Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Being John Malkovich
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Being John Malkovich in English?
Being John Malkovich: 60.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,304.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.5% 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
- puppeteer (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
- doll (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You play with dolls.
- soul (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
upon my unhappy soul...
- breast (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I want to touch her breast. Touch her breast.
- career (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
to launch my own puppeteering career.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Sex and Death 101: 18.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Being John Malkovich).
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie: 18.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points more than Being John Malkovich).
- The Bishop s Wife: 18.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points less than Being John Malkovich).
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: