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 Dream Team
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Dream Team in English?
The Dream Team: 59.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,816.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 13.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.7% 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
- patient (B1): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There are some patients that just make a therapist want to shake his head.
- hell (C1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
They're bickering. They're annoying the hell out of each other.
- cop (B2): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a police officer.
Subtitle example:
What are you talkin' about? They're cops.
- lord (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
This is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- dinosaur (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Everybody walk the dinosaur
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Caught Stealing: 17.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points less than The Dream Team).
- The Art of the Steal: 17.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.1 percentage points less than The Dream Team).
- The Guard: 17.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.2 percentage points less than The Dream Team).
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: