Netflix Secret Codes Updated December 2024
What are the secret/hidden Netflix codes?
You may have heard about "secret Netflix codes" that Netflix uses, or how you can unlock hidden movies and TV shows. While this may sound like a hackers trick, it's actually not that complicated, and it's not really unlocking anything!
Netflix has a fairly large database of titles, and because they want to keep you happy, they show you movies and shows that they think you'll want to watch. What that also means is that they won't show you titles that they think you aren't interested in...
So these titles are essentially hidden from you, but they aren't being kept from you. You can access them by searching for them directly OR by browsing the genres and subgenres that Netflix uses to classify movies.
What is a Netflix Genre?
These Genres are just categories that movies and shows are grouped under. Some you've seen before, and even appear in the Netflix menus:
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- etc.
Some are crazy-specific, and we usually call these subgenres (although crazy-specific-genres might be more descriptive):
- Action & Adventure starring Chuck Norris
- Cerebral French-Language Movies from the 1950s
- Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books
- and lots more...
How to use these hidden Netflix codes
If you know the numeric code that goes with each Netflix genre/subgenre, you can get a list of all the movies on Netflix within that category. For example, the code for Spanish-Language Biographical Documentaries is 52855, and the code for Dramas directed by Sidney Lumet is 4571.
Netflix has a webpage for each genre/code, and you can either type the code in, or use the links in our list below to view those pages...it's that easy! Here's how the webpage URL are structured:
https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/52855 is the page for code 52885 (which is Spanish-Language Biographical Documentaries)
Simply change the code at the end for whichever secret Netflix code you want to view, and you'll see what's available in your country under that category!
Want to actually unlock movies that even secret codes can't give you?
Netflix has different movies that they make available in each country. Some countries have many more titles than other countries, maybe more than yours, and certainly different ones!
We've got instructions that will allow you to unlock these movies and TV shows using a VPN, allowing you to switch between countries and watch all these extra titles!
Check out our "Get American Netflix" page to learn how to watch American Netflix plus Netflix in over 50 other countries. And make sure you use the links on that page to sign-up, since we have an exclusive offer that will save you money!
Stop Missing Out! Unlock International NetflixComplete List of Netflix genre codes
We've put in the effort of finding as many of these "secret codes" as we could so we could list them here. We've currently found 28296 of them!
Sometimes a code will be slightly different in different countries, or may not even exist. If you find a code that we don't have please contact us so we can update our list!
We've got three different ways that you can view the entire list. With so many hyper-specific categories, it's hard to know how to best display them! Each genre is a link to the Netflix genre page that will open in a new window, but you will need to be logged into Netflix to view them all.
Netflix Secret Codes
Alphabetical order, based on the name of the subgenre:
- 51826 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Kids' TV
- 89748 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Kids' TV for ages 5 to 7
- 2069 - Critically-acclaimed Mysteries from the 1970s
- 18223 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Movies
- 40272 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 27055 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 34062 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 39094 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Tales
- 51825 - Imaginative Talking-Animal TV Cartoons
- 51824 - Imaginative Talking-Animal TV Shows
- 89780 - Imaginative Talking-Animal TV Shows for ages 2 to 4
- 88857 - Imaginative Talking-Animal TV Shows for ages 5 to 7
- 81141 - Imaginative Talking-Animal TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 2244 - Critically-acclaimed Political Comedies
- 46136 - Imaginative Thrillers
- 75918 - Imaginative Time Travel Action & Adventure
- 75960 - Imaginative Time Travel Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 75809 - Imaginative Time Travel Movies
- 76098 - Imaginative Time Travel Movies from the 1980s
- 76072 - Imaginative Time Travel Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 75619 - Imaginative Time Travel Sci-Fi Adventure
- 75826 - Imaginative Time Travel Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 77927 - Imaginative Time Travel TV Shows
- 91750 - Imaginative Treasure Hunt Children & Family Movies
- 4252 - Critically-acclaimed Political Documentaries
- 61103 - Imaginative Treasure Hunt Movies
- 40363 - Imaginative TV Action & Adventure
- 92244 - Imaginative TV Action & Adventure from the 1990s
- 40519 - Imaginative TV Cartoons
- 64980 - Imaginative TV Cartoons for ages 11 to 12
- 81063 - Imaginative TV Cartoons for ages 2 to 4
- 58876 - Imaginative TV Cartoons for ages 5 to 7
- 62008 - Imaginative TV Cartoons for ages 8 to 10
- 79224 - Imaginative TV Cartoons from the 1990s
- 47557 - Imaginative TV Comedies
- 3988 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies from the 1940s
- 69763 - Imaginative TV Documentaries
- 48626 - Imaginative TV Dramas
- 48044 - Imaginative TV Dramedies
- 25959 - Imaginative TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 79276 - Imaginative TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1990s
- 26089 - Imaginative TV Shows
- 74624 - Imaginative TV Shows created by Stan Lee
- 52021 - Imaginative TV Shows Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 65608 - Imaginative TV Shows for ages 11 to 12
- 68161 - Imaginative TV Shows for ages 2 to 4
- 4033 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies from the 1960s
- 58877 - Imaginative TV Shows for ages 5 to 7
- 61935 - Imaginative TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 43067 - Imaginative TV Shows from the 1980s
- 79185 - Imaginative TV Shows from the 1990s
- 40124 - Imaginative Underdog Children & Family Movies
- 52517 - Imaginative Underdog Comedies
- 28330 - Imaginative Underdog Movies
- 66549 - Imaginative Underdog Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 75740 - Imaginative Zombie Movies
- 19912 - Immigrant-Life Comedies
- 4055 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies from the 1970s
- 17956 - Immigrant-Life Documentaries
- 19248 - Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 24677 - Immigrant-Life Historical Documentaries
- 19089 - Immigrant-Life Movies
- 19924 - Immigrant-Life Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 19271 - Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 54671 - Immigrant-Life TV Documentaries
- 12683 - Independent 20th Century Period Pieces
- 12600 - Independent 20th Century Period Pieces based on Books
- 43080 - Independent Action Comedies
- 4081 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies from the 1980s
- 43627 - Independent Action Thrillers
- 12027 - Independent Adult Animation
- 8949 - Independent Adventures
- 80286 - Independent Alien Sci-Fi
- 71739 - Independent Amateur Detective Comedies
- 70317 - Independent Amateur Detective Dramas
- 71209 - Independent Amateur Detective Movies
- 10868 - Independent Animation
- 83874 - Independent Art House Movies
- 76188 - Independent Baseball Movies
- 4434 - Critically-acclaimed Political Satires
- 12955 - Independent Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34573 - Independent Biographical Comedies
- 27647 - Independent Biographical Fight-the-System Movies
- 11538 - Independent Biographical Movies
- 71778 - Independent Boxing Dramas
- 12357 - Independent Boxing Movies
- 27710 - Independent Buddy Comedies
- 27599 - Independent Buddy Dramas
- 46139 - Independent Buddy Late Night Comedies
- 27199 - Independent Buddy Movies
- 4922 - Satires
- 3783 - Critically-acclaimed Psychological Mysteries
- 27246 - Independent Chase Movies
- 19576 - Independent College Comedies
- 19785 - Independent College Dramas
- 19436 - Independent College Movies
- 77684 - Independent Comedies about Fame
- 39181 - Independent Comedies about Food
- 19374 - Independent Comedies about Marriage
- 35303 - Independent Comedies about Parenthood
- 12932 - Independent Comedies based on contemporary literature
- 23176 - Independent Comedies based on real life
- 2807 - Critically-acclaimed Psychological Thrillers
- 23374 - Independent Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 81619 - Independent Comedies for Hopeless Romantics
- 6469 - Independent Comedies from the 1980s
- 8456 - Independent Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 12494 - Independent Coming-of-age 20th Century Period Pieces
- 10208 - Independent Coming-of-age Comedies
- 5655 - Independent Coming-of-age Movies
- 5868 - Independent Coming-of-age Movies based on Books
- 19091 - Independent Con-Game Comedies
- 18079 - Independent Con-Game Dramas
- 862 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Action & Adventure
- 17989 - Independent Con-Game Movies
- 21328 - Independent Con-Game Thrillers
- 37136 - Independent Conspiracy Comedies
- 27280 - Independent Conspiracy Movies
- 35321 - Independent Conspiracy Thrillers
- 7389 - Independent Courtroom Dramas
- 5492 - Independent Courtroom Movies
- 9836 - Independent Crime Action & Adventure
- 10431 - Independent Crime Comedies
- 5780 - Independent Crime Dramas
- 581 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Biographical Movies
- 8283 - Independent Crime Dramas based on real life
- 8268 - Independent Crime Movies
- 11584 - Independent Crime Movies based on Books
- 8526 - Independent Crime Movies based on real life
- 5227 - Independent Crime Thrillers
- 84218 - Independent Dance Comedies
- 84224 - Independent Dance Movies
- 76041 - Independent Deadly Disaster Movies
- 46131 - Independent Deep Sea Movies
- 77319 - Independent Dramas about Fame
- 1704 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky British Movies
- 18938 - Independent Dramas about Marriage
- 34613 - Independent Dramas about Parenthood
- 63882 - Independent Dramas based on bestsellers
- 13261 - Independent Dramas based on classic literature
- 12917 - Independent Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 11189 - Independent Dramas based on real life
- 23482 - Independent Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 82050 - Independent Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 7864 - Independent Dramas from the 1980s
- 27836 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Comedies
- 1577 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Comedies
- 27590 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 75725 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas based on Books
- 28366 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 75651 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies based on Books
- 72182 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Social Issue Dramas
- 74688 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Thrillers
- 91517 - Independent End-of-the-World Dramas
- 36336 - Independent End-of-the-World Movies
- 53083 - Independent Faith & Spirituality Movies
- 27708 - Independent Faith and Spirituality
- 751 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Comedies from the 1970s
- 82051 - Independent Family Reunion Comedies
- 81562 - Independent Family Reunion Dramas
- 81571 - Independent Family Reunion Movies
- 93072 - Independent Father-Daughter 20th Century Period Pieces
- 19329 - Independent Father-Daughter Comedies
- 19152 - Independent Father-Daughter Dramas
- 58286 - Independent Father-Daughter Dramas based on Books
- 20862 - Independent Father-Daughter Movies
- 58302 - Independent Father-Daughter Movies based on Books
- 46281 - Independent Father-Daughter Social Issue Dramas
- 788 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Comedies from the 1980s
- 20822 - Independent Father-Son 20th Century Period Pieces
- 18671 - Independent Father-Son Comedies
- 19707 - Independent Father-Son Dramas
- 54851 - Independent Father-Son Dramas based on Books
- 34932 - Independent Father-Son Dramas based on real life
- 20829 - Independent Father-Son Movies
- 53124 - Independent Father-Son Movies based on Books
- 34402 - Independent Father-Son Movies based on real life
- 39379 - Independent Father-Son Social Issue Dramas
- 88507 - Independent Father-Son Thrillers
- 3984 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Foreign Comedies
- 26781 - Independent Fight-the-System Comedies
- 27760 - Independent Fight-the-System Dramas
- 27722 - Independent Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 28207 - Independent Fight-the-System Movies
- 27536 - Independent Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 20343 - Independent First-Love 20th Century Period Pieces
- 18535 - Independent First-Love Comedies
- 18437 - Independent First-Love Dramas
- 89132 - Independent First-Love Dramas based on Books
- 19500 - Independent First-Love Movies
- 465 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Independent Dramas
- 89103 - Independent First-Love Movies based on Books
- 19596 - Independent Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 18404 - Independent Forbidden-Love Movies
- 32159 - Independent Gangster Action & Adventure
- 29160 - Independent Gangster Comedies
- 31466 - Independent Gangster Dramas
- 30416 - Independent Gangster Movies
- 31951 - Independent Gangster Thrillers
- 43155 - Independent Heist Action & Adventure
- 28415 - Independent Heist Comedies
- 31574 - Classic Movies
- 3387 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Movies from the 1960s
- 38152 - Independent Heist Dramas
- 28012 - Independent Heist Movies
- 20152 - Independent High School Comedies
- 19633 - Independent High School Dramas
- 92917 - Independent High School Dramas based on Books
- 75151 - Independent High School Late Night Comedies
- 20836 - Independent High School Movies
- 92890 - Independent High School Movies based on Books
- 44871 - Independent High School Social Issue Dramas
- 90645 - Independent High School Thrillers
- 3411 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Movies from the 1970s
- 14732 - Independent Hit-man Comedies
- 14935 - Independent Hit-man Movies
- 7596 - Independent Horror Movies
- 18424 - Independent Immigrant-Life Comedies
- 19797 - Independent Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 18711 - Independent Immigrant-Life Movies
- 34704 - Independent Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 7599 - Independent Martial Arts Movies
- 12401 - Independent Medical Dramas
- 12154 - Independent Medical Movies
- 3433 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Movies from the 1980s
- 20198 - Independent Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 19936 - Independent Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 18150 - Independent Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 12636 - Independent Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 7578 - Independent Military Action & Adventure
- 6571 - Independent Military Dramas
- 81927 - Independent Mind Game Dramas
- 81569 - Independent Mind Game Movies
- 81871 - Independent Mind Game Mysteries
- 81609 - Independent Mind Game Thrillers
- 2325 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Satires
- 20155 - Independent Mistaken-Identity Comedies
- 69952 - Independent Mistaken-Identity Dramas
- 20463 - Independent Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 6259 - Independent Mockumentaries
- 19101 - Independent Mother-Daughter Comedies
- 19734 - Independent Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 19243 - Independent Mother-Daughter Movies
- 44340 - Independent Mother-Son 20th Century Period Pieces
- 20258 - Independent Mother-Son Comedies
- 20359 - Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 1022 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 82458 - Independent Mother-Son Dramas based on Books
- 18576 - Independent Mother-Son Movies
- 82310 - Independent Mother-Son Movies based on Books