Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Touch of Evil
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Touch of Evil in English?
Touch of Evil: 64.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,281.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 26.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.3% 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
- menzies (rare): 48 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, Pete, since you're here-- - [Menzies] Yes, Hank?
- cop (B2): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a police officer.
Subtitle example:
[cop] Come on. Stand back. - [crowd chattering]
- guilty (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Just because he speaks a little guilty,
- ranch (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Where's Captain Quinlan? Got him out of bed at his ranch.
- evidence (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We will. - You've got to have some evidence.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Double Indemnity: 15.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.7 percentage points less than Touch of Evil).
- The Killers: 15.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points less than Touch of Evil).
- Fury: 17.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points more than Touch of Evil).
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: