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:
- 27099 - Opposites-Attract TV Comedies
- 27775 - Opposites-Attract TV Shows
- 51274 - Oscar-winning 20th Century Period Pieces
- 51098 - Oscar-winning Action & Adventure
- 72795 - Oscar-winning Action & Adventure based on Books
- 72805 - Oscar-winning Action & Adventure based on real life
- 73178 - Oscar-winning Adventures
- 73103 - Oscar-winning Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 1466 - Dramas starring Anthony Hopkins
- 73160 - Oscar-winning Biographical Documentaries
- 72762 - Oscar-winning Biographical Dramas
- 72831 - Oscar-winning Biographical Fight-the-System Movies
- 51350 - Oscar-winning Biographical Movies
- 73183 - Oscar-winning Biographical Movies from the 1980s
- 77606 - Oscar-winning Biographical Political Dramas
- 72879 - Oscar-winning Biographical Political Movies
- 72842 - Oscar-winning Biographical WWII Movies
- 73052 - Oscar-winning British 20th Century Period Pieces
- 74208 - Oscar-winning British Biographical Dramas
- 2345 - Dramas starring Armin Mueller-Stahl
- 73138 - Oscar-winning British Biographical Movies
- 73102 - Oscar-winning British Dramas
- 72827 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on Books
- 73238 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on real life
- 72760 - Oscar-winning British Movies
- 72961 - Oscar-winning British Movies based on Books
- 73162 - Oscar-winning British Movies based on real life
- 73622 - Oscar-winning British Political Dramas
- 73166 - Oscar-winning British Political Movies
- 73100 - Oscar-winning Cerebral 20th Century Period Pieces
- 3756 - Dramas starring Ashok Kumar
- 72838 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Biographical Dramas
- 73263 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Biographical Movies
- 72823 - Oscar-winning Cerebral British Dramas
- 73014 - Oscar-winning Cerebral British Movies
- 73013 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Documentaries
- 72766 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas
- 73150 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on Books
- 72956 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on real life
- 72918 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Foreign Movies
- 71762 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Movies
- 508 - Dramas starring Bobby Deol
- 73170 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Movies based on Books
- 72888 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Movies based on real life
- 73134 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Political Dramas
- 72834 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Political Movies
- 69925 - Oscar-winning Children & Family Movies
- 51381 - Oscar-winning Comedies
- 72803 - Oscar-winning Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 73714 - Oscar-winning Comedies from the 1950s
- 73124 - Oscar-winning Coming-of-age Movies
- 72818 - Oscar-winning Controversial Dramas
- 3933 - Dramas starring Brigitte Bardot
- 72781 - Oscar-winning Controversial Movies
- 73018 - Oscar-winning Courtroom Dramas
- 73199 - Oscar-winning Courtroom Movies
- 73076 - Oscar-winning Crime Action & Adventure
- 73265 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas
- 72894 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas based on Books
- 69806 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies
- 73189 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies based on Books
- 73051 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies based on real life
- 73164 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 10695 - Anime Horror
- 1316 - Dramas starring Burt Lancaster
- 73227 - Oscar-winning Crime Thrillers
- 72885 - Oscar-winning Dark Biographical Movies
- 72937 - Oscar-winning Dark British Dramas
- 73008 - Oscar-winning Dark British Movies
- 73105 - Oscar-winning Dark Documentaries
- 51148 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas
- 72896 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on Books
- 72881 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on classic literature
- 73108 - Oscar-winning Dark Foreign Dramas
- 73135 - Oscar-winning Dark Foreign Movies
- 4238 - Dramas starring Burt Reynolds
- 72854 - Oscar-winning Dark Independent Dramas
- 73205 - Oscar-winning Dark Independent Movies
- 51362 - Oscar-winning Dark Movies
- 72822 - Oscar-winning Dark Movies based on Books
- 72909 - Oscar-winning Dark Movies based on classic literature
- 72951 - Oscar-winning Dark Mysteries
- 72946 - Oscar-winning Dark Romantic Dramas
- 73093 - Oscar-winning Dark Romantic Movies
- 72988 - Oscar-winning Dark Suspenseful Movies
- 74212 - Oscar-winning Dark Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 663 - Dramas starring Cate Blanchett
- 72970 - Oscar-winning Dark Tearjerkers
- 73174 - Oscar-winning Dark Thrillers
- 73136 - Oscar-winning Documentaries
- 51236 - Oscar-winning Dramas
- 72761 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on Books
- 72874 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on classic literature
- 73226 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 51101 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on real life
- 73089 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 72414 - Oscar-winning Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 894 - Dramas starring Cecilia Cheung
- 81798 - Oscar-winning Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 73010 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1940s
- 73111 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1950s
- 73127 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1960s
- 72947 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1970s
- 51279 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1980s
- 73070 - Oscar-winning Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 73171 - Oscar-winning Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 72942 - Oscar-winning Emotional 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73086 - Oscar-winning Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 1422 - Dramas starring Charlotte Rampling
- 73044 - Oscar-winning Emotional Biographical Movies
- 73202 - Oscar-winning Emotional British Dramas
- 72843 - Oscar-winning Emotional British Movies
- 72845 - Oscar-winning Emotional Documentaries
- 51122 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas
- 73109 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas based on Books
- 72759 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas based on real life
- 81701 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 72959 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas from the 1980s
- 73146 - Oscar-winning Emotional Fight-the-System Dramas
- 406 - Dramas starring Christina Ricci
- 72858 - Oscar-winning Emotional Fight-the-System Movies
- 72828 - Oscar-winning Emotional Foreign Dramas
- 72791 - Oscar-winning Emotional Foreign Movies
- 84462 - Oscar-winning Emotional Independent Movies
- 72836 - Oscar-winning Emotional Military Dramas
- 72993 - Oscar-winning Emotional Military Movies
- 51318 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies
- 73275 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies based on Books
- 72764 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies based on real life
- 81945 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 3055 - Dramas starring Christopher Plummer
- 72886 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies from the 1970s
- 73258 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies from the 1980s
- 73223 - Oscar-winning Emotional Political Dramas
- 73266 - Oscar-winning Emotional Political Movies
- 73072 - Oscar-winning Emotional Social Issue Dramas
- 73246 - Oscar-winning Epics
- 83917 - Oscar-winning Exciting Dramas
- 73167 - Oscar-winning Exciting Movies
- 71805 - Oscar-winning Family Features
- 73207 - Oscar-winning Father-Daughter Dramas
- 3494 - Dramas starring Colin Firth
- 73119 - Oscar-winning Father-Daughter Movies
- 72797 - Oscar-winning Father-Son Dramas
- 73129 - Oscar-winning Father-Son Movies
- 73188 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Comedies
- 73154 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Movies
- 89581 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Romantic Comedies
- 73233 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Romantic Movies
- 73029 - Oscar-winning Fight-the-System Dramas
- 72863 - Oscar-winning Fight-the-System Movies
- 73074 - Oscar-winning Forbidden-Love Movies
- 3022 - Dramas starring David Strathairn
- 73161 - Oscar-winning Foreign Comedies
- 73120 - Oscar-winning Foreign Dramas
- 73152 - Oscar-winning Foreign Movies
- 73660 - Oscar-winning French Dramas
- 72934 - Oscar-winning French Movies
- 72864 - Oscar-winning French-Language Movies
- 77046 - Oscar-winning Gangster Movies
- 73180 - Oscar-winning Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 73060 - Oscar-winning Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 73190 - Oscar-winning Gritty Action & Adventure
- 4069 - Dramas starring Debra Winger
- 73242 - Oscar-winning Gritty Crime Movies
- 71766 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas
- 79895 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas based on Books
- 72983 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas based on real life
- 51162 - Oscar-winning Gritty Movies
- 72850 - Oscar-winning Gritty Movies based on Books
- 73194 - Oscar-winning Gritty Movies based on real life
- 73019 - Oscar-winning Gritty Thrillers
- 72887 - Oscar-winning Heartfelt Movies
- 73669 - Oscar-winning Imaginative Children & Family Movies
- 8195 - B-Horror Movies
- 4016 - Dramas starring Dev Anand
- 73114 - Oscar-winning Imaginative Movies
- 72768 - Oscar-winning Independent Dramas
- 72763 - Oscar-winning Independent Movies
- 72928 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Biographical Dramas
- 73009 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Biographical Movies
- 72767 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Dramas
- 73073 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Dramas based on real life
- 51281 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Movies
- 73095 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Movies based on real life
- 73040 - Oscar-winning Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 3503 - Dramas starring Dharmendra
- 73081 - Oscar-winning Military Dramas
- 83887 - Oscar-winning Military Dramas based on Books
- 72010 - Oscar-winning Military Movies
- 72927 - Oscar-winning Military Movies based on Books
- 73147 - Oscar-winning Mother-Daughter Movies
- 71910 - Oscar-winning Movies based on Books
- 72765 - Oscar-winning Movies based on classic literature
- 73084 - Oscar-winning Movies based on contemporary literature
- 51083 - Oscar-winning Movies based on real life
- 73023 - Oscar-winning Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 1548 - Dramas starring Diane Lane
- 72423 - Oscar-winning Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 69935 - Oscar-winning Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 69918 - Oscar-winning Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 81528 - Oscar-winning Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 51112 - Oscar-winning Movies from the 1940s
- 51322 - Oscar-winning Movies from the 1950s
- 51273 - Oscar-winning Movies from the 1960s
- 51197 - Oscar-winning Movies from the 1970s
- 51220 - Oscar-winning Movies from the 1980s
- 73151 - Oscar-winning Musicals
- 1039 - Dramas starring Dilip Kumar
- 72973 - Oscar-winning Mysteries
- 73061 - Oscar-winning Period Pieces
- 73122 - Oscar-winning Political 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73062 - Oscar-winning Political Documentaries
- 73045 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas
- 72989 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas based on real life
- 73104 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 69932 - Oscar-winning Political Movies
- 73099 - Oscar-winning Political Movies based on real life
- 73236 - Oscar-winning Political Movies from the 1980s
- 4815 - Dramas starring Donald Sutherland
- 73276 - Oscar-winning Psychological Movies
- 73210 - Oscar-winning Quirky Comedies
- 73654 - Oscar-winning Quirky Dramas
- 73032 - Oscar-winning Quirky Movies
- 73172 - Oscar-winning Quirky Romantic Movies
- 73048 - Oscar-winning Revenge Dramas
- 73101 - Oscar-winning Revenge Movies
- 73234 - Oscar-winning Romantic 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73250 - Oscar-winning Romantic British Dramas
- 73005 - Oscar-winning Romantic British Movies
- 3248 - Dramas starring Ellen Burstyn
- 72799 - Oscar-winning Romantic Comedies
- 51246 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas
- 73038 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas based on Books
- 73176 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas from the 1980s
- 72908 - Oscar-winning Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 73056 - Oscar-winning Romantic Foreign Movies
- 73218 - Oscar-winning Romantic Independent Movies
- 51309 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies
- 72847 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies based on Books
- 73177 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies based on real life
- 2779 - Dramas starring Emma Thompson
- 72833 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies from the 1980s
- 72870 - Oscar-winning Romantic Period Pieces
- 73145 - Oscar-winning Romantic Showbiz Movies
- 72931 - Oscar-winning Romantic Tearjerkers
- 76175 - Oscar-winning Romantic Tearjerkers based on Books
- 72898 - Oscar-winning Sentimental 20th Century Period Pieces
- 51145 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Dramas
- 51144 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Movies