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:
- 4534 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Blu-ray
- 1253 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi Dramas
- 957 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1950s
- 1020 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 2830 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Dramas
- 4956 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Movies
- 34204 - Medical TV Dramas
- 8673 - Critically-acclaimed Documentaries
- 4473 - Suspenseful Sports Dramas
- 940 - Suspenseful Spy Action & Adventure
- 3841 - Suspenseful Spy Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 1971 - Suspenseful Spy Dramas
- 2778 - Suspenseful Time Travel Movies
- 2693 - Suspenseful War Movies based on real life
- 2438 - Suspenseful War Movies from the 1950s
- 2462 - Suspenseful War Movies from the 1960s
- 3640 - Suspenseful Westerns
- 1191 - Swashbucklers
- 90107 - Blockbuster Comedies
- 722 - Swashbucklers based on Books
- 3208 - Swing & Big Band
- 4357 - Tai Chi & Qigong
- 128 - Tearjerkers for ages 11 to 12
- 4 - Tearjerkers from the 1970s
- 30 - Tearjerkers from the 1980s
- 3754 - Teen Action & Adventure
- 4295 - Teen Coming-of-age Dramas
- 2916 - Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 4441 - Teen Independent Comedies
- 3936 - Australian Crime Movies
- 945 - Teen Sports Comedies
- 3410 - Teen Sports Movies
- 70 - Thai Action & Adventure
- 3283 - Thai Dramas
- 1098 - Thai Movies
- 2557 - Theatrical Performances
- 2556 - Thrillers based on a book from the 1970s
- 868 - Thrillers based on a book from the 1980s
- 159 - Thrillers based on real life
- 2262 - Thrillers directed by Brian De Palma
- 11075 - Australian Dramas
- 1295 - Thrillers directed by Claude Chabrol
- 1679 - Thrillers directed by Douglas Jackson
- 4458 - Thrillers directed by Roy William Neill
- 171 - Thrillers starring Al Pacino
- 1803 - Thrillers starring Alain Delon
- 2031 - Thrillers starring C. Thomas Howell
- 25 - Thrillers starring Gene Hackman
- 841 - Thrillers starring Kiefer Sutherland
- 3316 - Thrillers starring Morgan Freeman
- 1508 - Thrillers starring Peter Lorre
- 1475312 - International Horror Movies
- 4378 - Thrillers starring Sean Connery
- 1903 - Thrillers starring Warner Oland
- 1425 - Time Travel Movies
- 4865 - TLC Reality TV
- 2375 - TLC TV Shows
- 2419 - Traditional Latin Music
- 4838 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries from the 1980s
- 4851 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries on IMAX
- 4887 - TV Comedies for ages 5 to 7
- 4889 - TV Documentaries from the 1950s
- 4809 - Psychological Horror Movies
- 4959 - TV Documentaries from the 1980s
- 390 - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1950s
- 414 - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1960s
- 436 - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1970s
- 467 - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 4293 - TV Shows for ages 11 to 12
- 484 - Understated Action & Adventure
- 4141 - Understated African-American Movies
- 16 - Understated Biographical Documentaries
- 230 - Understated Biographical Movies
- 1476340 - International Military Movies
- 1767 - Understated British Crime Movies
- 1058 - Understated British Dramas based on Books
- 2963 - Understated British Independent Movies
- 2274 - Understated British Movies based on Books
- 2995 - Understated Crime Dramas
- 1597 - Understated Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 1633 - Understated Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 1032 - Understated Dramas from the 1950s
- 1060 - Understated Dramas from the 1960s
- 1093 - Understated Dramas from the 1970s
- 10750 - Japanese Horror Movies
- 1114 - Understated Dramas from the 1980s
- 4389 - Understated Foreign Comedies
- 4020 - Understated Foreign Crime Dramas
- 4278 - Understated Foreign Crime Movies
- 4142 - Understated Foreign Dramas
- 3098 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 3140 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 3987 - Understated Foreign Political Dramas
- 1907 - Understated French-Language Dramas
- 2836 - Understated French-Language Movies
- 17241 - Romantic Japanese Movies
- 3977 - Understated French-Language Movies from the 1980s
- 1702 - Understated Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4765 - Understated Horror Movies
- 3781 - Understated Independent Biographical Movies
- 562 - Understated Independent Coming-of-age Movies
- 4897 - Understated Independent Crime Dramas
- 903 - Understated Independent Dramas based on Books
- 3604 - Understated Independent Movies from the 1980s
- 3118 - Understated Independent Political Dramas
- 358 - Understated Independent Political Movies
- 1747 - Japanese Comedies
- 1142 - Understated Independent Thrillers
- 758 - Understated Japanese Dramas
- 664 - Understated Japanese Movies
- 4982 - Understated Movies based on real life
- 2717 - Understated Mysteries
- 120 - Understated Political Movies
- 1449 - Understated Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2428 - Understated Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 1746 - Understated Thrillers
- 3731 - Understated War Dramas
- 11177 - TV Cartoons
- 1519160 - Japanese Movies based on Comics
- 723 - Understated Westerns
- 2730 - Vampire Movies from the 1960s
- 2752 - Vampire Movies from the 1970s
- 2776 - Vampire Movies from the 1980s
- 3509 - Vampire Movies starring Peter Cushing
- 1038 - Vampires
- 3288 - Violent Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 2040 - Violent Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3857 - Violent Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 1056 - Violent African-American Action & Adventure
- 1650093 - Japanese Documentary Movies
- 4316 - Violent African-American Crime Dramas
- 4284 - Violent African-American Crime Movies
- 1581 - Violent Comedies
- 1964 - Violent Crime Action & Adventure
- 4270 - Violent Crime Comedies
- 1017 - Violent Crime Dramas
- 3422 - Violent Crime Dramas from the 1970s
- 3450 - Violent Crime Dramas from the 1980s
- 4163 - Violent Crime Movies
- 2529 - Violent Crime Movies based on Books
- 1474327 - Romantic International Movies
- 2399 - Violent Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 2426 - Violent Crime Thrillers from the 1980s
- 4024 - Violent Cult Comedies
- 4268 - Violent Cult Crime Movies
- 3539 - Violent Cult Movies from the 1980s
- 1543 - Violent Documentaries
- 3863 - Violent Dramas
- 1927 - Violent Foreign Action & Adventure
- 2239 - Violent Foreign Crime Action & Adventure
- 2589 - Violent Foreign Crime Dramas
- 794 - Steamy Dramas
- 2329 - Violent Foreign Dramas
- 2156 - Violent Foreign Movies
- 4854 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 4882 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 882 - Violent French-Language Movies
- 4023 - Violent Independent Action & Adventure
- 3105 - Violent Independent Crime Movies
- 4540 - Violent Independent Movies based on Books
- 4394 - Violent Italian Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 2920 - Violent Italian Movies
- 75448 - Time Travel Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2652 - Violent Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 2306 - Violent Martial Arts Movies
- 4779 - Violent Military Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 402 - Violent Military Dramas on Blu-ray
- 1392 - Violent Military Movies based on real life
- 1143 - Violent Military Movies from the 1980s
- 2203 - Violent Movies
- 4978 - Violent Movies based on real life
- 2059 - Violent Movies on Blu-ray from the 1980s
- 632 - Violent Movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 2893 - Japanese Dramas
- 1122 - Violent Mysteries from the 1980s
- 43 - Violent Political Dramas
- 1091 - Violent Political Movies from the 1980s
- 3711 - Violent Psychological Movies
- 3406 - Violent Satires
- 3941 - Violent Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 4365 - Violent Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 827 - Violent Spy Movies
- 3755 - Violent Spy Thrillers
- 4726 - Violent Thrillers based on Books
- 1476390 - Classic International Movies
- 441 - Violent War Dramas from the 1980s
- 4487 - Violent War Dramas on Blu-ray
- 1725 - Violent War Movies
- 104 - Violent War Movies on Blu-ray
- 503 - Violent War Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2651 - Violent Westerns
- 4246 - Visually-striking Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 363 - Visually-striking Biographical Dramas
- 4361 - Visually-striking Cerebral Dramas
- 3618 - Visually-striking Cerebral Movies
- 1218090 - International Kids' TV
- 3771 - Visually-striking Crime Action & Adventure
- 4783 - Visually-striking Crime Movies
- 3722 - Visually-striking Crime Thrillers
- 1471 - Visually-striking Dark Dramas
- 1893 - Visually-striking Dark Independent Dramas
- 4926 - Visually-striking Dark Independent Movies
- 1416 - Visually-striking Dark Movies
- 4340 - Visually-striking Dark Political Movies
- 767 - Visually-striking Dark Psychological Movies
- 980 - Visually-striking Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1208951 - International TV Comedies
- 3438 - Visually-striking Dramas
- 1924 - Visually-striking Dramas on Blu-ray
- 3102 - Visually-striking Emotional Dramas
- 1732 - Visually-striking Exciting War Movies
- 3312 - Visually-striking Fantasy Movies
- 614 - Visually-striking Feel-good Movies
- 1957 - Visually-striking Foreign Dramas
- 3428 - Visually-striking Gory Crime Movies
- 4463 - Visually-striking Gory Movies
- 3915 - Visually-striking Gory Thrillers
- 1462060 - International Animation
- 2480 - Visually-striking Imaginative Children & Family Movies
- 4526 - Visually-striking Imaginative Movies
- 2613 - Visually-striking Independent Crime Thrillers
- 2261 - Visually-striking Independent Dramas
- 280 - Visually-striking Irreverent Movies
- 3196 - Visually-striking Martial Arts Movies
- 264 - Visually-striking Mind-bending Dramas
- 3225 - Visually-striking Movies
- 2869 - Visually-striking Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 2851 - Visually-striking Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 72436 - Food & Travel TV
- 4698 - Animation
- 4285 - Visually-striking Movies from the 1970s
- 4314 - Visually-striking Movies from the 1980s
- 4231 - Visually-striking Movies on Blu-ray
- 1435 - Visually-striking Psychological Thrillers
- 2957 - Visually-striking Scary Crime Movies
- 1404 - Visually-striking Scary Movies on Blu-ray
- 1841 - Visually-striking Scary Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1728 - Visually-striking Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Blu-ray
- 2464 - Visually-striking Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 907 - Visually-striking Sentimental Movies
- 6000 - Japanese Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1837 - Visually-striking Steamy Movies
- 362 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Dramas
- 3041 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 2104 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Movies
- 1125 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Movies on Blu-ray
- 1589 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4648 - Visually-striking Violent Action & Adventure
- 1217 - Visually-striking Violent Crime Thrillers
- 3971 - Visually-striking Violent Movies