Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Blood Work
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Blood Work in English?
Blood Work: 70.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 12.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,138.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 21.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 12.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 8.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
8.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.9% 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
- buddy (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a friend or companion.
Subtitle example:
Morning? It's 2 in the afternoon, Buddy.
- atm (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
James Cordell. ATM holdup.
- cop (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a police officer.
Subtitle example:
Just cop to cop, what's going on here?
- tape (C1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...he wants the tapes and murder books back first thing in the morning.
- organ (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Wait a minute. You're saying that she was murdered for her organs.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Wild Card: 12.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Blood Work).
- The Contract: 12.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Blood Work).
- Small Town Crime: 12.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Blood Work).
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: