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:
- 28064 - Understated Crime TV Shows from the 1980s
- 79484 - Understated Crime TV Shows from the 1990s
- 44581 - Understated Crime Westerns
- 25831 - Understated Detective TV Shows
- 7592 - Understated Documentaries
- 50378 - Understated Documentaries about Art & Design
- 6393 - Understated Dramas
- 4636 - Goofy Sci-Fi Adventure
- 18383 - Understated Dramas about Marriage
- 39641 - Understated Dramas about Parenthood
- 8290 - Understated Dramas based on Books
- 13141 - Understated Dramas based on classic literature
- 13000 - Understated Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 10385 - Understated Dramas based on real life
- 23430 - Understated Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 82042 - Understated Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 18265 - Understated Drug Dramas
- 18924 - Understated Drug Movies
- 1243 - Goofy Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 34874 - Understated Dysfunctional-Family Comedies
- 27117 - Understated Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 27758 - Understated Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 86011 - Understated East Asian Dramas
- 87137 - Understated East Asian Movies
- 34492 - Understated Eastern European Dramas
- 33706 - Understated Eastern European Movies
- 55115 - Understated Faith & Spirituality Movies
- 28073 - Understated Faith and Spirituality
- 50531 - Understated Family Life Documentaries
- 1547 - Goofy Showbiz Comedies
- 49520 - Understated Family Life Movies
- 81573 - Understated Family Reunion Dramas
- 81687 - Understated Family Reunion Movies
- 18001 - Understated Father-Daughter Dramas
- 21016 - Understated Father-Daughter Movies
- 18594 - Understated Father-Son Dramas
- 18652 - Understated Father-Son Movies
- 78799 - Understated Father-Son Movies based on Books
- 36762 - Understated Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 27965 - Understated Fight-the-System Dramas
- 3712 - Goofy Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 26716 - Understated Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 27048 - Understated Fight-the-System Movies
- 28033 - Understated Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 19067 - Understated First-Love Dramas
- 18229 - Understated First-Love Movies
- 36788 - Understated Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 25776 - Understated Forbidden-Love Movies
- 80126 - Understated Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces
- 53232 - Understated Foreign Biographical Documentaries
- 61030 - Understated Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 4173 - Goofy Sports Children & Family Movies
- 26589 - Understated Foreign Biographical Movies
- 35015 - Understated Foreign Coming-of-age Dramas
- 35267 - Understated Foreign Coming-of-age Movies
- 42741 - Understated Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 8486 - Understated Foreign Documentaries
- 89274 - Understated Foreign Dramas based on Books
- 33338 - Understated Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 28653 - Understated Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 26839 - Understated Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 47407 - Understated Foreign Father-Daughter Dramas
- 11881 - Adult Animation
- 2145 - Pop
- 2998 - Goofy Spy Movies
- 41002 - Understated Foreign Father-Daughter Movies
- 19505 - Understated Foreign Father-Son Dramas
- 19765 - Understated Foreign Father-Son Movies
- 34705 - Understated Foreign First-Love Dramas
- 35057 - Understated Foreign First-Love Movies
- 6340 - Understated Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 5807 - Understated Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 41026 - Understated Foreign Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 38273 - Understated Foreign Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 33649 - Understated Foreign Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 1088 - Goofy Stand-up Comedy
- 25650 - Understated Foreign Mother-Daughter Movies
- 26493 - Understated Foreign Mother-Son Dramas
- 23602 - Understated Foreign Mother-Son Movies
- 8219 - Understated Foreign Movies
- 67425 - Understated Foreign Movies based on Books
- 23706 - Understated Foreign Movies based on real life
- 8511 - Understated Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 67230 - Understated Foreign Showbiz Dramas
- 44492 - Understated Foreign Showbiz Movies
- 67283 - Understated Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 3729 - Goofy Teen Comedies
- 34382 - Understated Foreign Steamy Romance
- 9162 - Understated Foreign Thrillers
- 70167 - Understated Foreign WWII Dramas
- 70705 - Understated Foreign WWII Movies
- 59475 - Understated French Art House Movies
- 83498 - Understated French Biographical Movies
- 77130 - Understated French Comedies
- 60381 - Understated French Crime Dramas
- 61297 - Understated French Crime Movies
- 58732 - Understated French Dramas
- 1918 - Goofy Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 83492 - Understated French Dramas based on Real Life
- 74237 - Understated French Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 72228 - Understated French Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 68570 - Understated French Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 89373 - Understated French Independent Dramas
- 84465 - Understated French Independent Movies
- 58760 - Understated French Movies
- 73506 - Understated French Movies based on real life
- 62567 - Understated French Movies from the 1980s
- 59374 - Understated French Thrillers
- 4114 - Goofy Thrillers from the 1980s
- 61817 - Understated French-Language Art House Movies
- 83980 - Understated French-Language Biographical Movies
- 75111 - Understated French-Language Comedies
- 40547 - Understated French-Language Crime Dramas
- 34451 - Understated French-Language Crime Movies
- 76284 - Understated French-Language Dramas based on Real Life
- 92330 - Understated French-Language Father-Son Movies
- 89371 - Understated French-Language Independent Dramas
- 89036 - Understated French-Language Independent Movies
- 34689 - Understated French-Language Movies based on real life
- 3299 - Goofy War Comedies
- 32963 - Understated French-Language Thrillers
- 9524 - Understated Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 83272 - Understated German Biographical Movies
- 73809 - Understated German Documentaries
- 62487 - Understated German Dramas
- 63825 - Understated German Movies
- 23115 - Understated German-Language Dramas
- 5772 - Understated German-Language Movies
- 61257 - Understated Hebrew-Language Movies
- 74685 - Understated Heist Dramas
- 3793 - Goofy War Movies
- 33111 - Understated Heist Movies
- 20934 - Understated High School Dramas
- 20205 - Understated High School Movies
- 26327 - Understated Historical Documentaries
- 88482 - Understated Historical TV Dramas
- 88483 - Understated Historical TV Shows
- 19712 - Understated Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 17998 - Understated Immigrant-Life Movies
- 92946 - Understated Independent Action & Adventure
- 6297 - Understated Independent Comedies
- 3976 - Goofy Zombie Movies
- 9203 - Understated Independent Coming-of-age Dramas
- 7204 - Understated Independent Crime Movies
- 8556 - Understated Independent Crime Thrillers
- 8229 - Understated Independent Dramas
- 20320 - Understated Independent Dramas about Marriage
- 88679 - Understated Independent Dramas about Parenthood
- 23730 - Understated Independent Dramas based on real life
- 81711 - Understated Independent Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 5430 - Understated Independent Dramas from the 1980s
- 45312 - Understated Independent Dysfunctional-Family Comedies
- 2446 - Gory Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 27039 - Understated Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 28171 - Understated Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 18657 - Understated Independent Father-Daughter Dramas
- 19543 - Understated Independent Father-Daughter Movies
- 19960 - Understated Independent Father-Son Dramas
- 20652 - Understated Independent Father-Son Movies
- 22978 - Understated Independent First-Love Dramas
- 20668 - Understated Independent First-Love Movies
- 83482 - Understated Independent Forbidden-Love Movies
- 24688 - Understated Independent High School Dramas
- 1916 - Gory Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 22899 - Understated Independent High School Movies
- 24642 - Understated Independent Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 21102 - Understated Independent Immigrant-Life Movies
- 75337 - Understated Independent Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 33654 - Understated Independent Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 19979 - Understated Independent Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 18324 - Understated Independent Mother-Daughter Movies
- 19262 - Understated Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 19922 - Understated Independent Mother-Son Movies
- 11297 - Understated Independent Movies
- 58704 - Canadian TV Shows
- 3369 - Gory Adventures
- 17982 - Understated Independent Movies about Marriage
- 88658 - Understated Independent Movies about Parenthood
- 10844 - Understated Independent Movies based on Books
- 23719 - Understated Independent Movies based on real life
- 81620 - Understated Independent Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 9627 - Understated Independent Psychological Movies
- 92912 - Understated Independent Psychological Thrillers
- 58321 - Understated Independent Road Trip Comedies
- 45584 - Understated Independent Road Trip Dramas
- 45533 - Understated Independent Road Trip Movies
- 4057 - Gory Alien Sci-Fi
- 49553 - Understated Independent Showbiz Dramas
- 26378 - Understated Independent Showbiz Movies
- 37259 - Understated Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 83024 - Understated Independent Sports Dramas
- 73692 - Understated Independent Sports Movies
- 80009 - Understated Independent Steamy Romance
- 7770 - Understated Independent Tearjerkers
- 75371 - Understated Indian Dramas
- 75323 - Understated Indian Movies
- 66243 - Understated Irish Movies
- 444 - Gory B-Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 58367 - Understated Israeli Movies
- 21414 - Understated Italian Movies
- 61022 - Understated Italian-Language Movies
- 65086 - Understated Korean Dramas
- 25735 - Understated Korean Movies
- 61065 - Understated Latin American Dramas
- 90771 - Understated Latin American Independent Dramas
- 90664 - Understated Latin American Independent Movies
- 51951 - Understated Latin American Movies
- 72129 - Understated Lesbian Dramas
- 2140 - Gory Biographical Dramas
- 72099 - Understated Lesbian Independent Movies
- 72073 - Understated Lesbian Movies
- 12105 - Understated Medical Dramas
- 12271 - Understated Medical Movies
- 34495 - Understated Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 18068 - Understated Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 20624 - Understated Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 84088 - Understated Middle Eastern Documentaries
- 61186 - Understated Middle Eastern Dramas
- 65574 - Understated Middle Eastern Movies
- 1877 - Gory British Movies
- 37656 - Understated Military Documentaries
- 9666 - Understated Military Dramas
- 8037 - Understated Military Movies
- 63337 - Understated Miniseries
- 90863 - Understated Mother-Daughter Comedies
- 18876 - Understated Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 19621 - Understated Mother-Daughter Movies
- 89881 - Understated Mother-Son Comedies
- 19537 - Understated Mother-Son Dramas
- 20440 - Understated Mother-Son Movies
- 1077 - Gory Comedies
- 5066 - Understated Movies
- 49876 - Understated Movies about Art & Design
- 77378 - Understated Movies about Fame
- 18763 - Understated Movies about Marriage
- 37124 - Understated Movies about Parenthood
- 7124 - Understated Movies based on Books
- 12963 - Understated Movies based on classic literature
- 13185 - Understated Movies based on contemporary literature
- 33375 - Understated Movies directed by Mike Leigh
- 23355 - Understated Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 4630 - Gory Crime Comedies
- 81627 - Understated Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 11731 - Understated Movies from the 1980s
- 71353 - Understated Murder Mysteries
- 90411 - Understated Music & Concert Documentaries
- 84760 - Understated Music and Concert Movies
- 84879 - Understated Musicals
- 49786 - Understated Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 49371 - Understated Nature & Ecology Movies