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 Canal
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Canal in English?
The Canal: 80.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 7.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 663.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 13.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 7.8% 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: 4.6% 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.
5.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
96.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 1.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.4% 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
- canal (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
beside the canal and I just threw up, everywhere,
- dinosaur (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Do you want to tell me dinosaurs I can name
- nanny (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Are locking nannies in cupboards and hearing voices behind walls part of the grieving process?
- grieve (rare): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
You should be taking time to grieve, not thinking about stuff like this.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Let s Scare Jessica to Death: 7.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points less than The Canal).
- Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me: 8.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than The Canal).
- House at the End of the Street: 8.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.5 percentage points more than The Canal).
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: