Explore Movie Vocabulary
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The Trouble with Harry
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Trouble with Harry in English?
The Trouble with Harry: 65.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,383.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 28.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
6.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.2% 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
- gravely (C1): 29 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Do you know him, Miss Gravely? No.
- suppose (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To think something is probably true, or to imagine a possible situation.
Subtitle example:
Suppose we straighten this whole thing out?
- blueberry (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Perhaps you would care to come over for some blueberry muffins
- lemonade (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Will lemonade put me in a wonderful, deep, deep sleep, Mommy?
- muffin (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Perhaps you would care to come over for some blueberry muffins
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Cursed: 17.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Trouble with Harry).
- Fletch: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Trouble with Harry).
- Kaboom: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Trouble with Harry).
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: