Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Life Itself
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Life Itself in English?
Life Itself: 62.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,548.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 19.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 13.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
8.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.9% 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
- hero (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
as the heroes and villains of our stories
- unreliable (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Unreliable narrators are considered a device, right?
- giggle (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Cool. - [giggles]
- loaf (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Meat loaf is coming out of the oven right now.
- anymore (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Any longer; used mainly in negative sentences and questions.
Subtitle example:
which they normally don't let you show in movies anymore,
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Tristan Isolde: 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Life Itself).
- Belle: 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Life Itself).
- Tess: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Life Itself).
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: