Explore Movie Vocabulary

Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.

Hercules

Name: Hercules
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Rating: 7.3

1997 · Action, Adventure, Animation

★ 7.3IMDb rating 1,446Vocabulary size

Unique vocabulary and phrases by level

A1 50.68%A2 6.99%B1 9.95%B2 4.71%C1 2.43%Rare 14.59%Unclassified 10.65%

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How difficult is Hercules in English?

Hercules: 57.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 21.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,404.

Unique vocabulary

For A2 learners: 31.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
For B1 learners: 21.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
For B2 learners: 17.0% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.

10.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.

Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences

89.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.0% 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

hero (B1): 45 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Zero to hero in no time flat
zero (C1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: He was a no one - A zero, zero
shoo (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Shoo-doo, shoo-doo Oo-oo-oo
damsel (rare): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Rescue some damsels.
hade (rare): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Yes! Hades rules!

Compare with titles in similar genres

Dante s Inferno An Animated Epic: 22.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Hercules).
Batman and Harley Quinn: 21.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points less than Hercules).
The Pirates Band of Misfits: 21.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points less than Hercules).

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