Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
What Keeps You Alive
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is What Keeps You Alive in English?
What Keeps You Alive: 71.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 14.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 739.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 22.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 14.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.2% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
5.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.4% 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
- heavily (B1): 19 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[breathing heavily]
- dramatic (B1): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[dramatic music]
- jule (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Jules!
- exhale (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[exhales]
- sob (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[sobbing]
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Bride of Chucky: 14.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than What Keeps You Alive).
- Halloween H20 20 Years Later: 14.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than What Keeps You Alive).
- Final Destination 2: 14.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than What Keeps You Alive).
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: