Explore Movie Vocabulary

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Hudson Hawk

Name: Hudson Hawk
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Rating: 5.7

1991 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

★ 5.7IMDb rating 1,539Vocabulary size

Unique vocabulary and phrases by level

A1 52.59%A2 9.93%B1 11.1%B2 4.67%C1 3.14%Rare 9.2%Unclassified 9.37%

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How difficult is Hudson Hawk in English?

Hudson Hawk: 62.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,490.

Unique vocabulary

For A2 learners: 28.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
For B1 learners: 17.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
For B2 learners: 12.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.

9.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.

Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences

89.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.7% 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

hawk (B1): 33 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: He was known as the Hudson Hawk.
auction (B1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: After all these years, I still get goose bumps coming to auctions.
bunny (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Bunny.
rob (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Gates wants you to rob an auction house?
codex (rare): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: We want you to steal da Vinci's sketchbook. The codex.

Compare with titles in similar genres

Anaconda: 17.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Hudson Hawk).
Howard the Duck: 16.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Hudson Hawk).
Last Action Hero: 16.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Hudson Hawk).

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: 2026-10-13