And by the by, the formula used for "modscore" is as follows:
(v/(v+k))*X + (k/(v+k))*C where: X = average for the movie (mean) v = number of votes for the movie k = minimum votes required to be listed in the top 250 (currently 1250) C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 6.90) -- IMDb ratings datafile
I'll try to '*' the ones that are the biggest disparities, just to draw attention to them
The 50 topmost rated movies I've seen
+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+ | title | modscore | own | watched | personal_rating | +---------------------------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+ | Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) | 9.08 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) | 8.98 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) | 8.79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Star Wars (1977) | 8.78 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 8.78 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) | 8.78 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 8.78 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Usual Suspects, The (1995) | 8.68 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 8.68 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Memento (2000) | 8.68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Matrix, The (1999) | 8.59 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Fight Club (1999) | 8.58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 8.56 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 8.55 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | American Beauty (1999) | 8.48 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 8.46 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 8.44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 8.37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | 8.33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 8.28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Braveheart (1995) | 8.28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |*Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 8.28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Clockwork Orange, A (1971) | 8.27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 8.27 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Donnie Darko (2001) | 8.27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Finding Nemo (2003) | 8.26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Batman Begins (2005) | 8.26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Incredibles, The (2004) | 8.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Sixth Sense, The (1999) | 8.18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Forrest Gump (1994) | 8.18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 8.18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 8.18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Princess Bride, The (1987) | 8.17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 8.17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |*Gladiator (2000) | 8.08 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Back to the Future (1985) | 8.08 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | 8.08 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Green Mile, The (1999) | 8.08 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Toy Story 2 (1999) | 8.07 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Big Fish (2003) | 8.06 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Garden State (2004) | 8.05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Glory (1989) | 8.04 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Christmas Story, A (1983) | 8.03 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Shrek (2001) | 7.98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | 7.98 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Twelve Monkeys (1995) | 7.98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Die Hard (1988) | 7.98 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Big Lebowski, The (1998) | 7.97 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Groundhog Day (1993) | 7.97 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Lost in Translation (2003) | 7.97 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +---------------------------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+
The 50 bottommost rated movies I've seen +--------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+ | title | modscore | own | watched | personal_rating | +--------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+ | Look Who's Talking Too (1990) | 4.18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Super Mario Bros. (1993) | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Anaconda (1997) | 4.39 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Bio-Dome (1996) | 4.39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Look Who's Talking Now (1993) | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Inspector Gadget (1999) | 4.54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Haunting, The (1999) | 4.78 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Judge Dredd (1995) | 4.85 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |*Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002) | 4.86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Lost in Space (1998) | 4.86 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) | 4.91 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Johnny Mnemonic (1995) | 4.98 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The (2000) | 5.01 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Flubber (1997) | 5.04 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |*Mission to Mars (2000) | 5.05 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Beverly Hillbillies, The (1993) | 5.11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Little Nicky (2000) | 5.12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Short Circuit 2 (1988) | 5.15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) | 5.16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) | 5.16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Animal, The (2001) | 5.17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) | 5.19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Whole Ten Yards, The (2004) | 5.24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | Wedding Planner, The (2001) | 5.26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Coneheads (1993) | 5.27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Monkeybone (2001) | 5.31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | | Eight Crazy Nights (2002) | 5.36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) | 5.39 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Hollow Man (2000) | 5.41 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) | 5.41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Space Jam (1996) | 5.42 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Loser (2000) | 5.44 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Pearl Harbor (2001) | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | Waterworld (1995) | 5.49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |*Red Planet (2000) | 5.49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Ladies Man, The (2000/I) | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Coyote Ugly (2000) | 5.52 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) | 5.53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Doctor Dolittle (1998) | 5.59 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Waterboy, The (1998) | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | She's All That (1999) | 5.62 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Mr. Deeds (2002) | 5.63 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | Josie and the Pussycats (2001) | 5.63 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | Look Who's Talking (1989) | 5.64 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Men in Black II (2002) | 5.67 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Bubble Boy (2001) | 5.68 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Cable Guy, The (1996) | 5.69 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Club Dread (2004) | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |*Analyze That (2002) | 5.71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Turner & Hooch (1989) | 5.71 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +--------------------------------------------+----------+------+---------+-----------------+
So my reference Horrible (6) movie made the bottom 50, but the only other one (American Wedding (2003)) is about halfway down the list (it was in the 100-150 range close to 150, there are 365 total)