Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Meet Dave
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Meet Dave in English?
Meet Dave: 63.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,307.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 27.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 15.4% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.6% 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
- planet (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The prudent course would be to return to our home planet, Nil,
- navy (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Yes, my husband was a captain with the Navy.
- orb (rare): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
That means we only have the last known coordinates of the orb.
- crew (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, crew, it seems our ship has survived the impact.
- alien (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I stumbled onto an interesting file in the alien database, sir.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Elf: 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Meet Dave).
- Charlotte s Web: 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Meet Dave).
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie: 15.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points less than Meet Dave).
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: