Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Year One
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Year One in English?
Year One: 62.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,424.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 27.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 13.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.1% 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
- slave (C1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Excuse me, you are interested in some slaves?
- virgin (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
It's the gods and it comes from virgins being burned.
- sacrifice (C1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I was not going to kill him. I was going to sacrifice him.
- holy (C1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...that he shall send a holy fire to destroy that city...
- hunter (C1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hunters think they're so cool. You know, they...
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Not Okay: 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Year One).
- The Change-Up: 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Year One).
- Soul Plane: 17.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Year One).
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: