Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Snowtown
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Snowtown in English?
Snowtown: 69.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 12.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,094.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 19.7% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 12.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 8.5% 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.
10.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
88.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 6.0% 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
- mate (B1): 95 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A friend or companion; also a partner in some contexts.
Subtitle example:
[JOHN]: How are you, mate?
- verna (rare): 18 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
The system's fucked isn't it, really? - [VERNA]: Full on.
- reckon (C1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What do you reckon?
- anymore (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Any longer; used mainly in negative sentences and questions.
Subtitle example:
and I don't need to stay in the caravan anymore.
- bastard (C1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
The bastard pencil. The lead is broken every centimetre.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Bully: 12.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Snowtown).
- Dog Day Afternoon: 12.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Snowtown).
- Freedom Writers: 12.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Snowtown).
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: