Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Perfume The Story of a Murderer
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Perfume The Story of a Murderer in English?
Perfume The Story of a Murderer: 62.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,134.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 19.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 15.0% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
7.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
87.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.0% 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
- perfume (B1): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
several truly great perfumes, to which he owed his fortune.
- perfumer (rare): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There were about a dozen perfumers in Paris in those days.
- preserve (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
He would learn how to preserve scent
- albine (rare): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Albine! Wait!
- capture (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I have to learn how to capture scent.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Death Note: 16.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (3.7 percentage points less than Perfume The Story of a Murderer).
- The Green Mile: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (4.5 percentage points less than Perfume The Story of a Murderer).
- Needful Things: 15.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (5.0 percentage points less than Perfume The Story of a Murderer).
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: