Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Slumdog Millionaire
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Slumdog Millionaire in English?
Slumdog Millionaire: 74.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 899.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.6% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 8.0% 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.
5.5% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.6% 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
- rupee (B1): 24 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
never get beyond 16,000 rupees.
- final (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Is that your final answer?
- millionaire (B1): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Welcome to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- chai (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Chai wallah. A chai wallah!
- wallah (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Chai wallah?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Witness: 10.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Slumdog Millionaire).
- The Thomas Crown Affair: 11.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Slumdog Millionaire).
- The Man with the Golden Arm: 10.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than Slumdog Millionaire).
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: