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:
- 46885 - Forbidden-Love TV Shows
- 12422 - Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces
- 67399 - Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces based on Books
- 67027 - Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces based on real life
- 33880 - Foreign Action & Adventure about Royalty
- 67972 - Foreign Action & Adventure based on Books
- 24050 - Foreign Action & Adventure based on real life
- 9875 - Crime Documentaries
- 3432 - Cerebral Foreign Dramas from the 1950s
- 81709 - Foreign Action & Adventure for Hopeless Romantics
- 70704 - Foreign Action & Adventure set in Ancient Times
- 70470 - Foreign Action & Adventure set in Imperial China
- 71048 - Foreign Action & Adventure set in the Middle Ages
- 44078 - Foreign Action Comedies
- 43064 - Foreign Action Thrillers
- 33894 - Foreign Adult Animation
- 75152 - Foreign Adventures set in Ancient Times
- 70932 - Foreign Amateur Detective Movies
- 32842 - Foreign Animation
- 3456 - Cerebral Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 76714 - Foreign Assassination Action & Adventure
- 76593 - Foreign Assassination Action Thrillers
- 76494 - Foreign Assassination Movies
- 76716 - Foreign Assassination Thrillers
- 67100 - Foreign Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 36934 - Foreign Biographical Action & Adventure
- 67463 - Foreign Biographical Crime Dramas
- 44725 - Foreign Biographical Crime Movies
- 10814 - Foreign Biographical Documentaries
- 49997 - Foreign Biographical Documentaries about Art & Design
- 3474 - Cerebral Foreign Dramas from the 1970s
- 5446 - Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 88823 - Foreign Biographical Family Life Documentaries
- 88818 - Foreign Biographical Family Life Movies
- 66661 - Foreign Biographical Father-Son Movies
- 67949 - Foreign Biographical Fight-the-System Dramas
- 67568 - Foreign Biographical Fight-the-System Movies
- 91951 - Foreign Biographical Military Dramas
- 12953 - Foreign Biographical Military Movies
- 11564 - Foreign Biographical Movies
- 50229 - Foreign Biographical Movies about Art & Design
- 3496 - Cerebral Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 66709 - Foreign Biographical Period Pieces
- 34812 - Foreign Biographical Political Documentaries
- 38212 - Foreign Biographical Political Dramas
- 13286 - Foreign Biographical Political Movies
- 64391 - Foreign Biographical Showbiz Movies
- 88254 - Foreign Biographical Sports Documentaries
- 66784 - Foreign Biographical Sports Movies
- 71939 - Foreign Biographical WWII Movies
- 34547 - Foreign Bounty-Hunter Movies
- 82989 - Foreign Boxing Dramas
- 616 - Cerebral Foreign Movies from the 1950s
- 67199 - Foreign Boxing Movies
- 26829 - Foreign Buddy Action & Adventure
- 26950 - Foreign Buddy Comedies
- 27016 - Foreign Buddy Dramas
- 27489 - Foreign Buddy Movies
- 67163 - Foreign Business Documentaries
- 67245 - Foreign Business Movies
- 88569 - Foreign Business Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 61976 - Foreign Chase Action & Adventure
- 27838 - Foreign Chase Movies
- 643 - Cerebral Foreign Movies from the 1960s
- 88673 - Foreign Chase Thrillers
- 83312 - Foreign Cold War Era Movies
- 20941 - Foreign College Movies
- 17959 - Foreign Comedies about Marriage
- 23406 - Foreign Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 8269 - Foreign Comedies from the 1980s
- 17737 - Foreign Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 6329 - Foreign Coming-of-age Movies
- 20468 - Foreign Con-Game Action & Adventure
- 19822 - Foreign Con-Game Comedies
- 669 - Cerebral Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 18194 - Foreign Con-Game Dramas
- 18095 - Foreign Con-Game Movies
- 43511 - Foreign Conspiracy Action & Adventure
- 66843 - Foreign Conspiracy Action Thrillers
- 84104 - Foreign Conspiracy Comedies
- 27006 - Foreign Conspiracy Dramas
- 27761 - Foreign Conspiracy Movies
- 78837 - Foreign Conspiracy Mysteries
- 27713 - Foreign Conspiracy Thrillers
- 7785 - Foreign Courtroom Dramas
- 2742 - Cerebral Foreign Political Dramas
- 6184 - Foreign Courtroom Movies
- 8980 - Foreign Creature Features
- 87905 - Foreign Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 10529 - Foreign Crime Action & Adventure
- 90312 - Foreign Crime Action & Adventure based on Real Life
- 10128 - Foreign Crime Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 8230 - Foreign Crime Comedies
- 6833 - Foreign Crime Dramas
- 67112 - Foreign Crime Dramas based on Books
- 88784 - Foreign Crime Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 157 - Cerebral Foreign War Movies
- 36710 - Foreign Crime Dramas based on real life
- 10595 - Foreign Crime Dramas from the 1980s
- 8684 - Foreign Crime Movies
- 63095 - Foreign Crime Movies based on Books
- 66980 - Foreign Crime Movies based on contemporary literature
- 23682 - Foreign Crime Movies based on real life
- 85075 - Foreign Crime Musicals
- 89272 - Foreign Crime Period Pieces
- 5949 - Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 67066 - Foreign Crime Thrillers based on Books
- 2935 - Cerebral French-Language Crime Dramas
- 50813 - Foreign Crime Thrillers based on real life
- 6070 - Foreign Crime Thrillers from the 1980s
- 66803 - Foreign Crime TV Dramas
- 61138 - Foreign Crime TV Shows
- 77322 - Foreign Cult Action & Adventure
- 44599 - Foreign Cult Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 67098 - Foreign Cult Crime Movies
- 44450 - Foreign Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 67357 - Foreign Cult Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 46486 - Foreign Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 5505 - Psychological Thrillers
- 4521 - Cerebral French-Language Dramas
- 42484 - Foreign Cult Supernatural Movies
- 84229 - Foreign Dance Documentaries
- 84285 - Foreign Dance Dramas
- 84197 - Foreign Dance Movies
- 85389 - Foreign Dance Musicals
- 75862 - Foreign Deadly Disaster Action & Adventure
- 75686 - Foreign Deadly Disaster Movies
- 75855 - Foreign Deadly Disaster Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 31219 - Foreign Demon Horror Movies
- 30279 - Foreign Demon Movies
- 102 - Cerebral French-Language Dramas from the 1960s
- 49466 - Foreign Documentaries about Art & Design
- 67033 - Foreign Documentaries about Food
- 80940 - Foreign Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 80941 - Foreign Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 77841 - Foreign Dramas about Fame
- 20123 - Foreign Dramas about Marriage
- 14915 - Foreign Dramas about Royalty
- 66672 - Foreign Dramas about Royalty based on real life
- 89266 - Foreign Dramas based on Bestsellers
- 8755 - Foreign Dramas based on Books
- 3623 - Cerebral French-Language Movies
- 13098 - Foreign Dramas based on classic literature
- 12903 - Foreign Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 9978 - Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 23475 - Foreign Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 81529 - Foreign Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 71273 - Foreign Dramas set in Ancient Times
- 71041 - Foreign Dramas set in Imperial China
- 71447 - Foreign Dramas set in the Middle Ages
- 19009 - Foreign Drug Dramas
- 20819 - Foreign Drug Movies
- 2642 - Cerebral French-Language Movies from the 1950s
- 27776 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Comedies
- 28357 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 74423 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Horror Movies
- 28143 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 67291 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Thrillers
- 20368 - Foreign End-of-the-World Movies
- 61183 - Foreign End-of-the-World Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 55067 - Foreign Epics
- 40793 - Foreign Evil Kid Movies
- 68825 - Foreign Experimental Documentaries
- 2672 - Cerebral French-Language Movies from the 1960s
- 9710 - Foreign Experimental Movies
- 53706 - Foreign Faith & Spirituality Movies
- 27396 - Foreign Faith and Spirituality
- 51081 - Foreign Family Features
- 50621 - Foreign Family Life Documentaries
- 49229 - Foreign Family Life Movies
- 81692 - Foreign Family Reunion Dramas
- 81694 - Foreign Family Reunion Movies
- 7494 - Foreign Fantasy Movies
- 34609 - Foreign Fashion Movies
- 2703 - Cerebral French-Language Movies from the 1970s
- 43179 - Foreign Father-Daughter Action & Adventure
- 19153 - Foreign Father-Daughter Comedies
- 20961 - Foreign Father-Daughter Dramas
- 18020 - Foreign Father-Daughter Movies
- 86390 - Foreign Father-Son 20th Century Period Pieces
- 19549 - Foreign Father-Son Comedies
- 18255 - Foreign Father-Son Dramas
- 18129 - Foreign Father-Son Movies
- 85346 - Foreign Father-Son Musicals
- 27679 - Foreign Fight-the-System Action & Adventure
- 2518 - Cerebral Independent Biographical Movies
- 27802 - Foreign Fight-the-System Comedies
- 60574 - Foreign Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 27685 - Foreign Fight-the-System Dramas
- 28288 - Foreign Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 26787 - Foreign Fight-the-System Movies
- 27425 - Foreign Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 37418 - Foreign Fight-the-System Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 40879 - Foreign Fight-the-System Thrillers
- 19296 - Foreign First-Love Comedies
- 20325 - Foreign First-Love Dramas
- 1474 - Cerebral Independent Comedies
- 20706 - Foreign First-Love Movies
- 71963 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Action & Adventure
- 69538 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Comedies
- 20411 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 88366 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Dramas based on Real Life
- 19614 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Movies
- 88371 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Movies based on Real Life
- 89145 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Period Pieces
- 88440 - Foreign Forbidden-Love Steamy Romance
- 56100 - Foreign Gambling Comedies
- 3717 - Cerebral Independent Crime Movies
- 30701 - Foreign Gangster Action & Adventure
- 77196 - Foreign Gangster Action Comedies
- 44164 - Foreign Gangster Action Thrillers
- 76842 - Foreign Gangster Comedies
- 67218 - Foreign Gangster Dramas
- 32012 - Foreign Gangster Movies
- 77065 - Foreign Gangster Movies based on Real Life
- 76900 - Foreign Gangster Movies from the 1980s
- 84740 - Foreign Gangster Musicals
- 28891 - Foreign Gangster Thrillers
- 551 - Cerebral Independent Movies
- 78605 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Biographical Movies
- 7139 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Crime Movies
- 92553 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian First-Love Dramas
- 67205 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian First-Love Movies
- 33986 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 25343 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Forbidden-Love Movies
- 89235 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies based on Real Life
- 31587 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Steamy Romance
- 34246 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Thrillers
- 14655 - Foreign Ghost-story Dramas
- 58886 - German Movies
- 1451 - Cerebral Independent Movies from the 1980s
- 15111 - Foreign Ghost-story Movies
- 77977 - Foreign Ghost-story Mysteries
- 14842 - Foreign Ghost-story Thrillers
- 45593 - Foreign Haunted House Horror Movies
- 45340 - Foreign Haunted House Movies
- 72190 - Foreign Haunted House Thrillers
- 33291 - Foreign Heist Action & Adventure
- 39146 - Foreign Heist Comedies
- 27170 - Foreign Heist Movies
- 33153 - Foreign Heist Thrillers
- 368 - Cerebral Independent Political Movies
- 89303 - Foreign High School Action & Adventure
- 20601 - Foreign High School Comedies
- 20609 - Foreign High School Dramas
- 68115 - Foreign High School Horror Movies
- 19035 - Foreign High School Movies
- 33476 - Foreign Hijacking Movies
- 6227 - Foreign Historical Documentaries
- 89063 - Foreign Historical TV Shows