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:
- 75630 - Mind-bending Time Travel Movies
- 168 - Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1970s
- 75573 - Mind-bending Time Travel Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 80253 - Mind-bending Time Travel Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 26239 - Mind-bending TV Shows
- 60657 - Miniseries about Royalty
- 58792 - Miniseries Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 80806 - Miniseries for ages 11 to 12
- 79218 - Miniseries from the 1990s
- 70115 - Miniseries set in the Victorian Era
- 8582 - Miscellaneous Hobbies & Games
- 11735 - Miscellaneous Sports
- 193 - Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 19682 - Mistaken-Identity Action & Adventure
- 43259 - Mistaken-Identity Action Comedies
- 43186 - Mistaken-Identity Action Thrillers
- 89742 - Mistaken-Identity Animation
- 19649 - Mistaken-Identity Children & Family Movies
- 20281 - Mistaken-Identity Comedies
- 20348 - Mistaken-Identity Dramas
- 64962 - Mistaken-Identity Family Adventures
- 89741 - Mistaken-Identity Family Animation
- 55393 - Mistaken-Identity Family Comedies
- 2521 - Cult Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 19820 - Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 65851 - Mistaken-Identity Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 66422 - Mistaken-Identity Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 22882 - Mistaken-Identity Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 21073 - Mistaken-Identity Mysteries
- 19662 - Mistaken-Identity Satires
- 18888 - Mistaken-Identity Thrillers
- 37316 - Mistaken-Identity TV Shows
- 80078 - Mixed Martial Arts
- 80358 - Mixed Martial Arts directed by Anthony Giordano
- 7018 - Political Documentaries
- 1498 - Dance Workouts
- 80273 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Anderson Silva
- 80415 - Mixed Martial Arts starring B.J. Penn
- 80321 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Brock Lesnar
- 92921 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Cain Velasquez
- 80350 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Chuck Liddell
- 91114 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Dan Henderson
- 81275 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Forrest Griffin
- 80310 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Georges St-Pierre
- 80476 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Matt Hughes
- 80390 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Mirko Filipovic
- 858 - Dark Action & Adventure based on Books
- 80451 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Quinton Jackson
- 80450 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Randy Couture
- 80367 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Rashad Evans
- 80327 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Rich Franklin
- 80460 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Tito Ortiz
- 80411 - Mixed Martial Arts starring Wanderlei Silva
- 17926 - Monkey Animal Tales
- 20719 - Monkey Children & Family Movies
- 18086 - Monkey Movies
- 20386 - Monkey Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 1452 - Dark Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 18851 - Monkey Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 19760 - Monkey Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 84399 - Monster Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 5995 - Monster Movies from the 1980s
- 67637 - Monsters
- 18486 - Mother-Daughter 20th Century Period Pieces
- 20878 - Mother-Daughter Children & Family Movies
- 20774 - Mother-Daughter Comedies
- 23506 - Mother-Daughter Documentaries
- 19419 - Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 3166 - Dark Alien Sci-Fi
- 63516 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on bestsellers
- 55209 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on Books
- 18144 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on real life
- 80285 - Mother-Daughter Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 67639 - Mother-Daughter Family Comedies
- 32117 - Mother-Daughter Family Dramas
- 18310 - Mother-Daughter Horror Movies
- 65307 - Mother-Daughter Made-for-TV Movies
- 19749 - Mother-Daughter Movies
- 38018 - Mother-Daughter Movies based on bestsellers
- 494 - Dark British Dramas
- 54176 - Mother-Daughter Movies based on Books
- 18912 - Mother-Daughter Movies based on real life
- 18775 - Mother-Daughter Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 33480 - Mother-Daughter Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 20701 - Mother-Daughter Movies from the 1960s
- 19083 - Mother-Daughter Movies from the 1970s
- 18284 - Mother-Daughter Musicals
- 68302 - Mother-Daughter Mysteries
- 78788 - Mother-Daughter Period Pieces
- 24273 - Mother-Daughter Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4382 - Dark British Dramas based on Books
- 19650 - Mother-Daughter Tearjerkers
- 55076 - Mother-Daughter Tearjerkers based on Books
- 18587 - Mother-Daughter Thrillers
- 26289 - Mother-Daughter TV Dramas
- 26248 - Mother-Daughter TV Shows
- 20240 - Mother-Son 20th Century Period Pieces
- 54841 - Mother-Son 20th Century Period Pieces based on Books
- 20231 - Mother-Son Children & Family Movies
- 18176 - Mother-Son Comedies
- 31026 - Mother-Son Documentaries
- 831 - Dark British Independent Dramas
- 20889 - Mother-Son Dramas
- 54015 - Mother-Son Dramas based on Books
- 19113 - Mother-Son Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 20925 - Mother-Son Dramas based on real life
- 91200 - Mother-Son Faith & Spirituality Movies
- 89464 - Mother-Son Faith and Spirituality
- 20358 - Mother-Son Horror Movies
- 20922 - Mother-Son Movies
- 55643 - Mother-Son Movies based on Books
- 20578 - Mother-Son Movies based on contemporary literature
- 666 - Dark British Independent Movies
- 18370 - Mother-Son Movies based on real life
- 67930 - Mother-Son Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 66590 - Mother-Son Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 19422 - Mother-Son Movies from the 1980s
- 19585 - Mother-Son Mysteries
- 36919 - Mother-Son Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34727 - Mother-Son Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 34894 - Mother-Son Social Issue Dramas
- 20041 - Mother-Son Tearjerkers
- 20968 - Mother-Son Thrillers
- 482 - Dark British Movies from the 1980s
- 89154 - Mother-Son TV Dramas
- 26173 - Mother-Son TV Shows
- 6402 - Motorcycles & Motocross
- 9690 - Mountain Biking
- 17688 - Mountaineering & Climbing
- 34399 - Movies
- 48764 - Movies about Art & Design
- 31898 - Movies about Cats & Dogs
- 30005 - Movies about Cats & Dogs based on Children's Books
- 30958 - Movies about Cats & Dogs based on Real Life
- 2414 - Dark British Political Movies
- 30578 - Movies about Cats & Dogs for ages 11 to 12
- 32375 - Movies about Cats & Dogs for ages 5 to 7
- 30716 - Movies about Cats & Dogs for ages 8 to 10
- 77204 - Movies about Fame
- 77395 - Movies about Fame based on Books
- 77576 - Movies about Fame based on Real Life
- 77518 - Movies about Fame from the 1950s
- 7935 - Movies about Food
- 42400 - Movies about Horses
- 53430 - Movies about Horses based on Books
- 83059 - TV Horror
- 11714 - TV Dramas
- 26126 - Crime TV Documentaries
- 1556 - Dark British Thrillers
- 42672 - Movies about Horses based on real life
- 42770 - Movies about Horses for ages 11 to 12
- 42308 - Movies about Horses for ages 8 to 10
- 42528 - Movies about Horses from the 1980s
- 18883 - Movies about Marriage
- 52803 - Movies about Marriage based on Books
- 18048 - Movies about Marriage based on classic literature
- 22229 - Movies about Marriage based on contemporary literature
- 20569 - Movies about Marriage based on real life
- 21043 - Movies about Marriage from the 1960s
- 4844 - Dark Courtroom Dramas
- 18363 - Movies about Marriage from the 1980s
- 35081 - Movies about Parenthood
- 35134 - Movies about Parenthood for ages 11 to 12
- 34693 - Movies about Parenthood for ages 8 to 10
- 35273 - Movies about Parenthood from the 1980s
- 14558 - Movies about Royalty
- 53587 - Movies about Royalty based on Books
- 14612 - Movies about Royalty based on real life
- 17594 - Movies about Royalty for ages 5 to 7
- 44821 - Movies about Trucks, Trains & Planes
- 1783 - Dark Documentaries
- 88668 - Movies about Trucks, Trains & Planes for ages 11 to 12
- 44835 - Movies about Trucks, Trains & Planes for ages 5 to 7
- 61869 - Movies about Trucks, Trains & Planes for ages 8 to 10
- 72576 - Movies based on a Video Game
- 70018 - Movies based on a work by Agatha Christie
- 69948 - Movies based on a work by Charles Dickens
- 70006 - Movies based on a work by Jane Austen
- 75726 - Movies based on a work by Oscar Wilde
- 88691 - Movies based on a work by Stephen King
- 69983 - Movies based on a work by William Shakespeare
- 2436 - Dark Dramas
- 13054 - Movies based on bestsellers
- 12902 - Movies based on bestsellers from the 1980s
- 6093 - Movies based on Books for ages 11 to 12
- 6534 - Movies based on Books for ages 8 to 10
- 71459 - Movies based on Books set in the Edwardian Era
- 70175 - Movies based on Books set in the Middle Ages
- 70070 - Movies based on Books set in the Victorian Era
- 13243 - Movies based on classic literature
- 13094 - Movies based on classic literature for ages 11 to 12
- 13283 - Movies based on classic literature from the 1940s
- 2727 - Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 13164 - Movies based on classic literature from the 1960s
- 12882 - Movies based on classic literature from the 1970s
- 13046 - Movies based on classic literature from the 1980s
- 12922 - Movies based on contemporary literature
- 12893 - Movies based on contemporary literature from the 1980s
- 5030 - Movies based on real life for ages 11 to 12
- 7604 - Movies based on real life for ages 8 to 10
- 9314 - Movies based on real life from the 1950s
- 11830 - Movies based on real life from the 1960s
- 70274 - Movies based on real life set in Ancient Times
- 2750 - Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 70575 - Movies based on real life set in the Middle Ages
- 75015 - Movies directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- 6113 - Movies directed by Abel Ferrara
- 17713 - Movies directed by Alain Resnais
- 10978 - Movies directed by Alan J. Pakula
- 11445 - Movies directed by Alan Parker
- 51311 - Movies directed by Alan Smithee
- 45199 - Movies directed by Álex de la Iglesia
- 79705 - Movies directed by Alex Gibney
- 7605 - Movies directed by Amos Gitai
- 2773 - Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 21135 - Movies directed by André Téchiné
- 23756 - Movies directed by Ang Lee
- 80291 - Movies directed by Anthony Giordano
- 17415 - Movies directed by Archie Mayo
- 36745 - Movies directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- 17549 - Movies directed by Benny Chan
- 34264 - Movies directed by Benoît Jacquot
- 6942 - Movies directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 52361 - Movies directed by Betty Thomas
- 52608 - Movies directed by Bill Corcoran
- 2803 - Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 13906 - Movies directed by Bill Duke
- 7279 - Movies directed by Bob Clark
- 33816 - Movies directed by Brett Kelly
- 84808 - Movies directed by Brett Ratner
- 11569 - Movies directed by Brian De Palma
- 50717 - Movies directed by Brian Levant
- 85204 - Movies directed by Brian Robbins
- 5946 - Movies directed by Bruce Beresford
- 13905 - Movies directed by Bruce Brown
- 85239 - Movies directed by Bruce Gowers
- 2833 - Dark Dramas from the 1980s
- 45022 - Movies directed by Bruno Barreto
- 68775 - Movies directed by Bryan Singer
- 7913 - Movies directed by Burt Kennedy
- 90618 - Movies directed by C.B. Harding
- 68935 - Movies directed by Cameron Crowe
- 90329 - Movies directed by Carl Bessai
- 17574 - Movies directed by Carlos Saura
- 22530 - Movies directed by Carol Reed
- 24733 - Movies directed by Chia-Liang Liu
- 68970 - Movies directed by Christopher Nolan
- 41 - Dark Dramas on Blu-ray
- 89856 - Movies directed by Claire Denis
- 10585 - Movies directed by Claude Chabrol