Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Marley
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Marley in English?
Marley: 60.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,830.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 31.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.8% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.4% 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
- reggae (B1): 19 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Because that's where your reggae music born, Trench Town.
- lord (B1): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
Lord, I thank you
- war (B1): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
War up north
- coxsone (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You had Coxsone made you a room out the back.
- jam (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And we would just jam.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Cobain Montage of Heck: 16.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.3 percentage points less than Marley).
- What Happened Miss Simone: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.7 percentage points less than Marley).
- Searching for Sugar Man: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.7 percentage points less than Marley).
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: