Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
All the President s Men
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is All the President s Men in English?
All the President s Men: 60.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,736.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.1% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.1% 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
- ben (B1): 30 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[Ben] Bringing it off his boat.
- source (B1): 23 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Who are their sources?
- fund (B2): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Were you aware that it was that kind of funds from the very beginning?
- burglar (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
One of the burglars had $814, one $230, one $215, and one $234.
- justice (B1): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
that the Department of Justice and the FBI has ever been involved in.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Good Shepherd: 17.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than All the President s Men).
- Bridge of Spies: 16.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.5 percentage points less than All the President s Men).
- Valkyrie: 16.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than All the President s Men).
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: