Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Our Brand Is Crisis
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Our Brand Is Crisis in English?
Our Brand Is Crisis: 57.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,677.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 31.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 19.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
11.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.9% 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
- senator (C1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
He's known as a conservative senator
- ben (B1): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There's one detail that Ben neglected to mention.
- campaign (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
the people do not like negative campaigns. If we-
- vote (B1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Then we gotta disperse the votes. Get them to vote for somebody else.
- candidate (B2): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Candidates who can't think unless we think for them?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Southland Tales: 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Our Brand Is Crisis).
- Stalag 17: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Our Brand Is Crisis).
- The Devil Wears Prada 2: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Our Brand Is Crisis).
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: