Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Left Behind
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Left Behind in English?
Left Behind: 76.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 8.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 926.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 17.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 8.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 4.4% 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.
6.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
95.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 1.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.3% 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
- fuel (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You mean fuel?
- ray (B2): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hi, it's a pleasure, Captain. - Ray.
- emergency (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We're trained for emergencies. We're going to do our jobs.
- zero (C1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Charlie 1581, you're in our airspace. I'm climbing 1,000 feet. That is one, zero, zero, zero feet.
- attention (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Attention, this is the captain.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- I Frankenstein: 14.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (6.0 percentage points more than Left Behind).
- Legion: 8.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than Left Behind).
- The Colony: 9.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Left Behind).
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: