What is The Good Dinosaur's IQ Score?

The Good Dinosaur has an IQ Score of 129/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 36/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 18/50 Educational Value, and 46/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Good Dinosaur educational?

The Good Dinosaur is low on educational value, 18/50 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/.

The Good Dinosaur , IQ Score 129/200

The Good Dinosaur has an IQ Score of 129/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH and Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

animationadventurecomedy

129/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Ages 4-8SEL 30/50

The Good Dinosaur poster, IQ Score 129/200, Competent tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

SEL Score/50

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Why you should trust this score

Reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP

Licensed school psychologist. Reviews kids content against the published rubric and the CASEL social-emotional learning framework.

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

Peter Sohn's 2015 Pixar feature whose alternate-history premise (the dinosaur-extinction asteroid missed) is the formal apparatus for a Western-as-dinosaur-coming-of-age. The Arlo / Spot relationship is structurally inverted: the dinosaur is the timid protagonist and the human boy is the feral animal companion.

Pixar's most underrated feature; the river-fishing sequence is genuine emotional work.

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