Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Midnight Express
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Midnight Express in English?
Midnight Express: 66.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 11.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 794.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 11.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 8.9% 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.
15.6% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
88.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 6.0% 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
- aii (rare): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You've been out for days, taIking aII kinds of shit.
- iet (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Don't Iet her come. How's Rob? How's Peg?
- turkey (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They aIways have everything ass backwards in Turkey.
- oniy (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
How much did you figure to make? - I'd onIy seII it to my friends.
- pig (C1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There are no pigs in Turkey.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Long Riders: 11.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Midnight Express).
- Conviction: 11.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Midnight Express).
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon: 11.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Midnight Express).
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: