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:
- 23611 - Chinese Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 8639 - Chinese Dramas from the 1980s
- 89169 - Chinese Dramas set in Ancient Times
- 78146 - Chinese Dramas set in Imperial China
- 24394 - Chinese Father-Son Dramas
- 1819776 - Anime based on Books
- 19187 - Chinese Father-Son Movies
- 27717 - Chinese Fight-the-System Movies
- 31397 - Chinese Gangster Action & Adventure
- 76989 - Chinese Gangster Action Thrillers
- 77056 - Chinese Gangster Dramas
- 76882 - Chinese Gangster Martial Arts Movies
- 31504 - Chinese Gangster Movies
- 76851 - Chinese Gangster Movies from the 1980s
- 14920 - Chinese Ghost-story Movies
- 14891 - Chinese Hit-man Action & Adventure
- 61504 - New Zealand TV Shows
- 14838 - Chinese Hit-man Movies
- 88851 - Chinese Independent Dramas
- 84460 - Chinese Independent Movies
- 49537 - Chinese Kung Fu Action & Adventure
- 49601 - Chinese Kung Fu Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 64074 - Chinese Kung Fu Action Comedies
- 45909 - Chinese Kung Fu Action Thrillers
- 77685 - Chinese Kung Fu Comedies
- 49223 - Chinese Kung Fu Movies
- 49507 - Chinese Kung Fu Movies from the 1970s
- 58799 - Chinese Martial Arts Movies
- 62811 - Chinese Martial Arts Movies from the 1970s
- 90786 - Chinese Martial Arts Movies set in Ancient Times
- 70464 - Chinese Martial Arts Movies set in Imperial China
- 15214 - Chinese Military Action & Adventure
- 81246 - Chinese Military Dramas
- 15368 - Chinese Military Movies
- 80408 - Chinese Mixed Martial Arts
- 36857 - Chinese Movies based on real life
- 23558 - Chinese Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 7582 - Chinese Movies from the 1970s
- 7609 - Chinese Movies from the 1980s
- 70406 - Chinese Movies set in Ancient Times
- 70286 - Chinese Movies set in Imperial China
- 85085 - Chinese Musicals
- 78091 - Chinese Mysteries
- 82352 - Chinese Period Pieces
- 5304 - Chinese Political Dramas
- 10091 - Chinese Political Movies
- 14758 - Chinese Revenge Action & Adventure
- 15139 - Chinese Revenge Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 43222 - Chinese Revenge Action Thrillers
- 15035 - Chinese Revenge Dramas
- 60019 - Chinese Revenge Martial Arts Movies
- 59855 - Chinese Revenge Martial Arts Movies from the 1970s
- 14757 - Chinese Revenge Movies
- 14853 - Chinese Revenge Movies from the 1970s
- 22968 - Chinese Serial-Killer Movies
- 61933 - Chinese Showbiz Movies
- 64812 - Chinese Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 45244 - Chinese Sports Action & Adventure
- 12751 - Chinese Sports Movies
- 43911 - Chinese Spy Action & Adventure
- 64754 - Chinese Spy Martial Arts Movies
- 40671 - Chinese Spy Movies
- 42041 - Chinese Supernatural Action & Adventure
- 46424 - Chinese Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42826 - Chinese Supernatural Movies
- 45241 - Chinese Supernatural Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 71970 - Chinese WWII Movies
- 25955 - Courtroom TV Dramas
- 48627 - Classic 20th Century Period Pieces
- 56829 - Classic 20th Century Period Pieces based on Books
- 48285 - Classic 20th Century Period Pieces from the 1970s
- 55370 - Classic Action & Adventure based on Books
- 48257 - Classic Action & Adventure based on classic literature
- 46955 - Classic Action & Adventure based on real life
- 47178 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1950s
- 47418 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 48328 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 47880 - Classic Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 47951 - Classic Action Thrillers
- 48246 - Classic Action Thrillers from the 1970s
- 48442 - Classic Adventures
- 57055 - Classic Adventures based on Books
- 56880 - Classic Adventures from the 1950s
- 56213 - Classic Adventures from the 1960s
- 91082 - Classic Amateur Detective Dramas
- 70289 - Classic Amateur Detective Movies
- 70581 - Classic Amateur Detective Movies from the 1940s
- 70223 - Classic Amateur Detective Thrillers
- 89616 - Classic Amateur Detective Thrillers from the 1940s
- 29395 - Classic Art House Movies
- 76673 - Classic Assassination Movies
- 56813 - Classic Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 47824 - Classic Biographical Dramas
- 57887 - Classic Biographical Dramas from the 1950s
- 56773 - Classic Biographical Dramas from the 1970s
- 47318 - Classic Biographical Movies
- 56341 - Classic Biographical Movies from the 1950s
- 46707 - Classic Biographical Movies from the 1970s
- 87856 - Classic Biographical Political Movies
- 57954 - Classic Biographical War Movies
- 57199 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Action & Adventure
- 57447 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Movies
- 56736 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Westerns
- 46906 - Classic Boxing Movies
- 46921 - Classic British Crime Movies
- 48391 - Classic British Crime Thrillers
- 47177 - Classic British Dramas
- 57166 - Classic British Dramas based on Books
- 47938 - Classic British Dramas based on classic literature
- 57972 - Classic British Dramas from the 1940s
- 53599 - Classic British Movies based on Books
- 47816 - Classic British Movies based on classic literature
- 48087 - Classic British Movies from the 1940s
- 47454 - Classic British Movies from the 1970s
- 47599 - Classic British Mysteries
- 91410 - Classic British Space-Travel TV Action & Adventure
- 91416 - Classic British Space-Travel TV Shows
- 56031 - Classic British Spy Movies
- 58009 - Classic British Supernatural Movies
- 47321 - Classic British Thrillers
- 91436 - Classic British Time Travel TV Shows
- 91426 - Classic British TV Action & Adventure
- 91388 - Classic British TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 57380 - Classic Chase Action & Adventure
- 46625 - Classic Chase Movies
- 54749 - Classic Children & Family Movies from the 1950s
- 48313 - Classic Children & Family Movies from the 1960s
- 48534 - Classic Comedies about Marriage
- 53333 - Classic Comedies based on Books
- 47477 - Classic Comedies based on classic literature
- 48501 - Classic Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 74597 - Classic Comedies for ages 8 to 10
- 48496 - Classic Comedies from the 1940s
- 47551 - Classic Comedies from the 1950s
- 48132 - Classic Comedies from the 1960s
- 48097 - Classic Comedies from the 1970s
- 48360 - Classic Conspiracy Movies
- 56691 - Classic Conspiracy Movies based on Books
- 57298 - Classic Conspiracy Movies from the 1970s
- 57370 - Classic Conspiracy Mysteries
- 56394 - Classic Conspiracy Thrillers
- 48013 - Classic Controversial Movies
- 87864 - Classic Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 56922 - Classic Crime Action & Adventure based on real life
- 47155 - Classic Crime Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 30106 - Classic Crime Dramas
- 54511 - Classic Crime Dramas based on Books
- 47128 - Classic Crime Dramas based on classic literature
- 47006 - Classic Crime Dramas from the 1940s
- 47244 - Classic Crime Dramas from the 1970s
- 29342 - Classic Crime Movies
- 53781 - Classic Crime Movies based on Books
- 47981 - Classic Crime Movies based on classic literature
- 47793 - Classic Crime Movies based on real life
- 48349 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1940s
- 48292 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1950s
- 48593 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 46574 - Classic Crime Thrillers
- 54312 - Classic Crime Thrillers based on Books
- 48311 - Classic Crime Thrillers based on classic literature
- 46810 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1940s
- 47352 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1950s
- 47663 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 47230 - Classic Crime Westerns
- 56645 - Classic Cult Crime Movies
- 57320 - Classic Cult Horror Movies
- 47399 - Classic Cult Movies
- 58189 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1950s
- 52117 - British TV Shows
- 57308 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1960s
- 47850 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1970s
- 57104 - Classic Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 56221 - Classic Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 56847 - Classic Cult Supernatural Movies
- 47522 - Classic Dark 20th Century Period Pieces
- 48250 - Classic Dark Action & Adventure
- 46644 - Classic Dark Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 29612 - Classic Dark Art House Movies
- 56307 - Classic Dark British Dramas
- 46961 - Classic Dark British Movies
- 57629 - Classic Dark British Movies based on Books
- 58181 - Classic Dark Cult Movies
- 30562 - Classic Dark Dramas
- 55520 - Classic Dark Dramas based on Books
- 47327 - Classic Dark Dramas based on classic literature
- 51913 - Classic Dark Dramas based on real life
- 46734 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 31784 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 32595 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 47332 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 82414 - Classic Dark Fight-the-System Dramas
- 46622 - Classic Dark Fight-the-System Movies
- 29311 - Classic Dark Foreign Dramas
- 32697 - Classic Dark Foreign Movies
- 51457 - Classic Dark Foreign Movies from the 1920s
- 82216 - Classic Dark Foreign Silent Movies
- 84336 - Classic Dark Foreign Silent Movies from the 1920s
- 82093 - Classic Dark German Movies
- 56143 - Classic Dark Italian Dramas
- 49604 - Classic Dark Italian Movies
- 82169 - Classic Dark Italian-Language Dramas
- 82199 - Classic Dark Italian-Language Movies
- 47329 - Classic Dark Military Movies
- 57296 - Classic Dark Military Movies from the 1950s
- 29432 - Classic Dark Movies
- 52870 - Classic Dark Movies based on Books
- 48003 - Classic Dark Movies based on classic literature
- 46677 - Classic Dark Movies based on real life
- 47726 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1920s
- 47217 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1940s
- 29431 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1950s
- 29436 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1960s
- 48398 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1970s
- 46839 - Classic Dark Mysteries
- 48436 - Classic Dark Mysteries from the 1940s
- 57773 - Classic Dark Mysteries from the 1950s
- 57721 - Classic Dark Period Pieces
- 56051 - Classic Dark Psychological Movies
- 82312 - Classic Dark Psychological Thrillers
- 47828 - Classic Dark Romantic Dramas
- 47857 - Classic Dark Romantic Dramas from the 1950s
- 46964 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies
- 54558 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies based on Books
- 47133 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies from the 1950s
- 48715 - Classic Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 56354 - Classic Dark Silent Movies
- 56934 - Classic Dark Suspenseful British Movies
- 46714 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies
- 55213 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 47487 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies from the 1940s
- 47512 - Classic Dark Tearjerkers
- 57340 - Classic Dark Tearjerkers from the 1950s
- 48663 - Classic Dark Thrillers
- 47450 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1940s
- 54128 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1950s
- 57086 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1970s
- 46793 - Classic Dark War Movies
- 75884 - Classic Deadly Disaster Movies
- 54458 - Classic Dramas based on Books
- 47038 - Classic Dramas based on classic literature
- 47785 - Classic Dramas based on real life
- 46682 - Classic Dramas based on real life from the 1950s
- 56780 - Classic Dramas based on real life from the 1960s
- 30043 - Classic Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 46748 - Classic Dramas from the 1940s
- 29353 - Classic Dramas from the 1950s
- 31503 - Classic Dramas from the 1960s
- 30421 - Classic Dramas from the 1970s
- 48351 - Classic Drug Movies
- 47624 - Classic Dysfunctional-Family Dramas