Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Sorry to Bother You
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Sorry to Bother You in English?
Sorry to Bother You: 57.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,720.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 30.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 19.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 14.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
12.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
86.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 5.4% 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
- nigger (rare): 62 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Nigger shit. Nigger shit.
- rap (C1): 32 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I mean I can listen to rap, well, but I just can't rap.
- caller (B1): 22 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
A Power Caller? - Where the callers are ballers.
- sal (rare): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
didn't say, "It's Sal, bitches."
- squeeze (C1): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What is Squeeze and them gonna do about slave labor?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie: 18.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.5 percentage points less than Sorry to Bother You).
- Sex and Death 101: 18.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than Sorry to Bother You).
- Being John Malkovich: 18.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points less than Sorry to Bother You).
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: