Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
World War Z
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is World War Z in English?
World War Z: 62.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 16.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,442.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 28.2% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 16.7% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 11.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
86.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 4.3% 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
- snarling (rare): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(SNARLING)
- speke (rare): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
SPEKE: Friendly! Friendly! Keep it down. Keep it down.
- hebrew (C1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(MAN SPEAKING HEBREW OVER RADIO)
- hell (C1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
How the hell do I know if Russia's fallen?
- distant (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(DISTANT SCREECHING)
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Escape Room: 16.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points less than World War Z).
- Predator: 17.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.0 percentage points more than World War Z).
- Anaconda: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.2 percentage points less than World War Z).
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: