Love or Fear? An EmotionalDNA® Valentine’s Day

Sweaty palms. Heart palpitations. Is it fear? Or just love on the brain?

Scientifically, due to oxytocin, love and fear are two sides of the same coin. This got our eDNA™ team thinking – if streamers are looking for a thrill this Valentine’s Day, what video content will take their breath away?

We looked through the EmotionalDNA dataset to pull the top shows and movies with emotional attributes related to love, fear – or both. And the results may surprise you:

LOVE & FEAR – TOP 10 Shows & Movies

1. Reign
2. The Phantom of the Opera
3. Penny Dreadful
4. Interview with the Vampire
5. Titanic
6. Casablanca
7. Unfaithful
8. Spartacus: Blood and Sand
9. Ghost
10. Fatal Attraction

LOVE – Top 10 Movies

1. The Notebook
2. Call Me by Your Name
3. Fifty Shades of Grey
4. Casablanca
5. Sense and Sensibility
6. Pretty Woman
7. Notting Hill
8. A Star Is Born [2018]
9. Dirty Dancing
10. Unfaithful

FEAR – Top 10 Movies

1. The Exorcist
2. The Silence of the Lambs
3. Saw
4. Aliens
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street
6. The Evil Dead
7. Get Out
8. Hostel
9. Rosemary’s Baby
10. A Quiet Place

Did your favorites make the cut? If not, try our new EmotionalDNA Blender webapp to blend your favorite romcoms or horror films to find new recommendations of your own: https://emotionaldna.com/emotional-blender/.

Emotions are the heart of entertainment – and understanding what compels action is the key to driving consumer behavior. If you’re interested in learning more about eDNA, let’s talk.