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 Night Flier
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Night Flier in English?
The Night Flier: 76.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,069.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.2% 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: 4.5% 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.
4.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.8% 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
- hell (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
What The Hell Are You Doing Here, Mister?
- ray (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And Now Ray And Ellen Sarch In Maryland.
- buddy (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a friend or companion.
Subtitle example:
And His Boozed Up Buddies
- publish (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And Never Publish What You Believe.
- bastard (C1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
The Night That Bastard Flew In Here.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Red Riding Hood: 9.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than The Night Flier).
- The Prodigy: 9.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than The Night Flier).
- Darkness Falls: 10.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.0 percentage points more than The Night Flier).
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: