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Maximum Risk
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Maximum Risk in English?
Maximum Risk: 77.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 758.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 4.8% 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.
4.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
94.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.1% 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
- get in (B2): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
It would be stupid. A guy like you? Got a couple pounds of lead in his eyes?
- evidence (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
There's evidence he had been tortured. His death was not an easy one.
- suppose (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To think something is probably true, or to imagine a possible situation.
Subtitle example:
They're supposed to be scared? - Everybody supposed to be scared of you.
- access (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Only you could access this box.
- agent (B2): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Someone who acts for another person or organization.
Subtitle example:
Washington doesn't like federal agents...
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Taken 3: 9.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points more than Maximum Risk).
- Crying Freeman: 9.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.5 percentage points more than Maximum Risk).
- Shaft: 9.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points more than Maximum Risk).
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: