Explore Movie Vocabulary
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The Imitation Game
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Imitation Game in English?
The Imitation Game: 62.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,495.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
7.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.5% 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
- war (B1): 29 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
War declared! 800,000 children evacuated!
- bloody (B2): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Covered in blood; also an informal intensifier in British English.
Subtitle example:
and every U-boat in the bloody Atlantic go into that thing
- puzzle (B2): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, I'm really quite excellent at crossword puzzles.
- spy (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What, the spies from the papers? - Soviet spies.
- ture (rare): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
who's good at games round here, Turing.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Fair Game: 16.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.3 percentage points less than The Imitation Game).
- Billionaire Boys Club: 15.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.9 percentage points less than The Imitation Game).
- The 15 17 to Paris: 14.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (3.8 percentage points less than The Imitation Game).
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.
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