Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Sliding Doors
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Sliding Doors in English?
Sliding Doors: 65.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,233.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 27.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
6.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.5% 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
- bollock (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
But bollocks to him?
- mate (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A friend or companion; also a partner in some contexts.
Subtitle example:
Mmm! I have people consider soul mates who don't confide in me this much
- bloody (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Covered in blood; also an informal intensifier in British English.
Subtitle example:
if I had just caught that bloody train it would never have happened
- expect (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To think something will happen or that someone will do something.
Subtitle example:
No..."Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition"
- affair (B2): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The affair!
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Ghost Town: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Sliding Doors).
- Practical Magic: 16.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Sliding Doors).
- Bell Book and Candle: 16.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than Sliding Doors).
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: