Everyone has a preferent classic vacation movie , from 1946’sIt ’s a wondrous Lifeto 1983’sA Christmas Storyto 1988’sDie Hard , which may or may not correspond the touchstone for a gay filmdepending on who you take . Recently , entertainment news show siteLooperdecided to see if those favorite motley by state . To find out , the internet site used IMDb.com ’s list of favoriteChristmas filmsand then analyze Google Trends data to see which were among the most - look by province .
astonishingly , 2004’sChristmas With the Kranksranks as the most - research movie in seven commonwealth . The comedy stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as holiday miser who “ set off ” Christmas to go on a cruise . Though not critically adored , it ’s intelligibly an consultation front-runner . ( Allen ’s other vacation motion picture , 1994’sThe Santa Clause , is the top choice in four states . )
A Christmas Story(1983 ) trail behind a bit , perhaps because it ’s easy enough to find on cable television and does n’t require a lot of police detective work to view . People may also be a bit jaded byIt ’s a Wonderful Life(1946 ) , which also seems to be everywhere . Only Iowa has been count for it .
Given IMDb ’s data , not all “ democratic Christmas movies ” are movies . Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer(1964),Frosty the Snowman(1969 ) , andHow the Grinch Stole Christmas(1966 ) are all goggle box special .
Some body politic stand alone in their option . Florida appear to be self-aggrandizing onScrooged(1988 ) , the dark Bill Murray comedy . ; North Carolina appears to have a lenient spot forJingle All the Way(1997 ) , withArnold Schwarzeneggeras a pappa desperately seeking the live holiday plaything for his son . Only Rhode Island searched forHome Alone(1990 ) with any real frequency . But it ’s still thehighest - grossingChristmas - themed film of all fourth dimension domestically .
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A version of this story originally ran in 2019 ; it has been updated for 2023 .
