Netflix Secret Codes Updated November 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:
- 14535 - Foreign Hit-man Action & Adventure
- 14711 - Foreign Hit-man Dramas
- 1553 - Cerebral Italian Dramas
- 14888 - Foreign Hit-man Movies
- 14496 - Foreign Hit-man Thrillers
- 34954 - Foreign Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 18099 - Foreign Immigrant-Life Comedies
- 45681 - Foreign Immigrant-Life Documentaries
- 17964 - Foreign Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 21036 - Foreign Immigrant-Life Movies
- 9231 - Foreign Jewish Movies
- 54909 - Foreign Judaica Movies
- 46304 - Foreign Karate Action & Adventure
- 3720 - Cerebral Japanese Dramas
- 46185 - Foreign Karate Movies
- 45808 - Foreign Kung Fu Action & Adventure
- 45943 - Foreign Kung Fu Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 66679 - Foreign Kung Fu Action Comedies
- 45769 - Foreign Kung Fu Action Thrillers
- 72674 - Foreign Kung Fu Comedies
- 80351 - Foreign Kung Fu Mixed Martial Arts
- 45883 - Foreign Kung Fu Movies
- 45840 - Foreign Kung Fu Movies from the 1970s
- 67122 - Foreign Late Night Comedies
- 3156 - Cerebral Military Movies
- 72057 - Foreign Lesbian Dramas
- 72121 - Foreign Lesbian Movies
- 20583 - Foreign Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 18482 - Foreign Mad-Scientist Movies
- 13375 - Foreign Medical Dramas
- 13625 - Foreign Medical Movies
- 18138 - Foreign Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 18157 - Foreign Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 18389 - Foreign Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 42913 - Foreign Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 1813 - Cerebral Movies
- 90325 - Foreign Military Action & Adventure based on Real Life
- 66855 - Foreign Military Action Thrillers
- 10596 - Foreign Military Documentaries
- 7312 - Foreign Military Dramas
- 92005 - Foreign Military Dramas based on Books
- 23918 - Foreign Military Dramas based on real life
- 10160 - Foreign Military Movies
- 92103 - Foreign Military Movies based on Books
- 23027 - Foreign Military Movies based on real life
- 15361 - Foreign Military Movies from the 1980s
- 3555 - Cerebral Movies based on Books
- 66832 - Foreign Military Period Pieces
- 81621 - Foreign Mind Game Dramas
- 81629 - Foreign Mind Game Movies
- 81938 - Foreign Mind Game Mysteries
- 81874 - Foreign Mind Game Thrillers
- 37835 - Foreign Mistaken-Identity Action & Adventure
- 19728 - Foreign Mistaken-Identity Comedies
- 30063 - Foreign Mistaken-Identity Dramas
- 19168 - Foreign Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 80396 - Foreign Mixed Martial Arts
- 4359 - Cerebral Movies directed by Akira Kurosawa
- 5022 - Foreign Monster Movies
- 39767 - Foreign Mother-Daughter Comedies
- 20417 - Foreign Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 20995 - Foreign Mother-Daughter Movies
- 19396 - Foreign Mother-Son Comedies
- 19216 - Foreign Mother-Son Dramas
- 18893 - Foreign Mother-Son Movies
- 71618 - Foreign Mother-Son Thrillers
- 50081 - Foreign Movies about Art & Design
- 77296 - Foreign Movies about Fame
- 814 - Cerebral Political Dramas
- 34743 - Foreign Movies about Food
- 19521 - Foreign Movies about Marriage
- 35198 - Foreign Movies about Parenthood
- 15141 - Foreign Movies about Royalty
- 66950 - Foreign Movies about Royalty based on real life
- 81484 - Foreign Movies based on Bestsellers
- 12891 - Foreign Movies based on classic literature
- 13170 - Foreign Movies based on contemporary literature
- 23274 - Foreign Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 64550 - Foreign Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 3152 - Cerebral Political Movies
- 48166 - Foreign Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 81505 - Foreign Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 6903 - Foreign Movies from the 1920s
- 6953 - Foreign Movies from the 1940s
- 6978 - Foreign Movies from the 1950s
- 7013 - Foreign Movies from the 1960s
- 7025 - Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 7051 - Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 71317 - Foreign Movies set in Ancient Times
- 71212 - Foreign Movies set in Imperial China
- 5507 - Animal Tales
- 852488 - International Thrillers
- 995 - Cerebral Scandinavian Movies
- 71472 - Foreign Movies set in the Middle Ages
- 71878 - Foreign Murder Mysteries
- 90393 - Foreign Music & Concert Documentaries
- 84921 - Foreign Music and Concert Movies
- 13600 - Foreign Musicals
- 84890 - Foreign Musicals Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 85275 - Foreign Musicals for Hopeless Romantics
- 11355 - Foreign Mysteries
- 89408 - Foreign Mysteries based on Books
- 90719 - Foreign Mysteries based on Contemporary Literature
- 4927 - Children & Family Movies based on real life
- 66676 - Foreign Mysteries Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 43356 - Foreign Myth & Legend Action & Adventure
- 43543 - Foreign Myth & Legend Dramas
- 61313 - Foreign Myth & Legend Fantasy Movies
- 43791 - Foreign Myth & Legend Movies
- 43495 - Foreign Myth & Legend Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 27451 - Foreign Opposites-Attract Comedies
- 27232 - Foreign Opposites-Attract Dramas
- 27174 - Foreign Opposites-Attract Movies
- 12364 - Foreign Period Pieces
- 31 - Children & Family Movies directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.
- 67025 - Foreign Period Pieces about Royalty
- 63650 - Foreign Period Pieces based on Books
- 64727 - Foreign Period Pieces based on classic literature
- 89196 - Foreign Period Pieces based on Contemporary Literature
- 67225 - Foreign Period Pieces based on real life
- 59122 - Foreign Period Pieces Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 88268 - Foreign Period Pieces set in Ancient Times
- 56152 - Foreign Political 20th Century Period Pieces
- 8904 - Foreign Political Action & Adventure
- 9527 - Foreign Political Documentaries
- 2704 - Children & Family Movies directed by Dan Riba
- 11751 - Foreign Political Dramas
- 80702 - Foreign Political Dramas based on Books
- 17413 - Foreign Political Dramas based on real life
- 8200 - Foreign Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 9431 - Foreign Political Historical Documentaries
- 9551 - Foreign Political Movies
- 80642 - Foreign Political Movies based on Books
- 16735 - Foreign Political Movies based on real life
- 13978 - Foreign Political Period Pieces
- 89255 - Foreign Political TV Shows
- 4379 - Children & Family Movies directed by Dean Gordon
- 39208 - Foreign Post-Apocalypse Action & Adventure
- 64864 - Foreign Post-Apocalypse Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 18181 - Foreign Post-Apocalypse Movies
- 20211 - Foreign Post-Apocalypse Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 15541 - Foreign Prison Dramas
- 15578 - Foreign Prison Movies
- 60250 - Foreign Prison Movies based on real life
- 17606 - Foreign Prison Thrillers
- 5723 - Foreign Psychological Dramas
- 9040 - Foreign Psychological Mysteries
- 3202 - Children & Family Movies directed by Don Bluth
- 8000 - Foreign Psychological Thrillers
- 80560 - Foreign Race Against Time Action & Adventure
- 80622 - Foreign Race Against Time Action Thrillers
- 80555 - Foreign Race Against Time Movies
- 34644 - Foreign Reincarnation Dramas
- 20204 - Foreign Reincarnation Movies
- 15071 - Foreign Revenge Action & Adventure
- 14898 - Foreign Revenge Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 14899 - Foreign Revenge Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 62966 - Foreign Revenge Action Comedies
- 1495 - Children & Family Movies directed by Jules Bass
- 43079 - Foreign Revenge Action Thrillers
- 18978 - Foreign Revenge Comedies
- 14672 - Foreign Revenge Dramas
- 14710 - Foreign Revenge Horror Movies
- 14803 - Foreign Revenge Movies
- 90304 - Foreign Revenge Movies based on Books
- 67916 - Foreign Revenge Movies based on real life
- 14528 - Foreign Revenge Movies from the 1970s
- 14530 - Foreign Revenge Movies from the 1980s
- 82441 - Foreign Revenge Movies set in Ancient Times
- 991 - Children & Family Movies directed by Michael Hack
- 84690 - Foreign Revenge Musicals
- 76355 - Foreign Revenge Mysteries
- 62945 - Foreign Revenge Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 14543 - Foreign Revenge Thrillers
- 45290 - Foreign Road Trip Action & Adventure
- 45276 - Foreign Road Trip Comedies
- 45617 - Foreign Road Trip Dramas
- 45642 - Foreign Road Trip Movies
- 18548 - Foreign Rogue-Cop Action & Adventure
- 43983 - Foreign Rogue-Cop Action Thrillers
- 2210 - Children & Family Movies directed by Richard Rich
- 19139 - Foreign Rogue-Cop Movies
- 80401 - Foreign Samurai Action & Adventure
- 80434 - Foreign Samurai Movies
- 71368 - Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy set in Ancient Times
- 45585 - Foreign Sci-Fi Adventure
- 65937 - Foreign Sci-Fi Dramas
- 44318 - Foreign Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 80233 - Foreign Science & Technology Documentaries
- 80234 - Foreign Science & Technology Movies
- 75384 - Foreign Secret-society Action & Adventure
- 2821 - Children & Family Movies directed by Roger McIntosh
- 44929 - Foreign Secret-society Movies
- 43075 - Foreign Serial-Killer Action & Adventure
- 75317 - Foreign Serial-Killer Action Thrillers
- 20661 - Foreign Serial-Killer Dramas
- 19318 - Foreign Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 18398 - Foreign Serial-Killer Movies
- 53085 - Foreign Serial-Killer Mysteries
- 20626 - Foreign Serial-Killer Thrillers
- 88246 - Foreign Showbiz 20th Century Period Pieces
- 8805 - Foreign Showbiz Comedies
- 1613 - Latin American Movies
- 4342 - Children & Family Movies directed by Vic Finch
- 37801 - Foreign Showbiz Documentaries
- 9211 - Foreign Showbiz Dramas
- 78926 - Foreign Showbiz Horror Movies
- 6986 - Foreign Showbiz Movies
- 84567 - Foreign Showbiz Musicals
- 79616 - Foreign Showbiz Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 55567 - Foreign Silent Movies
- 55734 - Foreign Silent Movies from the 1920s
- 77942 - Foreign Sitcoms
- 67075 - Foreign Slapstick Comedies
- 1831 - Children & Family Movies from the 1930s
- 50385 - Foreign Slice of Life Documentaries
- 50046 - Foreign Slice of Life Movies
- 78678 - Foreign Slice of Life Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 72692 - Foreign Soccer Dramas
- 12450 - Foreign Soccer Movies
- 10775 - Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 84463 - Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries about Food
- 6233 - Foreign Social Issue Dramas
- 80004 - Foreign Social Issue Dramas based on Real Life
- 24730 - Foreign Space-Travel Movies
- 1860 - Children & Family Movies from the 1940s
- 21139 - Foreign Sports Action & Adventure
- 36836 - Foreign Sports Comedies
- 12414 - Foreign Sports Documentaries
- 34790 - Foreign Sports Dramas
- 74617 - Foreign Sports Dramas based on Real Life
- 12403 - Foreign Sports Movies
- 67236 - Foreign Sports Movies based on real life
- 79428 - Foreign Sports Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 5408 - Foreign Spy Action & Adventure
- 67454 - Foreign Spy Action Comedies
- 1883 - Children & Family Movies from the 1950s
- 43476 - Foreign Spy Action Thrillers
- 45004 - Foreign Spy Comedies
- 7476 - Foreign Spy Thrillers
- 31646 - Foreign Steamy Romance
- 32746 - Foreign Steamy Romance Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 42451 - Foreign Supernatural Action & Adventure
- 88557 - Foreign Supernatural Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 43441 - Foreign Supernatural Action Thrillers
- 42498 - Foreign Supernatural Comedies
- 42819 - Foreign Supernatural Dramas
- 1909 - Children & Family Movies from the 1960s
- 44284 - Foreign Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42513 - Foreign Supernatural Movies