Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Disclosure Day
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Disclosure Day in English?
Disclosure Day: 55.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 21.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,784.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 33.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 21.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 15.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
11.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
88.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.5% 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
- tire (B1): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(tires squealing)
- squeal (rare): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(music shuts off) - (tires squeal)
- heavily (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(breathing heavily)
- agent (B2): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Someone who acts for another person or organization.
Subtitle example:
Operational overlap... - There are 12,000 FBI field agents
- indistinct (rare): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(indistinct police radio chatter)
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Courage Under Fire: 15.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (5.7 percentage points less than Disclosure Day).
- Blade Runner 2049: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (5.9 percentage points less than Disclosure Day).
- Backdraft: 14.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (6.5 percentage points less than Disclosure Day).
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: