iCheckMovies - 1000 Most Polarizing

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Created by rvandam.

Favorited 18 times, disliked 1 time, added to 10 watchlists.

This list attempts to find the most polarizing movies, meaning the movies with a significant number of both favorites AND dislikes. It uses the formula abs(favorites - dislikes) / (checks + 50) after first filtering anything with less than 50 favorites and/or dislikes (that is dislikes + favorites < 50).

I played around with several variations before settling on this formula but it is far from perfect. Please leave a suggestion in the comments if you think it can be improved. I will attempt to keep this list up to date.

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  1. 174 new

    Mamma Mia!

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 176 new

    Pootie Tang

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  3. 186 new

    New York, New York

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 218 new

    Fame

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 220 new

    Oklahoma!

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 224 new

    Hairspray

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 231 new

    Charlotte's Web

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 256 new

    Three Little Pigs

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 292 new

    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 362 new

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  11. 369 new

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 395 new

    High Society

    1956, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 452 new

    Oliver!

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 551 new

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 665 new

    Meet the Feebles

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 723 new

    Hello, Dolly!

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  17. 737 new

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 742 new

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 747 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 766 new

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 781 new

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 796 new

    History of the World: Part I

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  23. 871 new

    Chicago

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 891 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 943 new

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 973 new

    The Music Man

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 8, 2013;