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 Chase
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Chase in English?
The Chase: 60.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,415.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.2% 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: 12.5% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.5% 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
- cop (B2): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a police officer.
Subtitle example:
Listen, what's the thing you like best about being cops?
- channel (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
on this fast-breaking, exclusive Channel 8 high-speed chase in progress.
- 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:
Now how the hell am I supposed to smoke? - I don't know!
- kidnap (rare): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You can't just kidnap somebody and threaten to kill them...
- system (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The system does not believe me. Why should I expect you to?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Kingsman The Golden Circle: 17.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than The Chase).
- Remo Williams The Adventure Begins: 17.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than The Chase).
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Chase).
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: