Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Love Is Strange
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Love Is Strange in English?
Love Is Strange: 69.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 12.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,125.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 24.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 12.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.2% 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.
6.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.5% 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
- ben (B1): 37 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Right here, Mr. Ben.
- vlad (rare): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They're painting Vlad's house, so I told him to come here.
- situation (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...creating scenes out of ordinary situations.
- sustainable (C1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Sustainable development. -Yes.
- tax (B1): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Money paid to a government according to rules about income, purchases, or property.
Subtitle example:
To start, you have to take into account the 1 percent New York City transfer tax...
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- Then She Found Me: 12.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Love Is Strange).
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: