Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Only Angels Have Wings
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Only Angels Have Wings in English?
Only Angels Have Wings: 71.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 11.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,093.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 20.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 11.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
8.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
96.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 1.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.1% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- go ahead (B1): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Go ahead, Tex.
- mail (B1): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What's that? - We fly mail and things here and there.
- quit (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Told me if I didn't quit flying, it was all off.
- flier (rare): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I thought you'd had enough of fliers.
- fhe (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
On fop of fhe fog af 1500.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Robin and Marian: 11.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points more than Only Angels Have Wings).
- The Four Feathers: 10.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.7 percentage points less than Only Angels Have Wings).
- Cast Away: 13.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.4 percentage points more than Only Angels Have Wings).
These percentages describe vocabulary, not the proportion of dialogue you will understand. CEFR labels are estimates, not official film ratings. Accent, speed, songs, context, and your own vocabulary also affect comprehension. Repeated occurrences may include repeated dialogue or lyrics.
How we estimate vocabulary difficulty · Evidence generated: