Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Peaky Blinders
Is Peaky Blinders difficult to watch in English? Explore its vocabulary difficulty, estimated English level, and unfamiliar words before watching.
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Peaky Blinders in English?
Peaky Blinders: 37.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 30.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 5,902.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 45.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 30.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 22.5% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
16.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.6% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Subtitle coverage: 36 of 36 episodes; the profile describes only available subtitles.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- war (B1): 107 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Armed fighting between countries or groups.
Subtitle example:
It's more like wars between armies down there.
- bloody (B2): 90 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Covered in blood; also an informal intensifier in British English.
Subtitle example:
Billy's got a bloody army!
- hell (C1): 85 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
Arthur's mad as hell.
- trust (B1): 85 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: To believe someone is honest or that something is reliable.
Subtitle example:
I don't trust any of yous until you earn my trust!
- bastard (C1): 70 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
That's how those bastards do things.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes: 31.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points more than Peaky Blinders).
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: 31.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.4 percentage points more than Peaky Blinders).
- Narcos: 29.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.2 percentage points less than Peaky Blinders).
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: