Explore Movie Vocabulary

Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.

Clue

Name: Clue
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rating: 7.3

1985 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

★ 7.3IMDb rating 1,261Vocabulary size

Unique vocabulary and phrases by level

A1 55.6%A2 9.25%B1 11.46%B2 6.37%C1 3.31%Rare 7.56%Unclassified 6.45%

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How difficult is Clue in English?

Clue: 64.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,203.

Unique vocabulary

For A2 learners: 28.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
For B1 learners: 17.2% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
For B2 learners: 10.9% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.

6.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.

Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences

92.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.3% 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

blackmail (B2): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Nobody could blackmail me.
split (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Yes. We have very little time left, so we'll split up into pairs.
passage (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Looks like a secret passage.
billiard (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: She was in the billiards room listening to our conversation.
evidence (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: WADSWORTH: It contains evidence, I presume?

Compare with titles in similar genres

Assassination of a High School President: 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Clue).
A Simple Favor: 17.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than Clue).
Maggie Moore s: 17.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Clue).

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: 2026-10-13