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dramahistorical
140
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
33
Educational Value/50
36
Craft & Quality/50
37
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
2011 Best Picture nominee and Best Actress nominee. Black domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi tell their stories to a white journalist.
Moderate cognitive demands. Educational value from the civil rights era setting, though the white-savior framing limits its depth. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer elevate every scene they're in.
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