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 Dreamers
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Dreamers in English?
The Dreamers: 69.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,094.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 22.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 13.4% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.5% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.7% 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
- violence (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I'm not violent. I'm... I'm against violence.
- forfeit (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Forfeit. - If you insist.
- ratatouille (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
This is fondue, and this is ratatouille.
- screen (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
It screened us... from the world.
- war (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
You're the one who refused to sign a petition against the Vietnam War.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Midnight Sun: 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Dreamers).
- Sands of Iwo Jima: 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Dreamers).
- Born Yesterday: 13.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than The Dreamers).
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: