Introducing Composite Rankings!

We are introducing Composite Rankings for any category with at least five member-ranked lists.  We already have over 20 categories with Composite Rankings.

The Composites are calculated using a weighted scale, meaning that if a movie is rated #1 on somebody's lists it is going to receive more points than a movie ranked #5 on the same or another list.  So both the number of times a movie is ranked and the placement in the rankings are factors in determining the Composite Rank.

Here are the Composite Rankings for some of the most popular categories so far:

Comedies from the 80s - This golden age of the Comedy Movie yielded so many great movies that inevitably some really good movies get left of a list of the Top 30.  The Top 5 on the Composite currently includes Caddyshack, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Blues Brothers, This is Spinal Tap and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Animated Films - Animated films are no longer just chidren's movies, adults love them too.  Here are the Top 5 from the Composite for this popular category; Shrek, Up, Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Wall-E.

Horror Comedy - Our growing list of movie blogger members created this category and have filled it with some outstanding ranked lists.  Proving their deep knowledge of movies, the movie bloggers' have created lists with many interesting movies that I had never heard of such as Otis, Machine Girl and Idle Hands.  The Top 5 on the list were Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Re-Animator, Scary Movie and Fido.

Musicals - I have to admit I was surprised by the popularity of this category, but that is part of the charm of the site; users decide what is popular.  This category has an interesting blend of classic movies such as Singin in the Rain and newer cult classics such as Cannibal! The Musical.  The Top 5 Composite Musicals are Singin in the Rain, My Fair Lady, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Band Wagon and The Sound of Music.

It will be fun to watch how these Composite Rankings change over time as more and more members rank the categories.