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 Emerald Forest
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Emerald Forest in English?
The Emerald Forest: 82.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 7.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 515.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 12.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 7.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 4.6% 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.
4.6% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
94.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.1% 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
- fierce (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I killed five Fierce warriors.
- invisible (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The Invisible People
- jam (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
lt's like...a log jam.
- spirit (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
the greatest spirit of all spirits,
- tribe (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
So we gradually built up this map of Amazonian tribes...
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Host: 8.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.2 percentage points more than The Emerald Forest).
- The Book of Eli: 9.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.4 percentage points more than The Emerald Forest).
- Mackenna s Gold: 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.1 percentage points more than The Emerald Forest).
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: