What is The Super Mario Bros. Movie's IQ Score?

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has an IQ Score of 125/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 33/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 18/50 Educational Value, and 47/50 Craft & Quality.

Is The Super Mario Bros. Movie educational?

The Super Mario Bros. Movie 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 Super Mario Bros. Movie , IQ Score 125/200

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has an IQ Score of 125/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

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

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125/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

SEL Score/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

Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic's 2023 Illumination / Nintendo feature whose IP fidelity is more commercially achieved than artistically argued. The Donkey Kong Country sequence and the Rainbow Road set-piece are the film's distinctive visual-development commitments; the screenplay rests on game-cultural reference rather than on character work.

Earns its IQ on craft and on iconographic recognition.

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