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I.Q.

  • 19941994
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
25K
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POPULARITY
10,066
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Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
ComedyRomance
A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from him and his friends.A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from him and his friends.A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from him and his friends.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
25K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,066
1,327
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Andy Breckman(story)
      • Michael Leeson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Meg Ryan
      • Walter Matthau
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Andy Breckman(story)
      • Michael Leeson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Meg Ryan
      • Walter Matthau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 90User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info

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    Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Meg Ryan in I.Q. (1994)
    Stephen Fry and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Meg Ryan and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Meg Ryan in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins and Meg Ryan in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    Tim Robbins and Meg Ryan in I.Q. (1994)

    Top cast

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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Ed Walters
    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Catherine Boyd
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Albert Einstein
    Lou Jacobi
    Lou Jacobi
    • Kurt Gödel
    Gene Saks
    Gene Saks
    • Boris Podolsky
    Joseph Maher
    Joseph Maher
    • Nathan Liebknecht
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • James Moreland
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Bob Rosetti
    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Frank
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Louis Bamberger
    Keene Curtis
    Keene Curtis
    • Eisenhower
    Alice Playten
    Alice Playten
    • Gretchen
    Danny Zorn
    Danny Zorn
    • Dennis
    Helen Hanft
    Helen Hanft
    • Rose
    Roger Berlind
    • Duncan
    Arthur Berwick
    • Academic
    Timothy Jerome
    • Academic
    John McDonough
    • Academic
    • Director
      • Fred Schepisi
    • Writers
      • Andy Breckman(story) (screenplay)
      • Michael Leeson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The lines spoken by Walter Matthau as Einstein, "I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right", "Time is an illusion", and "God does not play dice", are all actual Albert Einstein quotations.
    • Goofs
      Ed checks the wrong answers for several questions in the I.Q. test.
    • Quotes

      Albert Einstein: Are you thinking what I am thinking?

      Ed Walters: Well what would be the odds of that happening?

    • Crazy credits
      Several characters' names are given incorrectly in the credits; Stephen Fry's character is spelled "James Morland" without the E, Lou Jacobi's character Kurt Gödel is spelled with no umlaut over the O, and Tony Shalhoub's character is titled "Bob Watters," not Bob Rosetti as given throughout the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Speechless/Dumb and Dumber/Legends of the Fall/Little Women/Death and the Maiden/The Madness of King George (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      COCKTAILS FOR TWO
      by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston
      Performed by Spike Jones
      Courtesy of RCA Records label of BMG Music

    User reviews90

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Flirtatious piece of fluff
    A genial romantic comedy, "I.Q" is a flirtatious piece of fluff in which an auto mechanic woos the educated daughter of ol' E=MC2 himself, Albert Einstein. No guffaw inducer, but very pleasant fare given a considerable boost by its cast, most notably Matthau who is very good indeed as Mr. Einstein.
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    • bwaynef
    • Mar 30, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Fórmula para amar
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrenceville School, Route 206, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Sandollar
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,381,221
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,131,201
      • Dec 26, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,381,221
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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