an IQ Score of 128/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

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

comedy

128/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

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

Greg Mottola's adaptation of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's screenplay that turned out to be sustained inquiry into male friendship dissolution rather than the dick-joke comedy it was sold as. The Seth-Evan-Fogell friend-triangle structure renders late-adolescent codependence with specificity most coming-of-age films skip.

The final-scene mall-escalator beat is the genuine emotional payoff the rest of the comedy is structural support for.

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