Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
A Beautiful Mind
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is A Beautiful Mind in English?
A Beautiful Mind: 59.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,465.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.2% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.4% 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
- code (C1): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes
- genius (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Sol. Richard Sol. -The burden of genius.
- bomb (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An explosive device.
Subtitle example:
and built the A-bomb.
- dynamic (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I need to look through to the governing dynamics.
- classify (C1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Have they actually taken the word "classified" out of the dictionary?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Reversal of Fortune: 19.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.6 percentage points more than A Beautiful Mind).
- The Tale: 13.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.9 percentage points less than A Beautiful Mind).
- Red Lights: 16.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than A Beautiful Mind).
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: