Explore Movie Vocabulary
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A Civil Action
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is A Civil Action in English?
A Civil Action: 61.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,397.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.4% 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: 10.2% 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
90.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.2% 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
- dump (B2): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Never noticed. - Did you dump them?
- chemical (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Then you know that chemicals were deposited behind the plant?
- evidence (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
This is the plan. Start with scientific evidence.
- apology (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What we want is to know what happened. And we want an apology.
- injury (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, in the calculus of personal injury law,
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Sid and Nancy: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than A Civil Action).
- Missing: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than A Civil Action).
- Argo: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than A Civil Action).
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: