Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Small Things Like These
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Small Things Like These in English?
Small Things Like These: 70.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 872.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 23.2% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 15.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.8% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
6.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
86.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 8.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.0% 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
- indistinct (rare): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[muffled chatter] - [indistinct chatter on radio]
- exhale (rare): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[exhales] - [water splashing]
- heavily (B1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[breathing heavily]
- honking (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[honking]
- thud (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[sack thuds]
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Bullet Head: 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Small Things Like These).
- Liberal Arts: 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Small Things Like These).
- The Lion King: 15.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Small Things Like These).
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: