Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Milk
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Milk in English?
Milk: 60.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,624.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.2% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.2% 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): 33 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Are you registered to vote?
- issue (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Police abuse, rent control, pot, parks, seniors issues.
- county (C1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
her group is crusading to repeal a new Dade County law,
- campaign (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
During one of my early campaigns,
- district (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
If we can get that new initiative on district elections to go through,
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Insider: 18.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Milk).
- Mandela Long Walk to Freedom: 18.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Milk).
- Hidden Figures: 17.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than Milk).
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: