Explore Movie Vocabulary
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The Wanderers
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Wanderers in English?
The Wanderers: 72.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 11.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 993.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 11.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 8.5% 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.
7.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.6% 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
- turkey (B1): 24 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Turkey?
- get in (B2): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
I got you in the Wanderers. I thought you was my friend.
- bunch (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Those guys look like a bunch of Neanderthal retards. Look at them.
- nigger (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Then you got your nigger gangs. You got your Cavaliers...
- wanderer (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What do you say? Wanderers forever, right, Joey?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Atlantic City: 11.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than The Wanderers).
- The Thomas Crown Affair: 11.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points less than The Wanderers).
- Siberia: 11.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points more than The Wanderers).
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: