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 Amityville Horror
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Amityville Horror in English?
The Amityville Horror: 75.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 646.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 17.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.4% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 6.7% 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.
6.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 1.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.3% 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
- babysitter (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I found a babysitter off a board at the grocery store.
- basement (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The house was built in 1692 - at least, the basement.
- boathouse (rare): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There's a boathouse. Oh, all you need now is a boat, right?
- liar (B2): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Liar! Liar!
- put up (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Put your hands up there. Put your hands up there.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Stir of Echoes: 9.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than The Amityville Horror).
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane: 9.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than The Amityville Horror).
- The Roommate: 9.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Amityville Horror).
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: