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. 15 new

    Last Days

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 204 new

    Public Enemies

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  3. 242 new

    Cleopatra

    1963, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 301 new

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 373 new

    Erin Brockovich

    2000, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 407 new

    Jesus of Nazareth

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  7. 412 new

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  8. 420 new

    Patch Adams

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 438 new

    Bloodsport

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  10. 482 new

    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 486 new

    Rudy

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 516 new

    Out of Africa

    1985, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 530 new

    Miracle

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 585 new

    Invictus

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 618 new

    Ray

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 622 new

    Che: Part Two

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  17. 624 new

    Kinsey

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  18. 640 new

    The Queen

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 674 new

    The Hurricane

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  20. 686 new

    Che: Part One

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  21. 693 new

    Michael Collins

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  22. 714 new

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 724 new

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 726 new

    Mommie Dearest

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 730 new

    The Aviator

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 737 new

    The King and I

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 749 new

    Moulin Rouge

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 760 new

    Rabbit-Proof Fence

    2002, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 817 new

    American Gangster

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 840 new

    Elizabeth

    1998, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 842 new

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 847 new

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 853 new

    The Blind Side

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 857 new

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 875 new

    The Last Emperor

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 889 new

    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 893 new

    Reds

    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 940 new

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 943 new

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 946 new

    Cinderella Man

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 979 new

    Before Night Falls

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 983 new

    Remember the Titans

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 997 new

    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 1000 new

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
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