A bit of nerdy interactive merriment for you today : theNew York Timeshas anInteractive Map of Netflix Queuescovering 100 " frequently rent " titles from 2009 , including very heavily - rented titles likeThe Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonand less - rented titles likeHappy - Go - LuckyandAdventureland .
Themapis interactive , allowing you to slither or step through various movie titles and see how popular each title is in twelve metro areas in the US : New York City , Boston , Chicago , Washington , the Bay Area ( aka San Francisco , Oakland , etc . ) , Los Angeles , Seattle , Minneapolis , Denver , Atlanta , Dallas , and Miami . What ’s well , you get a geographical crack-up by ZIP code within each metro area , so you’re able to see if a claim is democratic in the city center or the ' burbs . For instance , Milk(a biopic about Harvey Milk , who lived and work in San Francisco ) is the # 1 rent title in many zippo codes in the metropolis center of San Francisco .
While theTimesnotes that distinct pattern are visible with the titlesMad Men(popular in city centers),Obsessed(popular in predominantly black neighborhoods ) , andLast Chance Harvey(popular everywherebutcity nitty-gritty ) , I find the most interesting pattern overall inThe Bucket List : popular almost nowhere except in Minneapolis , where it stains the landscape like a bizarre , vaguely urine - colored encroacher ( project above).Check out the mapping for yourselfand see what you could image out ! ( See also : the comment threadfor the infographic , which is full of privacy concerns , political flames , and requests for more info on the raw data and methodology . One fantabulous comment from " DCR " in Arlington , Virginia : " We do n’t just live in red , blue-blooded and majestic zilch code ; we live in Milk , Tyler Perry and Slumdog Millionaire nada codes . " )
For what it ’s worth , you may get similar data yourself directly from Netflix if you ’re a member . Scroll to the bottom of the Netflix site , get through Friends , scroll down to " Unique in [ Your City ] and click " See What ’s democratic in Other Locations , " then note the corner in the upper ripe parcel of the page – you may get statistics for any ZIP computer code . Here ’s adirect linkthat may or may not work for you .
