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 Dark Crystal
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Dark Crystal in English?
The Dark Crystal: 78.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 11.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 562.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 17.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 11.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.9% 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.
4.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.7% 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
- crystal (B2): 32 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
until the Crystal cracked.
- prophecy (C1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
But there is a prophecy.
- slave (C1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Slaves, raise the stone. - Trial by stone!
- hail (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hail to the new emperor!
- lord (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
Watch your tongue, harridan. We are lords of the Crystal.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe: 11.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points more than The Dark Crystal).
- The Jungle Book: 12.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.6 percentage points more than The Dark Crystal).
- Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: 13.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.6 percentage points more than The Dark Crystal).
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.
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