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:
- 2258 - Sentimental Sports Movies
- 9509 - Gory Horror Movies
- 3343 - Sentimental Tearjerkers based on Books
- 1124 - Sentimental Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 1013 - Sentimental Teen Dramas
- 4871 - Sentimental Thrillers
- 4051 - Sentimental War Dramas
- 3706 - Showbiz Comedies
- 234 - Showbiz Dramas from the 1950s
- 263 - Showbiz Dramas from the 1960s
- 287 - Showbiz Dramas from the 1970s
- 310 - Showbiz Dramas from the 1980s
- 6197 - Goofy Comedies
- 4489 - Showbiz Mockumentaries
- 680 - Showbiz Movies based on Books
- 7 - Showbiz Movies based on real life
- 1906 - Skateboarding Non-fiction
- 4437 - Skiing Non-fiction
- 3942 - Slapstick Comedies directed by Blake Edwards
- 2093 - Slapstick Comedies for ages 11 to 12
- 2499 - Slapstick Comedies for ages 5 to 7
- 3409 - Slapstick Comedies on Blu-ray
- 2764 - Slapstick Comedies starring Moe Howard
- 846807 - César Award-winning Movies
- 3636 - Slasher and Serial Killer Movies on Blu-ray
- 1532 - Social & Cultural Documentaries about Food
- 4176 - Social Issue Dramas based on Books
- 2707 - Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 984 - Southeast Asian Comedies
- 4692 - Spanish-Language Comedies
- 3605 - Spanish-Language Crime Thrillers
- 3635 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 1501 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 2637 - Spanish-Language Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 28034 - Kids' TV for ages 5 to 7
- 78503 - Finnish TV Shows
- 4113 - Spanish-Language Political Dramas
- 3276 - Spiritual Documentaries from the 1980s
- 453 - Sports Children & Family Movies
- 3349 - Sports Dramas based on Books
- 4072 - Sports Dramas based on real life
- 986 - Sports Dramas for ages 8 to 10
- 3066 - Sports Movies based on real life
- 3746 - Sports Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 4424 - Sports Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 712 - Sports Movies from the 1930s
- 63286 - German Documentaries
- 737 - Sports Movies from the 1940s
- 765 - Sports Movies from the 1950s
- 826 - Sports Movies from the 1970s
- 850 - Sports Movies from the 1980s
- 4104 - Sports Movies on Blu-ray
- 3224 - Sports Tearjerkers
- 4054 - Spy Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 4078 - Spy Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 4108 - Spy Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 2536 - Spy Dramas
- 65198 - German TV Shows
- 2477 - Spy Movies
- 1476 - Spy Movies from the 1930s
- 1509 - Spy Movies from the 1940s
- 1538 - Spy Movies from the 1950s
- 1565 - Spy Movies from the 1960s
- 1596 - Spy Movies from the 1970s
- 1634 - Spy Movies from the 1980s
- 3684 - Spy Thrillers from the 1980s
- 155 - Stand-up Comedy starring Cedric the Entertainer
- 835 - Stand-up Comedy starring D.L. Hughley
- 61695 - German Crime Movies
- 4372 - Stand-up Comedy starring George Carlin
- 2383 - Steamy Action & Adventure
- 3913 - Steamy B-Horror Movies
- 2333 - Steamy Biographical Dramas
- 2158 - Steamy Biographical Movies
- 3699 - Steamy British Dramas
- 4170 - Steamy British Independent Dramas
- 2901 - Steamy British Movies
- 3119 - Steamy Comedies
- 3948 - Steamy Coming-of-age Dramas
- 63115 - German Comedies
- 3239 - Steamy Coming-of-age Movies
- 993 - Steamy Crime Movies
- 3703 - Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 3716 - Steamy Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 3199 - Steamy Cult Movies
- 2562 - Steamy Foreign Crime Dramas
- 2187 - Steamy Foreign Dramas
- 4430 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 4461 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1970s
- 4492 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 85556 - East Asian Movies
- 4593 - Steamy Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4356 - Steamy Foreign Horror Movies
- 2049 - Steamy Foreign Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 3296 - Steamy Foreign Psychological Movies
- 3810 - Steamy Foreign Thrillers
- 4967 - Steamy French-Language Dramas
- 3914 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 2524 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4324 - Steamy Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1980s
- 2317 - Steamy German-Language Movies
- 846815 - Berlin International Film Festival Award-winning Movies
- 1358 - Steamy Horror Movies
- 4243 - Steamy Independent Comedies
- 1946 - Steamy Independent Crime Movies
- 4754 - Steamy Independent Dramas
- 2980 - Steamy Independent Dramas based on Books
- 2223 - Steamy Independent Movies
- 1249 - Steamy Independent Movies based on Books
- 4509 - Steamy Independent Thrillers
- 4322 - Steamy Italian Dramas
- 397 - Steamy Italian Movies
- 89804 - Award-winning Dramas
- 4085 - Steamy Japanese Dramas
- 533 - Steamy Late Night Comedies
- 757 - Steamy Movies based on real life
- 2023 - Steamy Mysteries
- 1483 - Steamy Political Dramas
- 3535 - Steamy Political Movies
- 545 - Steamy Psychological Movies
- 4825 - Steamy Satires
- 817 - Steamy Showbiz Movies
- 2992 - Steamy Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 49110 - Science & Technology Documentaries
- 4992 - Steamy Thrillers from the 1980s
- 1075 - Steamy Vampire Movies
- 3050 - Stunts & General Mayhem
- 42 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure
- 4820 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure based on real life
- 1849 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1930s
- 1874 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1940s
- 1899 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1950s
- 1920 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 1941 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 58755 - German Dramas
- 1963 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 3637 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure starring Wesley Snipes
- 3265 - Suspenseful African-American Action & Adventure
- 2559 - Suspenseful African-American Movies
- 4623 - Suspenseful Alien Sci-Fi
- 665 - Suspenseful Australian Dramas
- 3802 - Suspenseful Australian Movies
- 3393 - Suspenseful Australian Movies from the 1980s
- 15 - Suspenseful British Independent Movies
- 4178 - Suspenseful British Movies based on Books
- 26156 - Romantic TV Shows
- 48768 - Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 881 - Suspenseful British Psychological Movies
- 1296 - Suspenseful Chinese Movies
- 2502 - Suspenseful Comedies
- 1057 - Suspenseful Comedies from the 1970s
- 1090 - Suspenseful Comedies from the 1980s
- 3794 - Suspenseful Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 4907 - Suspenseful Comic Book and Superhero Movies on Blu-ray
- 1390 - Suspenseful Courtroom Dramas
- 3405 - Suspenseful Courtroom Dramas from the 1980s
- 39 - Suspenseful Courtroom Movies based on Books
- 846810 - Cannes Film Festival Award-winning Movies
- 4563 - Suspenseful Courtroom Movies from the 1980s
- 4046 - Suspenseful Documentaries
- 740 - Suspenseful Dramas based on a book from the 1950s
- 3238 - Suspenseful Dramas based on real life
- 1276 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1920s
- 1304 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1930s
- 1330 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1940s
- 1364 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1950s
- 1396 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1960s
- 1421 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1970s
- 90139 - Blockbuster Movies
- 1450 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1980s
- 1727 - Suspenseful Dramas on Blu-ray
- 3094 - Suspenseful Foreign Comedies
- 343 - Suspenseful Foreign Military Movies
- 4715 - Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 4819 - Suspenseful Foreign Political Movies
- 4798 - Suspenseful Foreign Psychological Movies
- 4679 - Suspenseful Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2099 - Suspenseful Gay & Lesbian Psychological Movies
- 1385 - Suspenseful German-Language Dramas
- 787907 - Blockbuster Action
- 3580 - Suspenseful Historical Documentaries
- 1780 - Suspenseful Independent Dramas
- 578 - Suspenseful Independent Movies based on Books
- 1545 - Suspenseful Independent Political Dramas
- 691 - Suspenseful Independent Political Movies
- 3760 - Suspenseful Independent Psychological Dramas
- 2515 - Suspenseful Independent Psychological Movies
- 717 - Suspenseful Japanese Dramas
- 2789 - Suspenseful Japanese Movies
- 556 - Suspenseful Japanese Movies from the 1960s
- 90166 - Blockbuster Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3267 - Suspenseful Military Action & Adventure
- 679 - Suspenseful Military Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 4551 - Suspenseful Military Movies based on Books
- 4439 - Suspenseful Military Movies on Blu-ray
- 448 - Suspenseful Movies
- 4498 - Suspenseful Movies based on a book from the 1940s
- 2813 - Suspenseful Movies based on a book from the 1950s
- 1079 - Suspenseful Movies based on a book from the 1960s
- 4941 - Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 2459 - Suspenseful Movies directed by Fritz Lang
- 788212 - Crime Action
- 3855 - Suspenseful Movies directed by Robert Wise
- 1282 - Suspenseful Movies directed by Roy William Neill
- 4476 - Suspenseful Movies directed by Sidney J. Furie
- 2290 - Suspenseful Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 675 - Suspenseful Movies on Blu-ray based on Books
- 4181 - Suspenseful Movies on Blu-ray from the 1980s
- 1938 - Suspenseful Movies starring Antonio Banderas
- 4298 - Suspenseful Movies starring Bette Davis
- 496 - Suspenseful Movies starring Boris Karloff
- 2180 - Suspenseful Movies starring Brad Pitt
- 78103 - Asian TV Shows
- 1518 - Suspenseful Movies starring Burt Lancaster
- 1855 - Suspenseful Movies starring Burt Reynolds
- 2378 - Suspenseful Movies starring Charles Bronson
- 4225 - Suspenseful Movies starring David Carradine
- 1935 - Suspenseful Movies starring Dennis Quaid
- 239 - Suspenseful Movies starring Denzel Washington
- 2389 - Suspenseful Movies starring Gene Hackman
- 4646 - Suspenseful Movies starring Jeff Fahey
- 4736 - Suspenseful Movies starring Kiefer Sutherland
- 458 - Suspenseful Movies starring Lance Henriksen
- 1133133 - Turkish Movies
- 3233 - Suspenseful Movies starring Michael Caine
- 4407 - Suspenseful Movies starring Morgan Freeman
- 386 - Suspenseful Movies starring Ray Liotta
- 2131 - Suspenseful Movies starring Robert Mitchum
- 124 - Suspenseful Movies starring Roy Scheider
- 275 - Suspenseful Movies starring Sam Neill
- 3477 - Suspenseful Movies starring Sharon Stone
- 432 - Suspenseful Movies starring Wesley Snipes
- 2534 - Suspenseful Movies/TV for ages 8 to 10
- 3075 - Suspenseful Political Action & Adventure
- 52387 - Australian TV Shows
- 2511 - Suspenseful Political Dramas based on Books
- 82 - Suspenseful Political Movies
- 2315 - Suspenseful Political Movies based on Books
- 3531 - Suspenseful Political Movies based on real life
- 559 - Suspenseful Psychological Action & Adventure
- 136 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies based on real life
- 2841 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1940s
- 2871 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1950s
- 2900 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1960s
- 2922 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1970s
- 17672 - Australian Documentaries
- 2945 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1980s
- 2953 - Suspenseful Psychological Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 66 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3927 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books