Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Perfect Sense
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Perfect Sense in English?
Perfect Sense: 73.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 875.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.1% 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
91.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.6% 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
- hatred (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There is so much hatred in the world!
- disease (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Disease.
- anymore (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Any longer; used mainly in negative sentences and questions.
Subtitle example:
He said, he can't smell anymore.
- spread (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And how does it spread?
- loss (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The greater loss are all the memories that are no longer triggered.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Forever Young: 10.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points less than Perfect Sense).
- Womb: 9.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.9 percentage points less than Perfect Sense).
- Upside Down: 9.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.0 percentage points less than Perfect Sense).
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: