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:
- 79885 - Gritty Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 26878 - Gritty Fight-the-System Dramas
- 214 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies on Blu-ray
- 61319 - Gritty Fight-the-System Dramas based on Books
- 27009 - Gritty Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 27029 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies
- 53701 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies based on Books
- 26955 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 28448 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies from the 1970s
- 26777 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies from the 1980s
- 26861 - Gritty Fight-the-System Thrillers
- 68448 - Gritty Filipino Movies
- 9779 - Gritty Film Noir
- 638 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 83976 - Gritty Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces
- 5402 - Gritty Foreign Action & Adventure
- 64131 - Gritty Foreign Action & Adventure based on real life
- 43598 - Gritty Foreign Action Thrillers
- 76650 - Gritty Foreign Assassination Movies
- 77935 - Gritty Foreign Biographical Documentaries
- 37696 - Gritty Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 34686 - Gritty Foreign Biographical Movies
- 26697 - Gritty Foreign Comedies
- 8309 - Gritty Foreign Crime Action & Adventure
- 3599 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Crime Movies
- 8100 - Gritty Foreign Crime Dramas
- 62298 - Gritty Foreign Crime Dramas based on real life
- 10555 - Gritty Foreign Crime Movies
- 40614 - Gritty Foreign Crime Movies based on real life
- 9827 - Gritty Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 5055 - Gritty Foreign Dramas
- 89961 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on Books
- 92217 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 23694 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 24566 - Gritty Foreign Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 2700 - Political Comedies
- 3079 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34729 - Gritty Foreign Dramas from the 1940s
- 23083 - Gritty Foreign Drug Dramas
- 20264 - Gritty Foreign Drug Movies
- 37154 - Gritty Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 37167 - Gritty Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 34633 - Gritty Foreign Father-Daughter Movies
- 49551 - Gritty Foreign Father-Son Dramas
- 24116 - Gritty Foreign Father-Son Movies
- 44049 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Action & Adventure
- 77066 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Action Thrillers
- 3087 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Action & Adventure
- 76890 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Dramas
- 32281 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Movies
- 77071 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Thrillers
- 7068 - Gritty Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 10863 - Gritty Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 24282 - Gritty Foreign Hit-man Action & Adventure
- 14661 - Gritty Foreign Hit-man Movies
- 9995 - Gritty Foreign Horror Movies
- 32978 - Gritty Foreign Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 18852 - Gritty Foreign Immigrant-Life Movies
- 2824 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Biographical Movies
- 45820 - Gritty Foreign Kung Fu Action & Adventure
- 45972 - Gritty Foreign Kung Fu Movies
- 66745 - Gritty Foreign Military Action & Adventure
- 11200 - Gritty Foreign Military Dramas
- 82366 - Gritty Foreign Mind Game Movies
- 83566 - Gritty Foreign Mind Game Thrillers
- 89291 - Gritty Foreign Movies based on Books
- 90616 - Gritty Foreign Movies based on Contemporary Literature
- 23062 - Gritty Foreign Movies based on real life
- 24168 - Gritty Foreign Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 2689 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Comedies
- 34083 - Gritty Foreign Movies from the 1940s
- 9207 - Gritty Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 85174 - Gritty Foreign Musicals
- 67559 - Gritty Foreign Mysteries
- 90738 - Gritty Foreign Period Pieces
- 8614 - Gritty Foreign Political Dramas
- 17625 - Gritty Foreign Prison Movies
- 66957 - Gritty Foreign Psychological Movies
- 80765 - Gritty Foreign Race Against Time Action & Adventure
- 80689 - Gritty Foreign Race Against Time Action Thrillers
- 1280 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Documentaries
- 80626 - Gritty Foreign Race Against Time Movies
- 14620 - Gritty Foreign Revenge Action & Adventure
- 44032 - Gritty Foreign Revenge Action Thrillers
- 14584 - Gritty Foreign Revenge Movies
- 45376 - Gritty Foreign Road Trip Movies
- 36748 - Gritty Foreign Rogue-Cop Action & Adventure
- 33485 - Gritty Foreign Rogue-Cop Movies
- 34308 - Gritty Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 40042 - Gritty Foreign Serial-Killer Movies
- 89114 - Gritty Foreign Social Issue Dramas
- 2669 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 74622 - Gritty Foreign Sports Dramas
- 45283 - Gritty Foreign Sports Movies
- 4000 - Gritty Foreign Thrillers
- 81869 - Gritty Foreign True Crime Movies
- 77902 - Gritty Foreign TV Shows
- 11349 - Gritty Foreign War Dramas
- 10299 - Gritty Foreign War Movies
- 70752 - Gritty Foreign WWII Dramas
- 71529 - Gritty Foreign WWII Movies
- 44916 - Gritty Forensics TV Mysteries
- 2698 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 44905 - Gritty Forensics TV Shows
- 64988 - Gritty French Action & Adventure
- 71789 - Gritty French Action Thrillers
- 73469 - Gritty French Crime Action & Adventure
- 60345 - Gritty French Crime Movies
- 58868 - Gritty French Dramas
- 58717 - Gritty French Movies
- 63539 - Gritty French Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 77146 - Gritty French Revenge Movies
- 6138 - Gritty French-Language Dramas
- 2721 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 12786 - Gritty Gambling Dramas
- 12642 - Gritty Gambling Movies
- 45329 - Gritty Gangster 20th Century Period Pieces
- 30487 - Gritty Gangster Action & Adventure
- 89861 - Gritty Gangster Action & Adventure based on Real Life
- 30269 - Gritty Gangster Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 43661 - Gritty Gangster Action Thrillers
- 89128 - Gritty Gangster Action Thrillers from the 1970s
- 77889 - Gritty Gangster Asian Action Movies
- 31473 - Gritty Gangster Dramas
- 2745 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 68022 - Gritty Gangster Dramas based on real life
- 76923 - Gritty Gangster Film Noir
- 32739 - Gritty Gangster Movies
- 76894 - Gritty Gangster Movies based on Books
- 33555 - Gritty Gangster Movies based on real life
- 29515 - Gritty Gangster Movies from the 1970s
- 30939 - Gritty Gangster Thrillers
- 77057 - Gritty Gangster TV Shows
- 68376 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Dramas based on real life
- 7796 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 2766 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1980s
- 34175 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Movies based on real life
- 61383 - Gritty German Crime Movies
- 62864 - Gritty German Dramas
- 64922 - Gritty German Movies
- 79394 - Gritty German Thrillers
- 9171 - Gritty German-Language Dramas
- 7336 - Gritty German-Language Movies
- 27916 - Gritty Heist Action & Adventure
- 28339 - Gritty Heist Dramas
- 90768 - Gritty Heist Dramas based on Real Life
- 58750 - Irish Movies
- 1952 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Foreign Movies
- 26954 - Gritty Heist Movies
- 39222 - Gritty Heist Movies based on real life
- 27896 - Gritty Heist Thrillers
- 34702 - Gritty Heist Westerns
- 20378 - Gritty High School Dramas
- 20785 - Gritty High School Movies
- 82112 - Gritty High-Octane Action & Adventure
- 82097 - Gritty High-Octane Action Thrillers
- 81915 - Gritty High-Octane Movies
- 45757 - Gritty Hijacking Action & Adventure
- 1036 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Foreign Thrillers
- 47836 - Gritty Hijacking Action Thrillers
- 37550 - Gritty Hijacking Movies
- 77189 - Gritty Hindi-Language Action & Adventure
- 87987 - Gritty Hindi-Language Crime Dramas
- 78276 - Gritty Hindi-Language Crime Movies
- 61068 - Gritty Hindi-Language Dramas
- 60742 - Gritty Hindi-Language Movies
- 88753 - Gritty Hindi-Language Musicals
- 15209 - Gritty Historical Documentaries
- 88491 - Gritty Historical TV Shows
- 876 - Critically-acclaimed Dark French-Language Movies
- 15121 - Gritty Hit-man Action & Adventure
- 24493 - Gritty Hit-man Dramas
- 14600 - Gritty Hit-man Movies
- 14693 - Gritty Hit-man Thrillers
- 61359 - Gritty Hong Kong Action & Adventure
- 59925 - Gritty Hong Kong Crime Action & Adventure
- 61127 - Gritty Hong Kong Crime Movies
- 76837 - Gritty Hong Kong Gangster Action & Adventure
- 77055 - Gritty Hong Kong Gangster Movies
- 64359 - Gritty Hong Kong Movies
- 3748 - Critically-acclaimed Dark German-Language Movies
- 6330 - Gritty Horror Movies
- 18584 - Gritty Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 20749 - Gritty Immigrant-Life Movies
- 74209 - Gritty Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 12534 - Gritty Independent 20th Century Period Pieces
- 8660 - Gritty Independent Action & Adventure
- 43325 - Gritty Independent Action Thrillers
- 36706 - Gritty Independent Buddy Dramas
- 28144 - Gritty Independent Buddy Movies
- 7235 - Gritty Independent Comedies
- 4258 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Movies based on Books
- 77909 - Gritty Independent Coming-of-age Movies
- 19863 - Gritty Independent Con-Game Movies
- 6271 - Gritty Independent Crime Action & Adventure
- 9849 - Gritty Independent Dramas
- 53072 - Gritty Independent Dramas based on Books
- 12230 - Gritty Independent Dramas based on real life
- 10492 - Gritty Independent Dramas from the 1980s
- 35204 - Gritty Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 34666 - Gritty Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 21084 - Gritty Independent Father-Son Dramas
- 3160 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Political Documentaries
- 20931 - Gritty Independent Father-Son Movies
- 45704 - Gritty Independent Gangster Dramas
- 30905 - Gritty Independent Gangster Movies
- 62603 - Gritty Independent Heist Dramas
- 39104 - Gritty Independent Heist Movies
- 26546 - Gritty Independent Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 25552 - Gritty Independent Immigrant-Life Movies
- 92916 - Gritty Independent Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 44331 - Gritty Independent Military Dramas
- 50761 - Gritty Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 1724 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Psychological Thrillers
- 50693 - Gritty Independent Mother-Son Movies
- 8075 - Gritty Independent Movies based on Books
- 12740 - Gritty Independent Movies based on real life
- 35684 - Gritty Independent Mysteries
- 44571 - Gritty Independent Prison Dramas
- 15605 - Gritty Independent Prison Movies
- 7749 - Gritty Independent Psychological Movies
- 38086 - Gritty Independent Psychological Thrillers
- 18819 - Gritty Independent Revenge Action & Adventure
- 18861 - Gritty Independent Revenge Dramas
- 1926 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 14957 - Gritty Independent Revenge Movies
- 37105 - Gritty Independent Revenge Thrillers
- 45545 - Gritty Independent Road Trip Dramas
- 45404 - Gritty Independent Road Trip Movies
- 10413 - Gritty Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 40750 - Gritty Independent Sports Dramas
- 15491 - Gritty Independent Sports Movies
- 7174 - Gritty Independent Thrillers
- 75182 - Gritty Indian Action & Adventure
- 87982 - Gritty Indian Crime Dramas
- 1886 - Critically-acclaimed Dark War Dramas
- 78258 - Gritty Indian Crime Movies
- 34428 - Gritty Indian Dramas
- 33192 - Gritty Indian Movies
- 84759 - Gritty Indian Musicals
- 83650 - Gritty Irish Dramas
- 62848 - Gritty Irish Movies
- 74196 - Gritty Israeli Dramas
- 49645 - Gritty Israeli Movies
- 47082 - Gritty Italian Crime Action & Adventure
- 5034 - Gritty Italian Crime Movies
- 4572 - Critically-acclaimed Dark War Movies
- 7305 - Gritty Italian Dramas
- 76982 - Gritty Italian Gangster Movies
- 68026 - Gritty Italian Thrillers