Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Truth
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Truth in English?
Truth: 56.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,790.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 33.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.8% 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
- mape (rare): 26 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
MAPES: Thank you.
- national (B1): 19 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...a single company could own 45 percent of the national market share?
- general (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A senior military officer; as an adjective, relating to most people or things.
Subtitle example:
General. This is Dan Rather.
- source (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...brought you memos, you assumed their authenticity and didn't source them?
- get into (B2): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
...because everybody knows he's the one who got Bush into the Guard, not Barnes.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Experimenter: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Truth).
- Blonde: 18.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Truth).
- Kundun: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Truth).
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: