I.Q.

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I.Q.

PG

1994

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan) is a highly intelligent doctoral student at Princeton University and is engaged to stuffy Professor James Moreland (Stephen Fry). Ed Walters (Tim Robbins), a mechanic and all-around regular guy, falls for Catherine and searches for a way to impress her. Believing that the key to Catherine's heart is his IQ, Ed passes himself off as a physicist with the help of Catherine's uncle, who just happens to be Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau).

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

11/09/2020

Half a great movie.

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Kevin Jackson

Independent (UK)

05/23/2019

In the last analysis, it's just not clever enough.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

11/28/2003

B-

Has been done to death, but there's something endearingly goofy about throwing Einstein, of all people, into the mix that breathes new life into the formula.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

01/07/2025

3/4

...an agreeable romantic comedy that benefits rather significantly by the first-class efforts of its cast...

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Alison Jones and Russell Rhodes

Birmingham Mail

02/10/2024

4/5

Meg Ryan exudes boffin next door while Tim Robbins combines sensitivity with street savvy and manages to make a science lecture sound like a love sonnet.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

02/25/2022

2.5/4

Ryan and Robbins are miscast in that they both are kooky stars and the script calls for opposites that attract. The scheming is too heavy-handed to be really funny.

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Alandra T

@RT87513307 Apr 3

i cant think of any reason to watch this movie...

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Mo S.

@9mr_0 Dec 5

فلم متوسط مو قوي ولا ضغيف قصه عاديه

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Ace R

@dragoneca2 10/13/2024

I love this movie! Some people do not give this film a lot of stars. They do not understand the value in this film, because they do not have open minds, as Albert Einstein did. He once said: "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits". This is so true. I highly recommend that you see this movie.

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Geke g

@RT40239519 08/09/2024

Context is veri brilliant

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Munkhchimeg T

@RT64187897 08/01/2024

Loved to watch some complicated situations and feelings

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Uynga U

@RT32500567 07/26/2024

love to watch movie about intelligence

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Fred Schepisi

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Tim Robbins

Ed Walters

Meg Ryan

Catherine Boyd

Walter Matthau

Albert Einstein

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Kurt Gödel

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Synopsis

Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan) is a highly intelligent doctoral student at Princeton University and is engaged to stuffy Professor James Moreland (Stephen Fry). Ed Walters (Tim Robbins), a mechanic and all-around regular guy, falls for Catherine and searches for a way to impress her. Believing that the key to Catherine's heart is his IQ, Ed passes himself off as a physicist with the help of Catherine's uncle, who just happens to be Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau).

Director: Fred Schepisi
Producer: Carol Baum, Fred Schepisi
Screenwriter: Andy Breckman, Michael Leeson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo