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:
- 50242 - Makeover TV Shows
- 84705 - Malayalam-Language Musicals
- 49512 - Man vs. Nature
- 50481 - Man vs. Nature Reality TV
- 58566 - Martial Arts Movies based on real life
- 10752 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Cheh Chang
- 24744 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Chia-Liang Liu
- 3398 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies from the 1940s
- 17303 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Gordon Chan
- 88847 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Wai-keung Lau
- 77138 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 37082 - Martial Arts Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 8713 - Martial Arts Movies from the 1970s
- 8732 - Martial Arts Movies from the 1980s
- 71871 - Martial Arts Movies set in Ancient Times
- 70238 - Martial Arts Movies set in Imperial China
- 76293 - Martial Arts Movies starring Anderson Silva
- 10753 - Martial Arts Movies starring Andy Lau
- 3421 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies from the 1950s
- 17825 - Martial Arts Movies starring Biao Yuen
- 7090 - Martial Arts Movies starring Donnie Yen
- 11619 - Martial Arts Movies starring Jackie Chan
- 23684 - Martial Arts Movies starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
- 6195 - Martial Arts Movies starring Jet Li
- 17785 - Martial Arts Movies starring Kuan Tai Chen
- 25501 - Martial Arts Movies starring Lung Ti
- 7729 - Martial Arts Movies starring Michelle Yeoh
- 17844 - Martial Arts Movies starring Simon Yam
- 69328 - Martial Arts Movies starring Tony Jaa
- 3447 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies from the 1960s
- 69424 - Martial Arts Movies starring Yasuaki Kurata
- 10842 - Martial Arts Movies starring Yu Wang
- 12670 - Medical Comedies
- 12755 - Medical Dramas
- 13305 - Medical Dramas based on Books
- 42921 - Medical Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 12430 - Medical Dramas based on real life
- 12216 - Medical Movies
- 12376 - Medical Movies based on Books
- 34540 - Medical Movies based on contemporary literature
- 3464 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies from the 1970s
- 12393 - Medical Movies based on real life
- 13545 - Medical Movies from the 1970s
- 13469 - Medical Social Issue Dramas
- 12185 - Medical Tearjerkers
- 37575 - Medical Tearjerkers based on real life
- 46853 - Medical TV Comedies
- 37628 - Medical TV Dramedies
- 34028 - Medical TV Shows
- 6053 - Mexican Crime Dramas
- 14477 - Mexican Crime Thrillers
- 3484 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies from the 1980s
- 7893 - Mexican Horror Movies
- 33438 - Mexican Immigrant-Life Movies
- 84241 - Mexican Independent Dramas
- 84000 - Mexican Independent Movies
- 83237 - Mexican Movies based on Real Life
- 46013 - Mexican Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 79674 - Mexican Psychological Movies
- 76423 - Mexican Social Issue Dramas
- 46439 - Mexican Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42402 - Mexican Supernatural Movies
- 5480 - Bollywood Movies
- 962 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Political Comedies
- 7015 - Mexican Thrillers
- 19814 - Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 19474 - Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 53510 - Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas based on Books
- 19761 - Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 53096 - Mid-Life-Crisis Movies based on Books
- 52063 - Mid-Life-Crisis Thrillers
- 25795 - Mid-Life-Crisis TV Comedies
- 25817 - Mid-Life-Crisis TV Dramas
- 25946 - Mid-Life-Crisis TV Shows
- 3894 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Political Movies
- 91918 - Middle Eastern 20th Century Period Pieces
- 87979 - Middle Eastern Action & Adventure
- 74240 - Middle Eastern Biographical Documentaries
- 63211 - Middle Eastern Biographical Movies
- 59570 - Middle Eastern Comedies
- 74891 - Middle Eastern Crime Dramas
- 63458 - Middle Eastern Crime Movies
- 8591 - Middle Eastern Dramas
- 64927 - Middle Eastern Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 64974 - Middle Eastern Faith and Spirituality
- 2551 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Satires
- 62781 - Middle Eastern Father-Son Dramas
- 64557 - Middle Eastern Father-Son Movies
- 71814 - Middle Eastern Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 71821 - Middle Eastern Forbidden-Love Movies
- 75253 - Middle Eastern Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 63897 - Middle Eastern Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 83494 - Middle Eastern Historical Documentaries
- 90586 - Middle Eastern Independent Dramas
- 90600 - Middle Eastern Independent Movies
- 60519 - Middle Eastern Jewish Movies
- 870 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Showbiz Comedies
- 59030 - Middle Eastern Judaica Movies
- 64346 - Middle Eastern Military Dramas
- 60606 - Middle Eastern Military Movies
- 61502 - Middle Eastern Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 63366 - Middle Eastern Political Documentaries
- 62288 - Middle Eastern Political Dramas
- 23764 - Middle Eastern Political Movies
- 63195 - Middle Eastern Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 84091 - Middle Eastern Social Issue Dramas
- 59520 - Middle Eastern Thrillers
- 2289 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Showbiz Dramas
- 77901 - Military & War 20th Century Period Pieces
- 78065 - Military & War Action Thrillers
- 78316 - Military & War Period Pieces
- 78244 - Military & War TV Shows
- 12454 - Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 12852 - Military 20th Century Period Pieces based on Books
- 12444 - Military 20th Century Period Pieces based on real life
- 15247 - Military 20th Century Period Pieces from the 1980s
- 9201 - Military Action & Adventure based on Books
- 6656 - Military Action & Adventure based on real life
- 1446 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Showbiz Movies
- 70930 - Military Action & Adventure set in Ancient Times
- 15336 - Military Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 43924 - Military Action Thrillers
- 43076 - Military Action Thrillers from the 1980s
- 9282 - Military Adventures
- 80391 - Military Asian Action Movies
- 10925 - Military Comedies
- 9951 - Military Documentaries from the 1980s
- 37891 - Military Dramas based on bestsellers
- 13109 - Military Dramas based on classic literature
- 2213 - Cult Action & Adventure
- 13300 - Military Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 70260 - Military Dramas based on real life from the 1950s
- 91687 - Military Dramas based on Real Life from the 1970s
- 15272 - Military Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 6650 - Military Dramas from the 1950s
- 6680 - Military Dramas from the 1960s
- 6711 - Military Dramas from the 1970s
- 6741 - Military Dramas from the 1980s
- 71183 - Military Dramas set in Ancient Times
- 84431 - Military Dramas set in the Middle Ages
- 2622 - Cult B-Horror Movies
- 55127 - Military Epics
- 53775 - Military Epics based on real life
- 7790 - Military Historical Documentaries
- 26099 - Military Miniseries
- 79521 - Military Miniseries from the 1990s
- 5962 - Military Movies
- 37625 - Military Movies based on bestsellers
- 7966 - Military Movies based on Books
- 12892 - Military Movies based on classic literature
- 13063 - Military Movies based on contemporary literature
- 1571 - Cult Crime Comedies
- 35174 - Military Movies based on real life from the 1950s
- 23668 - Military Movies based on real life from the 1960s
- 23173 - Military Movies based on real life from the 1970s
- 15359 - Military Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 70549 - Military Movies set in Ancient Times
- 84359 - Military Movies set in the Middle Ages
- 15374 - Military Mysteries
- 12226 - Military Period Pieces
- 55672 - Military Period Pieces based on Books
- 13595 - Military Period Pieces based on real life
- 475 - Cult Crime Movies from the 1960s
- 78043 - Military Period Pieces set in Ancient Times
- 84354 - Military Period Pieces set in the Middle Ages
- 15261 - Military Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 15263 - Military Social Issue Dramas
- 7573 - Military Tearjerkers
- 10462 - Military Thrillers
- 26281 - Military TV Documentaries
- 79464 - Military TV Documentaries from the 1990s
- 79387 - Military TV Shows from the 1990s
- 49637 - Mind & Body Documentaries
- 9147 - Spy Thrillers
- 510 - Cult Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 49742 - Mind & Body Movies
- 73577 - Mind & Body TV Documentaries
- 72522 - Mind & Body TV Shows
- 82095 - Mind Game Action & Adventure
- 81862 - Mind Game Action Thrillers
- 81856 - Mind Game Dramas
- 82053 - Mind Game Dramas based on Books
- 81776 - Mind Game Film Noir
- 81539 - Mind Game Horror Movies
- 81511 - Mind Game Movies
- 538 - Cult Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 81604 - Mind Game Movies based on Books
- 81876 - Mind Game Movies based on Classic Literature
- 81695 - Mind Game Movies based on Contemporary Literature
- 82007 - Mind Game Movies from the 1970s
- 81934 - Mind Game Movies from the 1980s
- 81866 - Mind Game Murder Mysteries
- 81513 - Mind Game Mysteries
- 81929 - Mind Game Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 82098 - Mind Game Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 81908 - Mind Game Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 4201 - Cult Movies based on Books
- 81946 - Mind Game Thrillers based on Books
- 81973 - Mind Game Thrillers from the 1970s
- 81693 - Mind Game Thrillers from the 1980s
- 30036 - Mind-bending Art House Movies
- 55427 - Mind-bending Asian Horror
- 10348 - Mind-bending British Movies
- 57734 - Mind-bending Canadian Movies
- 28114 - Mind-bending Conspiracy Movies
- 9589 - Mind-bending Crime Thrillers
- 23517 - Mind-bending Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 4310 - Cult Movies on Blu-ray
- 90954 - Mind-bending East Asian Horror Movies
- 86816 - Mind-bending East Asian Movies
- 10116 - Mind-bending Experimental Dramas
- 10766 - Mind-bending Foreign Horror Movies
- 7056 - Mind-bending Foreign Movies
- 8515 - Mind-bending Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 42071 - Mind-bending Foreign Supernatural Movies
- 7492 - Mind-bending Foreign Thrillers
- 6914 - Mind-bending Horror Movies
- 10418 - Mind-bending Independent Dramas
- 186 - Cult Psychological Horror Movies
- 10900 - Mind-bending Independent Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8147 - Mind-bending Japanese Movies
- 82023 - Mind-bending Mind Game Movies
- 81638 - Mind-bending Mind Game Mysteries
- 81936 - Mind-bending Mind Game Thrillers
- 23280 - Mind-bending Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 9047 - Mind-bending Mysteries
- 9320 - Mind-bending Psychological Movies
- 11655 - Mind-bending Psychological Mysteries
- 10604 - Mind-bending Psychological Thrillers
- 3527 - Cult Satanic Stories
- 36022 - Mind-bending Romantic Dramas
- 36697 - Mind-bending Romantic Foreign Movies
- 36084 - Mind-bending Romantic Movies
- 8105 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 15934 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi Dramas
- 5900 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 18317 - Mind-bending Serial-Killer Movies
- 17456 - Mind-bending Showbiz Movies
- 44283 - Mind-bending Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42215 - Mind-bending Supernatural Movies
- 117 - Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1950s
- 50927 - Mind-bending Supernatural Thrillers
- 38741 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 82136 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Mind Game Movies
- 38714 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Movies
- 38324 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Psychological Movies
- 38329 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 91518 - Mind-bending Suspenseful Time Travel Movies
- 8010 - Mind-bending Thrillers
- 23782 - Mind-bending Thrillers Featuring a Strong Female Lead