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 Return
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Return in English?
The Return: 80.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 8.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 566.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 15.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 8.8% 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: 5.7% 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.
4.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
95.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.3% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Forest: 8.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Return).
- My Bloody Valentine: 8.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than The Return).
- Vanishing on 7th Street: 9.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than The Return).
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: