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:
- 48117 - Inspiring Romantic Tearjerkers
- 80168 - Inspiring Scandinavian Documentaries
- 37122 - Inspiring Scandinavian Movies
- 15576 - Inspiring Science & Nature Documentaries
- 51975 - Inspiring Science & Technology Documentaries
- 52009 - Inspiring Science & Technology Movies
- 39187 - Inspiring Showbiz Documentaries
- 89585 - Horror Comedies
- 2629 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Movies from the 1960s
- 15524 - Inspiring Showbiz Dramas
- 8946 - Inspiring Showbiz Movies
- 49204 - Inspiring Slice of Life Documentaries
- 49477 - Inspiring Slice of Life Movies
- 40114 - Inspiring Soccer Movies
- 10919 - Inspiring Social Issue Dramas
- 53547 - Inspiring Social Issue Dramas based on Books
- 13584 - Inspiring Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 57626 - Inspiring Social Issue Dramas from the 1980s
- 53843 - Inspiring Spanish-Language Movies
- 2661 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Movies from the 1970s
- 11742 - Inspiring Spiritual Documentaries
- 21865 - Inspiring Sports 20th Century Period Pieces
- 6471 - Inspiring Sports Children & Family Movies
- 7444 - Inspiring Sports Comedies
- 7545 - Inspiring Sports Dramas
- 24699 - Inspiring Sports Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 32048 - Inspiring Sports Family Dramas
- 12164 - Inspiring Sports Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 24706 - Inspiring Sports Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 45921 - Inspiring Sports Movies from the 1970s
- 2690 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Movies from the 1980s
- 40670 - Inspiring Sports Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 49328 - Inspiring Sports Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 8411 - Inspiring Tearjerkers
- 14192 - Inspiring Tearjerkers based on real life
- 23453 - Inspiring Tearjerkers Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 11377 - Inspiring Teen Dramas
- 24475 - Inspiring Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 27868 - Inspiring Underdog Children & Family Movies
- 27548 - Inspiring Underdog Documentaries
- 28092 - Inspiring Underdog Dramas
- 1550 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Political Dramas
- 26920 - Inspiring Underdog Dramas based on real life
- 75020 - Inspiring Underdog Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 30127 - Inspiring Underdog Family Dramas
- 27705 - Inspiring Underdog Movies
- 27136 - Inspiring Underdog Movies based on real life
- 27318 - Inspiring Underdog Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 27011 - Inspiring Underdog Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 6542 - Inspiring War Dramas
- 12315 - Inspiring War Dramas based on real life
- 10132 - Inspiring War Movies
- 4552 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Psychological Movies
- 12387 - Inspiring War Movies based on real life
- 22844 - Inspiring Wilderness-survival Movies
- 82288 - Inspiring Workplace Documentaries
- 35239 - Inspiring Workplace Movies
- 70619 - Inspiring WWII Documentaries
- 70890 - Inspiring WWII Dramas
- 70675 - Inspiring WWII Dramas based on real life
- 70040 - Inspiring WWII Movies
- 70633 - Inspiring WWII Movies based on real life
- 48786 - Investigative TV Documentaries
- 203 - Critically-acclaimed Tearjerkers
- 48844 - Investigative TV Shows
- 9014 - Iranian Dramas
- 64139 - Irish 20th Century Period Pieces
- 59326 - Irish Biographical Movies
- 63080 - Irish Comedies
- 60676 - Irish Crime Movies
- 63557 - Irish Documentaries
- 61979 - Irish Dramas
- 65492 - Irish Independent Comedies
- 64878 - Irish Independent Dramas
- 3319 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Action & Adventure
- 64428 - Irish Independent Movies
- 60483 - Irish Thrillers
- 9234 - Irreverent Animation
- 8399 - Irreverent British Comedies
- 8548 - Irreverent British Movies
- 5631 - Irreverent Comedies
- 23413 - Irreverent Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 9489 - Irreverent Crime Action & Adventure
- 9612 - Irreverent Crime Movies
- 20538 - Irreverent Drug Movies
- 3067 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Biographical Movies
- 18648 - Irreverent High School Comedies
- 18669 - Irreverent High School Movies
- 10864 - Irreverent Independent Movies
- 10415 - Irreverent Mockumentaries
- 8789 - Irreverent Movies
- 8126 - Irreverent Movies based on Books
- 23499 - Irreverent Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 77937 - Irreverent Politically Incorrect Stand-up Comedy
- 11241 - Irreverent Showbiz Comedies
- 6423 - Irreverent Showbiz Movies
- 1919 - Critically-acclaimed Understated British Movies
- 9359 - Irreverent Slapstick Comedies
- 76790 - Irreverent TV Dramedies
- 91775 - Israeli 20th Century Period Pieces
- 6034 - Israeli Crime Movies
- 15437 - Israeli Documentaries
- 42057 - Israeli Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 55641 - Israeli Faith and Spirituality
- 68245 - Israeli Father-Son Dramas
- 45970 - Israeli Father-Son Movies
- 75252 - Israeli Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 710 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Foreign Comedies
- 37116 - Israeli Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 64439 - Israeli Judaica Movies
- 24740 - Israeli Military Movies
- 37931 - Israeli Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 88719 - Israeli Political Documentaries
- 56454 - Israeli Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 88684 - Israeli Thrillers
- 67715 - It's Showtime
- 9752 - Italian Action & Adventure
- 60438 - Italian Art House Movies
- 751423 - Kids Faith & Spirituality
- 4077 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Foreign Dramas
- 9639 - Italian Biographical Documentaries
- 23775 - Italian Biographical Dramas
- 9474 - Italian Biographical Movies
- 10199 - Italian Crime Action & Adventure
- 67919 - Italian Crime Movies based on real life
- 11545 - Italian Documentaries
- 61237 - Italian Dramas based on Books
- 26432 - Italian Dramas based on real life
- 65339 - Italian Dramas from the 1940s
- 10103 - Italian Dramas from the 1980s
- 3949 - Critically-acclaimed Understated French Dramas
- 20959 - Italian Father-Son Movies
- 76985 - Italian Gangster Action & Adventure
- 76835 - Italian Gangster Movies
- 76892 - Italian Gangster Thrillers
- 11843 - Italian Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 91499 - Italian Immigrant-Life Movies
- 84037 - Italian Independent Dramas
- 81425 - Italian Independent Movies
- 15267 - Italian Military Movies
- 37349 - Italian Mother-Son Movies
- 1617 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Independent Dramas
- 53767 - Italian Movies based on Books
- 23995 - Italian Movies based on real life
- 53181 - Italian Mysteries
- 68306 - Italian Showbiz Dramas
- 44337 - Italian Showbiz Movies
- 29424 - Italian Steamy Romance
- 70233 - Italian WWII Dramas
- 70125 - Italian WWII Movies
- 63442 - Italian-Language Action & Adventure
- 59781 - Italian-Language Art House Movies
- 4733 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1960s
- 60588 - Italian-Language Comedies
- 65460 - Italian-Language Crime Action & Adventure
- 62146 - Italian-Language Crime Dramas
- 61519 - Italian-Language Crime Movies
- 60864 - Italian-Language Documentaries
- 58663 - Italian-Language Dramas
- 60152 - Italian-Language Dramas based on real life
- 67312 - Italian-Language Dramas from the 1940s
- 64185 - Italian-Language Father-Son Movies
- 76854 - Italian-Language Gangster Movies
- 4752 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1970s
- 63775 - Italian-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 91846 - Italian-Language Immigrant-Life Movies
- 92200 - Italian-Language Independent Dramas
- 90584 - Italian-Language Independent Movies
- 63026 - Italian-Language Mother-Son Movies
- 58791 - Italian-Language Movies
- 63546 - Italian-Language Movies based on real life
- 67412 - Italian-Language Movies from the 1940s
- 59956 - Italian-Language Political Dramas
- 63553 - Italian-Language Political Movies
- 4780 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1980s
- 63322 - Italian-Language Showbiz Movies
- 64017 - Italian-Language Steamy Romance
- 70287 - Italian-Language WWII Dramas
- 70143 - Italian-Language WWII Movies
- 43668 - Japanese Action Thrillers
- 83802 - Japanese Alien Sci-Fi
- 60273 - Japanese Animation
- 59356 - Japanese Children & Family Movies
- 87866 - Japanese Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 8899 - Japanese Crime Dramas
- 2858 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Political Dramas
- 10911 - Japanese Crime Movies
- 88028 - Japanese Cult Action & Adventure
- 44633 - Japanese Cult Movies
- 59282 - Japanese Family Animation
- 76977 - Japanese Gangster Action & Adventure
- 79109 - Japanese Gangster Action Thrillers
- 76469 - Japanese High School Action & Adventure
- 20178 - Japanese High School Movies
- 75162 - Japanese Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 62880 - Japanese Karate Action & Adventure
- 660 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Crime Action & Adventure
- 63573 - Japanese Karate Movies
- 65769 - Japanese Kids' TV for ages 11 to 12
- 65755 - Japanese Kids' TV for ages 8 to 10
- 61725 - Japanese Martial Arts Movies
- 8537 - Japanese Monster Movies
- 23586 - Japanese Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 6285 - Japanese Political Movies
- 88995 - Japanese Race Against Time Action & Adventure
- 89005 - Japanese Race Against Time Movies
- 14800 - Japanese Revenge Action & Adventure
- 3715 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Crime Movies
- 43086 - Japanese Revenge Action Thrillers
- 14870 - Japanese Revenge Dramas
- 14529 - Japanese Revenge Horror Movies
- 64968 - Japanese Revenge Martial Arts Movies
- 14662 - Japanese Revenge Movies
- 18085 - Japanese Revenge Thrillers
- 10131 - Japanese Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1960s
- 19062 - Japanese Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 19280 - Japanese Serial-Killer Movies
- 59253 - Japanese Serial-Killer Thrillers
- 29 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Crime Movies on Blu-ray
- 46473 - Japanese Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42700 - Japanese Supernatural Movies
- 60504 - Japanese TV Shows for ages 11 to 12
- 64071 - Japanese TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 76130 - Japanese Zombie Horror Movies
- 75529 - Japanese Zombie Movies
- 12319 - Jewish 20th Century Period Pieces
- 23947 - Jewish Biographical Documentaries
- 23784 - Jewish Biographical Movies
- 9274 - Jewish Documentaries
- 10944 - Cult Horror Movies
- 2598 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Independent Dramas
- 10010 - Jewish Historical Documentaries
- 9294 - Jewish Movies
- 8462 - Jewish Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 71430 - Jewish WWII Movies
- 54306 - Judaica Movies
- 46070 - Karate Action & Adventure
- 46370 - Karate Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 46117 - Karate Action Thrillers
- 73877 - Karate Children & Family Movies
- 46168 - Karate Dramas
- 4951 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Independent Movies
- 46184 - Karate Movies
- 46266 - Karate Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 13907 - Ken Burns Documentaries
- 67726 - Kids Cartoon Network for Kids
- 53256 - Kids Inspirational Movies
- 52875 - Kids Inspirational Movies for ages 2 to 4
- 54756 - Kids Inspirational Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 53908 - Kids Inspirational Movies for ages 8 to 10