The Dark Knight (2008) vocabulary: the 970 English words to know

1501 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 73% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 85%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
cop 18
00:16:32Fancy stuff for a city cop. Have help?
hero 17
00:20:25Gotham needs heroes like you, elected officials...
grumpy 13
00:01:45GRUMPY: Three of a kind, let's do this. CHUCKLES: That's it? Three guys?
criminal 11
00:05:26Oh, criminals in this town used to believe in things.
clown 10
00:25:32Enough from the clown!
unit 9
00:06:43That's not true. Our men in the Major Crimes Unit are close to an arrest.
choose 8
00:24:16I know why you choose to have your little, ahem...
rule 8
01:06:07You got rules. The Joker, he's got no rules.
commissioner 8
00:46:24The DNA belongs to Judge Surrillo, Harvey Dent and Commissioner Loeb.
bus 7
00:04:45BOZO: No, no, no, I kill the bus driver.
shh 7
00:42:54Huh? Yeah. Oh, shh, shh, shh.
reporter 7
01:22:59REPORTER 1 : Mr. Dent! How does it feel to be the biggest hero in Gotham?
steal 6
00:03:42You have any idea who you're stealing from?
deserve 6
00:27:26I think Mr. Lau deserves a more personal touch.
knife 6
00:28:21Separation of the plates makes you more vulnerable to knives and gunfire.
target 6
00:46:28The Joker's telling us who he's targeting.
fund 6
00:18:17Sir, I know Mr. Wayne is curious about how his trust fund gets replenished...
schemer 6
01:48:31You know, they're schemers.
press 5
01:08:07You're gonna hold a press conference tomorrow.
spot 5
00:27:56...for getting their people out of hot spots called Sky Hook.
cross 5
00:16:12I hear you got a hell of a right cross.
client 5
00:38:00-Are you threatening my client? -No.
driver 5
00:04:45BOZO: No, no, no, I kill the bus driver.
aware 5
00:21:57As you're all aware, one of our deposits was stolen.
mayor 5
00:06:26MAN 1: Mr. Mayor, you were elected in a campaign to clean up the city.
pal 5
00:02:23Let's go, pal, I'm making a withdrawal here.
dna 5
00:46:18Lieutenant, that joker card pinned to the body? Forensics found three sets of DNA.
freak 5
00:24:10-A freak. MOBSTER 1 : Damn right.
hostage 5
02:03:43GORDON: Then we have a hostage situation.
ferry 5
01:57:17Which leaves the ferries with 30,000 ready to board.
blow up 5
01:44:39...then I blow up a hospital.
get out 5
00:15:29JUDGE: Get him out of here. -But, Your Honor, I'm not done.
pick up 5
01:41:21Wuertz picked you up. Was he working for them?
put down 5
01:34:11OFFlCER 2: Just put it down.
take off 5
00:12:56Why not hire them, take the weekend off?
lawyer 4
00:23:54These cops and lawyers wouldn't dare cross any of you.
risk 4
00:27:08I knew the risk when I took this job, lieutenant.
smile 4
00:30:57"Let's put a smile on that face."
burn 4
00:55:08Some men just wanna watch the world burn.
consider 4
00:20:43It wasn't considered an honor, it was a public service.
ought 4
00:12:34You ought to be pretty knowledgeable by now, then.
assume 4
00:08:05Assuming Batman left anyone to buy from.
threat 4
00:46:57We believe the Joker's made a threat against your life.
mask 4
00:43:16...Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in.
makeup 4
00:01:59DOPEY: I heard he wears makeup. HAPPY: Makeup?
knight 4
00:17:43Oh, you don't have to sell me, Dent. We all know you're Gotham's white knight.
citizen 4
00:20:22Gotham City is proud of an ordinary citizen standing up for what's right.
scum 4
00:20:31We did. All of us who stood by and let scum take control of our city.
scar 4
00:30:08You wanna know how I got these scars?
scarecrow 4
00:07:51SCARECROW: Buyer beware.
vigilante 4
00:16:39Official policy is to arrest the vigilante known as Batman on sight.
clean up 4
00:06:26MAN 1: Mr. Mayor, you were elected in a campaign to clean up the city.
find out 4
00:10:19Don't let me find you out here again.
hand up 4
00:02:16GRUMPY: All right, everybody, hands up, heads down!
lock up 4
00:39:08I'm just curious. With all your clients locked up...
rack up 4
01:19:40Okay, rack them up.
bloody 3
00:12:27Whenever you stitch yourself up, you do make a bloody mess.
cash 3
00:04:40I'm betting the Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.
difference 3
00:10:26What gives you the right? What's the difference between you and me?
plane 3
00:27:43BRUCE: What about getting back into the plane?
push 3
00:59:03And there's the thumbprint he left when he pushed the round in the clip.
board 3
00:18:05...I speak for the rest of the board...
search 3
00:17:29You want me to back warrants for search and seizure on five banks...
arrest 3
00:06:43That's not true. Our men in the Major Crimes Unit are close to an arrest.
decide 3
02:02:14Oh, and you might wanna decide quickly...
suit 3
00:19:04I need a new suit.
engine 3
01:59:53FIRST MATE: Sir, they've stopped their engines.
weapon 3
01:34:12Take it easy. Take it easy. Drop the weapon now!
faith 3
01:37:43If you lose your faith in me, please keep your faith in people.
clearly 3
00:26:46Don't try and cloud the fact that clearly Maroni's got people in your office, Dent.
vote 3
02:02:44-Let's put it to a vote. CROWD: Yes!
bridge 3
01:54:04But the bridge-and-tunnel crowd are sure in for a surprise.
release 3
00:42:24ENGEL: Police released video footage found concealed on the body.
usual 3
00:27:36Well, I must say, compared to your usual requests...
afford 3
00:13:38-Well, you do, sir. -Well, can't afford to know them.
ugly 3
00:27:06Things will get ugly.
gentleman 3
00:31:24So which of you fine gentlemen would like to join our team?
roof 3
00:01:48GRUMPY: Two guys on the roof. Every guy gets a share. Five shares is plenty.
safety 3
01:01:45...we must remember that vigilance is the price of safety.
fancy 3
00:16:32Fancy stuff for a city cop. Have help?
forest 3
00:54:30...but their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit.
cheap 3
00:22:07Two-bit wackjob, wears a cheap purple suit and makeup.
scare 3
00:02:01DOPEY: Yeah, to scare people. You know, war paint.
location 3
00:22:34LAU: Moving all deposits to one secure location, not a bank.
hunt 3
02:22:38GORDON: They'll hunt you.
load 3
00:04:40I'm betting the Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.
button 3
00:19:06Yeah. Three buttons is a little '90s, Mr. Wayne.
campaign 3
00:06:26MAN 1: Mr. Mayor, you were elected in a campaign to clean up the city.
hire 3
00:05:21The guy that hired youse...
secure 3
00:22:34LAU: Moving all deposits to one secure location, not a bank.
panic 3
00:50:00-Oh, thank God, you've got a panic room. MAN: Hey, wait--
custody 3
00:46:33Protective custody. Where's the commissioner?
policy 3
00:16:39Official policy is to arrest the vigilante known as Batman on sight.
tunnel 3
01:54:04But the bridge-and-tunnel crowd are sure in for a surprise.
aim 3
01:01:57Ready! Aim! Fire!
limit 3
00:13:33Know your limits, Master Wayne.
chaos 3
01:50:30...and everything becomes chaos.
scan 3
00:58:48FOX: This is your original scan.
threaten 3
00:32:22-...I couldn't let it threaten my company. -Of course.
counselor 3
00:14:49-Could you identify him for us, please? -You win, counselor.
hostile 3
00:15:11JUDGE: Order. -Permission to treat the witness as hostile?
bandit 3
00:54:30...but their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit.
caller 3
01:42:57CALLER 1: How much are they paying you to say who Batman is?
jurisdiction 3
00:20:13You know, as our new DA, you might wanna figure out where your jurisdiction ends.
inspire 3
00:13:01-...when I said I wanted to inspire people. -I know.
thug 3
00:49:39THUG: Hands up, pretty boy.
appoint 3
00:20:28-...not a man who thinks he's above the law. -Who appointed the Batman?
sonar 3
00:33:47Sonar. Just like a....
detonator 3
02:00:52FIRST MATE: Looks like some kind of detonator.
obstruction 3
00:40:23Five hundred and twenty-seven counts of obstruction ofjustice.
fundraiser 3
00:21:24Well, I'm sold, Dent, and I'm gonna throw you a fundraiser.
get down 3
01:44:47Call the transit authority, school board, prisons. Get every bus down to a hospital.
head down 3
00:02:16GRUMPY: All right, everybody, hands up, heads down!
stand up 3
00:20:22Gotham City is proud of an ordinary citizen standing up for what's right.
stay down 3
00:02:35-Down! I said, stay down there! WOMAN: Don't hurt me!
take up 3
00:16:48...I suggest you take them up with Maintenance, counselor.
accept 2
01:40:30The doctor says you're in agonizing pain, but that you won't accept medication.
upset 2
01:23:19I've got a date with a pretty upset girlfriend.
joke 2
00:23:18And I thought my jokes were bad.
magic 2
00:23:24How about a magic trick?
reach 2
00:02:38DOPEY: Funny, it didn't dial 91 1 . It was trying to reach a private number.
computer 2
01:18:25COMPUTER: Scanning all systems. Scanning all systems.
dirty 2
00:11:15-We found the bulk of their dirty cash. -Time to move in.
jump 2
00:27:31FOX: Now, for high-altitude jumps, you're going to need oxygen and stabilizers.
patient 2
01:07:34He's a paranoid schizophrenic, former patient at Arkham.
escape 2
02:17:45You think I wanna escape from this?
match 2
00:46:23-Any matches? -All three.
mate 2
01:59:53FIRST MATE: Sir, they've stopped their engines.
notice 2
00:21:18If I were sneaking out every night, someone would've noticed by now.
allow 2
00:32:38We do not allow cell phones in here.
waste 2
00:33:01Mr. Wayne didn't want you to think he was deliberately wasting your time.
build 2
00:46:35-City hall. -Seal the building.
above 2
00:20:28-...not a man who thinks he's above the law. -Who appointed the Batman?
complete 2
00:48:32Just tell me it's not Wayne. The guy's a complete f--
video 2
00:42:24ENGEL: Police released video footage found concealed on the body.
crowd 2
01:54:04But the bridge-and-tunnel crowd are sure in for a surprise.
roll 2
01:45:54Go. Keep rolling, Sam.
flight 2
00:28:43-What about the flight crew? -South Korean smugglers.
raise 2
00:20:03How could you want to raise children in a city like this?
stone 2
00:54:27...by bribing them with precious stones...
responsible 2
01:26:31Does it make you feel responsible for Harvey Dent's current predicament?
drug 2
00:07:48CHECHEN: Look what your drugs do to my customers.
tight 2
00:33:38Lau is holed up in there good and tight.
operation 2
00:17:07In this town, the fewer people know something, the safer the operation.
sight 2
00:16:39Official policy is to arrest the vigilante known as Batman on sight.
investigation 2
00:06:49The investigation is ongoing.
travel 2
00:27:45-I'd recommend a good travel agent. -Without it landing.
feed 2
01:43:51...and feed you to your pooches? Hm?
view 2
00:33:32There's a better view from the peak tram.
recognize 2
00:57:41Don't tell me you didn't recognize your baby pancaking cop cars on the evening news.

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