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 Next Best Thing
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Next Best Thing in English?
The Next Best Thing: 56.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,819.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 26.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.2% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.8% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
16.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.9% 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
- ben (B1): 24 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Ben Cooper, investment banker, New York. Whoo!
- ofthe (rare): 23 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Mama was queen ofthe mambo Papa wasking ofthe Congo
- levee (rare): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Drove my Chevyto the levee
- honour (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Yes, Your Honour, but we're engaged.
- custody (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We've got a decent chance atjoint custody, and ifwe can get that...
Compare with titles in similar genres
- A Royal Night Out: 16.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Next Best Thing).
- The Jane Austen Book Club: 16.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Next Best Thing).
- The American President: 16.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than The Next Best Thing).
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: