Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Kaboom
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Kaboom in English?
Kaboom: 60.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,256.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 28.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 17.8% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 13.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
11.2% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
89.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 4.4% 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
- fag (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Yeah, who's teaching who yeah fag?
- mask (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
I don't know how much later The animal-masked men, the red-haired girl
- sex (B2): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Sexual activity, or a biological classification, depending on context.
Subtitle example:
It's 4 years of having sex
- hell (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
What the hell's going on down there?
- get in (B2): 4 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To enter a place or vehicle; in some contexts, to arrive.
Subtitle example:
Shoot really hard and some gets In your mouth by accident
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Head Over Heels: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.5 percentage points less than Kaboom).
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Kaboom).
- Possession: 17.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Kaboom).
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: