New York is the most romantic place to live. At least if you believe the movies, or, for that matter, Streaming Observer's map and rankings of each state's favorite onscreen romances.
While New York is more romantially inclined in its search for films than any other state, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, and Utah arefollowing close behind. A bit of advice for those who love nothing more than to watch The Notebook: you might do well to not date anyone from Mississippi, the state most uninterested in screen depictions of affairs of the heart.
Streaming Observer didn't just look at how frequently people sought out romantic movies but also at which ones. Talky New Yorkers do indeed prefer talky films, with Before Sunrise taking the top spot. Kansas prefers to see the world (specifically New York) in black-and-white with Manhattan. (Which they should reconsider.) Even when Mississippi does watch something that pulls at the heartstrings, it goes for digital ones, with Her.
Many viewers tend to opt for romances that have their own states as a backdrop. Washington state loves Sleepless in Seattle, Pennsylvania's favorite is The Philadelphia Story, and Georgia is still in love with Gone With the Wind. Other states' favorite rom-coms are more surprising, like The Princess Bride in Idaho and Amélie in Virginia.
The one movie that's most searched for across the country? Titanic. Surprise.
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