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. 78 new

    Crocodile Dundee

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 193 new

    House

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  3. 240 new

    Top Gun

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 261 new

    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    1986 — a.k.a. 9½ Weeks, in 1 top list Check
  5. 358 new

    The Color of Money

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 461 new

    Maximum Overdrive

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 504 new

    An American Tail

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  8. 508 new

    The Transformers: The Movie

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 638 new

    Ruthless People

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  10. 659 new

    Hoosiers

    1986 — a.k.a. Best Shot, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 685 new

    Children of a Lesser God

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 707 new

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 714 new

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 782 new

    The Hitcher

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 822 new

    The Great Mouse Detective

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  16. 889 new

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 897 new

    Mona Lisa

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 955 new

    Salvador

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 8, 2013;