Well, there’s obviously a very strong selection bias here, in that almost everyone who writes in likes the movie. But a lot of the men say their wives don’t like the movie (for the record, my bride loves GHD). I suspect there is a minor gender gap here, but I also suspect it has less to do with GHD per se than with the selection bias of Corner readers. It’d be interesting to know how many of the wives who under-appreciate Groundhog Day also under-appreciate the Corner, political geekiness etc.

Update: From a reader:

It’s not your imagination. It’s a fact. Check out the stats from IMDB, the go-to website for movie fans. Males are bigger fans of the movie than females, across the board, in every age group. The gap does narrow as the viewer gets older. My theory is that this is one of the few movies masquerading as a silly guy movie but is actually one of the few movies that tugs at a guy’s heartstrings. Unless you’re older and appreciate mortality and loss, you don’t get it because a typical guy won’t let his guard down and reveal what he “gets” about the movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/ratings