Explore Movie Vocabulary
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The Dinner
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is The Dinner in English?
The Dinner: 60.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,712.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.6% 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
- war (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
Can you taste the wars and plagues and the fire bombings,
- vote (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I'm working on Parity votes. And we are close.
- mental (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We have had a history of mental illness in this family for generations
- get in (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
To getting through this dinner in one piece.
- anymore (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Any longer; used mainly in negative sentences and questions.
Subtitle example:
What... I don't think we should need to look at this anymore.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Layer Cake: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than The Dinner).
- Hannibal: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than The Dinner).
- Miller s Crossing: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than The Dinner).
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.
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