Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Step Up Revolution
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Step Up Revolution in English?
Step Up Revolution: 70.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 976.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 22.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.2% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 4.3% 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
92.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.1% 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
- dancer (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
How are we gonna get dancers in and out without them getting noticed?
- council (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Trip is meeting with the city council next Thursday.
- greedy (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
How else are we supposed to stop my big, horrible, greedy father
- development (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Real estate development magnate Bill Anderson is about to announce
- motion (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
It's called the "ocean motion." Here's the ocean, here comes the motion.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- A Star Is Born: 10.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Step Up Revolution).
- The Man Who Cried: 9.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than Step Up Revolution).
- Dirty Dancing Havana Nights: 9.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points less than Step Up Revolution).
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: