Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Something Wild
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Something Wild in English?
Something Wild: 72.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,103.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
8.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.2% 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
- ray (B2): 44 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, Charlie, pleased to meet you. I'm Ray. This is Irene.
- fame (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
# Fame, makes a man take things over
- lord (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
Oh, thank you, Lord!
- credit (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I only got these credit cards - which are company plastic.
- hell (C1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
Hell, I was locking in close to 15.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- My Mom s New Boyfriend: 11.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.2 percentage points more than Something Wild).
- Trouble in Paradise: 13.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.4 percentage points more than Something Wild).
- Extract: 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.8 percentage points more than Something Wild).
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: