Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Saving Face
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Saving Face in English?
Saving Face: 68.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 13.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,078.
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: 13.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.0% 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
- sauce (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You have no oyster sauce
- pregnant (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Pregnant! - At her age!
- divorce (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Why be like those Americans, divorcing all the time?
- fate (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Fate is for the lazy
- herb (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Your mother asked him to give you some herbs…
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Moonstruck: 13.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Saving Face).
- No Reservations: 13.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Saving Face).
- Materialists: 13.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Saving Face).
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: