Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Man of the Year
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Man of the Year in English?
Man of the Year: 56.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,909.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 32.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 19.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
88.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.6% 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
- vote (B1): 30 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
it's what you're voting for and not how easy it is to vote.
- debate (B1): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
should be included in debates. " Unquote.
- elect (B2): 21 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They elected an Italian porn star to their senate.
- system (B1): 19 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The good news is all the computer voting systems installed in polling stations
- election (B1): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
If you wanna tinker with it, for future elections, I encourage you.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- His Girl Friday: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Man of the Year).
- Harold and Maude: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Man of the Year).
- Don Juan DeMarco: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Man of the Year).
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: