Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Act of Valor
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Act of Valor in English?
Act of Valor: 58.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,504.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 25.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.1% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
16.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
87.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 4.6% 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
- target (C1): 21 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
MAN 2 OVER RADIO: Roger, Main. Clear to target.
- breathing (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(BREATHING STEADILY)
- gunfire (C1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(MAN SHOUTING IN SPANISH) - (RAPID GUNFIRE)
- extract (C1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We're on our way to extract. - What happened?
- rapid (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(MAN SHOUTING IN SPANISH) - (RAPID GUNFIRE)
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Living Daylights: 16.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Act of Valor).
- Firefox: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Act of Valor).
- The Man with the Golden Gun: 16.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Act of Valor).
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: