Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
The Return
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Return in English?
The Return: 74.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 12.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 678.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 12.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 9.3% 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
92.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.2% 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
- queen (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A female monarch, or the wife of a king.
Subtitle example:
The queen will have chosen a new king.
- telemachus (rare): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Telemachus. - Give them what they want.
- beggar (C1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
PISANDER: Hey, beggar. Come here.
- laughter (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[LAUGHTER] - MAN: In your house?
- war (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
They say that every war will be like it,
Compare with titles in similar genres
- For Whom the Bell Tolls: 12.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than The Return).
- The Way Back: 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points more than The Return).
- Against the Ice: 11.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.6 percentage points less than The Return).
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: