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!
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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:
- 4607 - Irreverent Comedies from the 1960s
- 4633 - Irreverent Comedies from the 1970s
- 4665 - Irreverent Comedies from the 1980s
- 1846 - Irreverent Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 863 - Irreverent Coming-of-age Comedies
- 2679 - Irreverent Crime Comedies
- 75390 - Police Thrillers
- 3112 - Irreverent Cult Movies
- 4608 - Irreverent Documentaries
- 138 - Irreverent Foreign Comedies
- 2508 - Irreverent Foreign Crime Comedies
- 3638 - Irreverent Foreign Crime Movies
- 697 - Irreverent Foreign Dramas
- 1584 - Irreverent French-Language Comedies
- 1735 - Irreverent French-Language Movies
- 1397 - Irreverent Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 971 - Irreverent Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 72354 - US TV Dramas
- 3642 - Irreverent Horror Movies
- 2823 - Irreverent Independent Comedies
- 4553 - Irreverent Independent Mockumentaries
- 2633 - Irreverent Independent Showbiz Comedies
- 2710 - Irreverent Independent Showbiz Movies
- 4506 - Irreverent Military Movies
- 828 - Irreverent Movies based on Real Life
- 856 - Irreverent Movies from the 1930s
- 921 - Irreverent Movies from the 1960s
- 948 - Irreverent Movies from the 1970s
- 1302 - British Action & Adventure
- 968 - Irreverent Movies from the 1980s
- 2701 - Irreverent Mysteries
- 1873 - Irreverent Political Comedies
- 1814 - Irreverent Political Movies
- 379 - Irreverent Spanish-Language Comedies
- 4774 - Irreverent Sports Comedies
- 1347 - Irreverent Teen Comedies
- 1729 - Irreverent Thrillers
- 2550 - Israeli Comedies
- 4711 - Israeli Political Movies
- 6051 - British Crime Movies
- 4631 - Italian Comedies from the 1960s
- 4658 - Italian Comedies from the 1970s
- 4107 - Italian Crime Dramas
- 3244 - Italian Crime Movies
- 1007 - Italian Crime Thrillers
- 4064 - Italian Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 2758 - Italian Horror Movies from the 1960s
- 2780 - Italian Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 2814 - Italian Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 4675 - Italian Movies from the 1940s
- 3890 - Food & Wine
- 4704 - Italian Movies from the 1950s
- 4722 - Italian Movies from the 1960s
- 4743 - Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 4764 - Italian Movies from the 1980s
- 853 - Italian Political Dramas
- 4538 - Italian Political Movies
- 2775 - Italian Political Movies from the 1970s
- 1292 - Italian War Movies
- 4380 - Italian Westerns
- 524 - Japanese Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4366 - TV Mysteries
- 2653 - Anime Action
- 46560 - Classic British Movies
- 407 - Japanese Crime Action & Adventure
- 3297 - Japanese Crime Dramas from the 1960s
- 2743 - Japanese Crime Thrillers
- 709 - Japanese Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 3862 - Japanese Movies from the 1950s
- 3888 - Japanese Movies from the 1960s
- 3923 - Japanese Movies from the 1970s
- 3952 - Japanese Movies from the 1980s
- 2718 - Jewish Dramas
- 1526 - Jewish Spiritual Documentaries
- 75418 - Police Action & Adventure
- 1558 - Karaoke
- 1530 - Kids' fitness
- 434 - Korean Crime Thrillers
- 859 - Korean Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1366 - Latin & Ballroom Dance
- 4756 - Latin American Crime Movies
- 1979 - Latin American Political Movies
- 3935 - Latino Crime Action & Adventure
- 2361 - Latino Crime Dramas
- 4516 - Latino Independent Comedies
- 69624 - Brazilian TV Shows
- 129 - Latino Movies
- 2601 - Latino Movies from the 1980s
- 51 - Low-Impact Workouts
- 1433 - Magic & Illusion
- 2875 - Martial Arts & Boxing Workouts
- 997 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Corey Yuen
- 2075 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Godfrey Ho
- 3870 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Hark Tsui
- 1720 - Martial Arts Movies directed by Joseph Kuo
- 2014 - Martial Arts Movies starring Chuck Norris
- 72407 - US TV Comedies
- 3928 - Martial Arts Movies starring David Chiang
- 998 - Martial Arts Movies starring Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
- 2151 - Martial Arts Movies starring Yun-Fat Chow
- 1699 - Mexican Comedies from the 1950s
- 1722 - Mexican Comedies from the 1960s
- 1743 - Mexican Comedies from the 1970s
- 3323 - Mexican Crime Movies
- 4048 - Mexican Documentaries
- 4588 - Mexican Dramas from the 1950s
- 4612 - Mexican Dramas from the 1960s
- 52858 - Epics
- 4637 - Mexican Dramas from the 1970s
- 4667 - Mexican Dramas from the 1980s
- 3590 - Mexican Political Movies
- 3860 - Middle Eastern Documentaries
- 1923 - Military Action & Adventure from the 1940s
- 1945 - Military Action & Adventure from the 1950s
- 1965 - Military Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 1992 - Military Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 2022 - Military Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 2202 - Military Dramas based on Books
- 4425 - Brazilian Dramas
- 2144 - Military Dramas based on real life
- 793 - Military Historical Documentaries from the 1980s
- 1010 - Military Movies based on a book from the 1950s
- 3365 - Military Movies based on real life
- 667 - Military Movies from the 1930s
- 698 - Military Movies from the 1940s
- 731 - Military Movies from the 1950s
- 752 - Military Movies from the 1960s
- 789 - Military Movies from the 1970s
- 812 - Military Movies from the 1980s
- 67644 - Mexican TV Shows
- 4867 - Military Movies on Blu-ray
- 3951 - Military Science & Nature Documentaries
- 2616 - Military Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 245 - Military Westerns
- 3588 - Mind and Body
- 4751 - Mind-bending Action & Adventure
- 3777 - Mind-bending Animation
- 4497 - Mind-bending Biographical Movies
- 864 - Mind-bending Comedies
- 2232 - Mind-bending Crime Movies
- 29764 - Art House Movies
- 1131 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1960s
- 1152 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 1175 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 2639 - Mind-bending Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 405 - Mind-bending Crime Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 1507 - Mind-bending Cult Movies
- 2770 - Mind-bending Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3082 - Mind-bending Dramas
- 3020 - Mind-bending Dramas based on a book
- 2725 - Mind-bending Experimental Movies
- 75392 - Police TV Shows
- 3479 - Mind-bending Fantasy Movies
- 4790 - Mind-bending Foreign Crime Movies
- 672 - Mind-bending French-Language Dramas
- 4895 - Mind-bending French-Language Movies
- 2645 - Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1960s
- 2675 - Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 2705 - Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 2122 - Mind-bending Independent Comedies
- 3459 - Mind-bending Independent Movies
- 2402 - Mind-bending Independent Thrillers
- 75445 - US Police TV Shows
- 1201 - Mind-bending Japanese Crime Movies
- 1089 - Mind-bending Movies
- 176 - Mind-bending Movies based on Books
- 4640 - Mind-bending Movies from the 1960s
- 4673 - Mind-bending Movies from the 1970s
- 4702 - Mind-bending Movies from the 1980s
- 1424 - Mind-bending Political Movies
- 3426 - Mind-bending Psychological Dramas
- 847 - Mind-bending Psychological Horror Movies
- 936 - Mind-bending Psychological Movies from the 1980s
- 11146 - Anime Fantasy
- 67708 - Latin American TV Shows
- 3774 - Mind-bending Psychological Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1665 - Mind-bending Psychological Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 2387 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 2447 - Mind-bending War Movies
- 2647 - Motorsports
- 1189 - Movies based on a book from the 1930s
- 4259 - Movies based on a book from the 1980s
- 2442 - Movies based on real life from the 1970s
- 4881 - Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 4067 - Movies directed by Adam Rifkin
- 2757 - Mexican Dramas
- 4098 - Movies directed by Alfred E. Green
- 1224 - Movies directed by Allan A. Goldstein
- 2152 - Movies directed by Allan Dwan
- 603 - Movies directed by Andrew Davis
- 4101 - Movies directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
- 2181 - Movies directed by Armand Mastroianni
- 739 - Movies directed by Arthur Penn
- 191 - Movies directed by Atom Egoyan
- 2313 - Movies directed by B. Reeves Eason
- 1869 - Movies directed by B.R. Chopra
- 59872 - Indian TV Shows
- 4689 - Movies directed by Barry Levinson
- 3362 - Movies directed by Basil Dearden
- 54 - Movies directed by Basu Chatterjee
- 4647 - Movies directed by Bertrand Tavernier
- 1412 - Movies directed by Blake Edwards
- 3165 - Movies directed by Carl Reiner
- 3217 - Movies directed by Charles Barton
- 1901 - Movies directed by Charles Chaplin
- 4503 - Movies directed by Charles Walters
- 391 - Movies directed by Cheh Chang
- 1295701 - Turkish TV Shows
- 172 - Movies directed by Chris Columbus
- 4762 - Movies directed by Clint Eastwood
- 2427 - Movies directed by Corey Yuen
- 4177 - Movies directed by Curtis Hanson
- 3018 - Movies directed by D.W. Griffith
- 4730 - Movies directed by Daniel Petrie
- 779 - Movies directed by David Cronenberg
- 3085 - Movies directed by David Dhawan
- 4071 - Movies directed by David Gumpel
- 4091 - Movies directed by David Lynch
- 84483 - Music and Concert Movies
- 3685 - Movies directed by David Worth
- 2424 - Movies directed by David Zucker
- 1559 - Movies directed by Dean Gordon
- 2761 - Movies directed by Delbert Mann
- 163 - Movies directed by Delmer Daves
- 1244 - Movies directed by Donald Petrie
- 1047 - Movies directed by Douglas Jackson
- 3240 - Movies directed by Eddie Romero
- 2842 - Movies directed by Edward Bernds
- 351 - Movies directed by Edward Dmytryk
- 10832 - Theater Arts
- 3397 - Movies directed by Elia Kazan
- 909 - Movies directed by Ernest R. Dickerson
- 1770 - Movies directed by Ernst Lubitsch
- 1956 - Movies directed by Ford Beebe
- 4535 - Movies directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- 1052 - Movies directed by Frank Capra
- 2810 - Movies directed by Fred Schepisi
- 320 - Movies directed by Freddie Francis
- 2432 - Movies directed by Garry Marshall
- 1270 - Movies directed by George Cukor
- 75459 - Police Dramas
- 2919 - Movies directed by George Marshall
- 3120 - Movies directed by George Roy Hill
- 2982 - Movies directed by George Sherman
- 2929 - Movies directed by George Stevens
- 1154 - Movies directed by Glenn Jordan
- 3483 - Movies directed by Godfrey Ho
- 3377 - Movies directed by Gordon Chan
- 4192 - Movies directed by Gordon Douglas
- 3384 - Movies directed by Greg Bailey