Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Pearl Harbor
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Pearl Harbor in English?
Pearl Harbor: 59.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,564.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 29.4% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 12.1% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
11.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.0% 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
- war (B1): 19 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
and drags all of Europe into war.
- admiral (B1): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Admiral, urgent, from Washington.
- get in (B2): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
He wanted me to get some real-- real combat training in.
- navy (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Well, that's why you joined the Navy, hon'.
- pearl (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
It means "water of pearls."
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Program: 16.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.9 percentage points less than Pearl Harbor).
- Tristan Isolde: 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.6 percentage points more than Pearl Harbor).
- Foreign Correspondent: 15.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.7 percentage points less than Pearl Harbor).
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: