Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Parental Guidance
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Parental Guidance in English?
Parental Guidance: 62.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,661.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 28.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.4% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.2% 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
- audition (B1): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
He heard about your X Games and he would love to audition.
- strike (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I would so like to see Turner strike him out.
- score (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There's our young Romeo now. And whoa! He has scored!
- accent (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(IN MOCK BRITISH ACCENT) Nigel?
- pennant (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The Giants win the pennant!
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Spice World: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Parental Guidance).
- Sky High: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Parental Guidance).
- The Perfect Man: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Parental Guidance).
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: