Explore Movie Vocabulary
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The Colony
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Colony in English?
The Colony: 77.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 604.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 15.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 5.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
6.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.4% 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
- colony (C1): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We can't let him infect the rest of the colony.
- run out (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
When the food ran out, most of the people in the world died.
- fix (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
No. No one thought Briggs could fix that link to that old satellite, but he did.
- thaw (rare): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We have thawed permafrost.
- colonist (rare): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Attention. All colonists report to the main hall in thirty minutes.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Daybreakers: 10.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.7 percentage points more than The Colony).
- Firestarter: 11.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.7 percentage points more than The Colony).
- They Live: 11.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.8 percentage points more than The Colony).
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: