Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Enemy Mine
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Enemy Mine in English?
Enemy Mine: 69.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 12.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 799.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 21.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 12.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 9.8% 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.
8.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.8% 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
- lineage (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There are five names in a Drac lineage.
- shelter (B2): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What we gotta do is we have to build a shelter. With stones.
- bastard (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
Oh, Jesus. - Bastard.
- planet (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They were outlaw miners who raped whole planets for precious ores.
- bandit (rare): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Flight Leader, this is Echo Two. Four bandits at three o'clock.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Highlander II The Quickening: 12.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Enemy Mine).
- The Legend of Tarzan: 12.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Enemy Mine).
- The Eagle: 13.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Enemy Mine).
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: