Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Run Silent Run Deep
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Run Silent Run Deep in English?
Run Silent Run Deep: 66.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 14.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,005.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 25.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 14.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 9.8% 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.
8.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
86.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.9% 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
- tube (B1): 26 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
50 port. Open outer doors, tubes 1 and 2. Stand by.
- range (B1): 24 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Range to destroyer: 2,000. Bearing steady.
- bleep (rare): 23 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(radar bleeps)
- torpedo (rare): 23 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Torpedo screws, sir. Heading toward our port side.
- crew (B2): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The repair crew will take over at 1300.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Memphis Belle: 14.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Run Silent Run Deep).
- Enemy at the Gates: 13.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.7 percentage points less than Run Silent Run Deep).
- The Great Raid: 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.3 percentage points more than Run Silent Run Deep).
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: