Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Upstream Color
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Upstream Color in English?
Upstream Color: 74.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 720.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 5.6% 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.
6.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.6% 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
- signage (rare): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
so if you ever need any printing, signage,
- drown (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
With the pool and tried to drown me, yes,
- go through (B2): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
See how many you gotta go through...
- license (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
or had their license revoked or you know.
- pregnant (C1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I think I might be pregnant.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Sound of My Voice: 10.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than Upstream Color).
- Midnight Special: 11.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.7 percentage points more than Upstream Color).
- Moon: 11.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.1 percentage points more than Upstream Color).
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: