The French Connection
crimethrillerdrama
160
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
40
Educational Value/50
35
Craft & Quality/50
47
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
1971 Best Picture winner. Gene Hackman's Popeye Doyle pursues a French heroin smuggling ring through New York City.
High cognitive demands from the procedural complexity and moral ambiguity of the protagonist. Educational value from the real narcotics case and 1970s NYC. The car-versus-elevated-train chase is the greatest action sequence ever filmed.
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