Find Out Which Bad Romantic Movie Is Your State’s Favorite
Sometimes, two far-flung states with seemingly little in common can connect on something surprising. For Colorado and Mississippi, that something is an affinity for the 2006 teen romantic comedy John Tucker Must Die.
Based on Google Trends data analyzed by jewelry retailer Shane Co., residents in Colorado and Mississippi search for that film more than any other bad romance movie. In this case, bad means “has an IMDb rating of 6.1 or less.” Meanwhile, Kentucky, Maryland, and Washington can’t get enough of Adrian Grenier and Melissa Joan Hart’s 1999 flick Drive Me Crazy, which also gave us the Britney Spears classic “(You Drive Me) Crazy.”
Other states are all alone in their silver screen guilty pleasures. Arkansas loves 2007’s Because I Said So, starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore; Rhode Island has a soft spot for Tom Cruise’s 1988 flop Cocktail; and Missouri has never forgotten Garry Marshall’s Valentine’s Day, the only film in which you can witness then-couple Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner portraying a couple (or portraying anyone—their partnership unfortunately didn’t beget more movie roles).
An impressive nine states agree that 2011’s Something Borrowed, in which romance threatens the best friendship of two women (played by Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin), is worth the watch. Four, from Hawaii to Michigan, prefer 2009’s Couples Retreat; and another three—Florida, Nebraska, and Tennessee—challenge the notion that 2000’s Coyote Ugly is anything less than a national treasure.
See which critically panned romance is your state’s favorite below, and find some more well-received ones to add to your watch list here.
- Alabama // Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Alaska // The Proposal (2009)
- Arizona // America’s Sweethearts (2001)
- Arkansas // Because I Said So (2007)
- California // Something Borrowed (2011)
- Colorado // John Tucker Must Die (2006)
- Connecticut // Catch and Release (2006)
- Delaware // Two Weeks Notice (2002)
- Florida // Coyote Ugly (2000)
- Georgia // Cruel Intentions (1999)
- Hawaii // Couples Retreat (2009)
- Idaho // Chocolat (2000)
- Illinois // Something Borrowed (2011)
- Indiana // Something Borrowed (2011)
- Iowa // Just Married (2003)
- Kansas // Bad Teacher (2011)
- Kentucky // Drive Me Crazy (1999)
- Louisiana // Couples Retreat (2009)
- Maine // The Back-Up Plan (2010)
- Maryland // Drive Me Crazy (1999)
- Massachusetts // Two Weeks Notice (2002)
- Michigan // Couples Retreat (2009)
- Minnesota // Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Mississippi // John Tucker Must Die (2006)
- Missouri // Valentine’s Day (2010)
- Montana // 27 Dresses (2008)
- Nebraska // Coyote Ugly (2000)
- Nevada // What Happens in Vegas (2008)
- New Hampshire // The Wedding Date (2004)
- New Jersey // Something Borrowed (2011)
- New Mexico // She’s All That (1999)
- New York // Something Borrowed (2011)
- North Carolina // Something Borrowed (2011)
- North Dakota // The Wedding Planner (2001)
- Ohio // The Other Woman (2014)
- Oklahoma // Perfect (1985)
- Oregon // The Switch (2010)
- Pennsylvania // Couples Retreat (2009)
- Rhode Island // Cocktail (1988)
- South Carolina // Something Borrowed (2011)
- South Dakota // P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Tennessee // Coyote Ugly (2000)
- Texas // Something Borrowed (2011)
- Utah // A Cinderella Story (2004)
- Vermont // Monte Carlo (2011)
- Virginia // Something Borrowed (2011)
- Washington // Drive Me Crazy (1999)
- Washington, D.C. // The Vow (2012)
- West Virginia // Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004)
- Wisconsin // 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
- Wyoming // Not Another Teen Movie (2001)