Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Instant Family
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Instant Family in English?
Instant Family: 60.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,658.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.6% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.9% 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
- buddy (B1): 26 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An informal word for a friend or companion.
Subtitle example:
(BARKING) Meatball. Hey. Hey, buddy.
- adopt (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And the Lord has guided us here to adopt a baby boy... or a girl.
- get in (B2): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
What are you doing? You want to get in? You wanna say hi to Lizzy?
- sandy (C1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Oh! I'm your Grandma Sandy.
- statement (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I found your statement to the judge on your printer.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Sliding Doors: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Instant Family).
- Annie: 16.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Instant Family).
- Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Instant Family).
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: