Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
The Entity
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Entity in English?
The Entity: 65.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,173.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 25.2% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 15.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.8% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.0% 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
- sex (B2): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Sexual activity, or a biological classification, depending on context.
Subtitle example:
The sex? - Everything turned bad.
- delusion (rare): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They can cause delusions, anxieties, hallucinations...
- hell (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
Hell's bells, girl. Marry him and you'll be livin' on Easy Street.
- carly (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You know, Carly, when he gets back into town...
- desire (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Phil, look at the record. She believes that her father has incestuous desires.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Mary Reilly: 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than The Entity).
- The Fly II: 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Entity).
- The Little Stranger: 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Entity).
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: