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
Ordered by Netflix's "secret code". Wondering why there's gaps in the numbers...so are we!
- 4658 - Italian Comedies from the 1970s
- 4659 - Comedies starring Eddie Murphy
- 4660 - Gritty Foreign Westerns
- 4661 - Goofy Independent Crime Movies
- 4662 - Biographical Dramas from the 1980s
- 4665 - Irreverent Comedies from the 1980s
- 4666 - Foreign Political Movies from the 1960s
- 4667 - Mexican Dramas from the 1980s
- 4668 - Movies starring Francis Ng
- 4672 - Horror Movies directed by Brian Yuzna
- 4673 - Mind-bending Movies from the 1970s
- 4674 - Historical Documentaries from the 1950s
- 4675 - Italian Movies from the 1940s
- 4677 - Visually-striking Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4678 - Movies starring Tim Roth
- 4679 - Suspenseful Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4680 - Romantic British Dramas
- 4681 - Movies directed by Ulli Lommel
- 4682 - Scary Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books
- 4683 - Screwball Comedies from the 1940s
- 4687 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Mysteries
- 4688 - Comedies starring Billy Bob Thornton
- 4689 - Movies directed by Barry Levinson
- 4690 - Movies on Blu-ray based on real life
- 4692 - Spanish-Language Comedies
- 4694 - Dark Independent Mysteries
- 4695 - Gory Independent Horror Movies
- 4696 - Foreign Political Movies from the 1970s
- 4697 - Westerns starring Bob Steele
- 4698 - Animation
- 4699 - Feel-good Education & Guidance starring Muppets
- 4700 - Movies directed by Roger Young
- 4701 - Critically-acclaimed Goofy Cult Movies
- 4702 - Mind-bending Movies from the 1980s
- 4703 - Historical Documentaries from the 1960s
- 4704 - Italian Movies from the 1950s
- 4705 - Critically-acclaimed German-Language Movies
- 4706 - War Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4707 - Screwball Comedies from the 1950s
- 4708 - Independent Biographical Dramas
- 4709 - Action & Adventure starring John Wayne
- 4710 - Raunchy Late Night Comedies
- 4711 - Israeli Political Movies
- 4713 - Movies directed by Steven Soderbergh
- 4715 - Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 4716 - Movies starring Manisha Koirala
- 4717 - Action & Adventure directed by Richard Lester
- 4718 - Israeli Movies
- 4719 - Foreign Political Movies from the 1980s
- 4720 - LGBTQ Documentaries
- 4721 - Historical Documentaries from the 1970s
- 4722 - Italian Movies from the 1960s
- 4724 - Movies starring Tom Skerritt
- 4725 - Movies starring Emmanuelle B辿art
- 4726 - Violent Thrillers based on Books
- 4727 - Screwball Comedies from the 1960s
- 4728 - Critically-acclaimed Independent Biographical Movies
- 4729 - Romantic Indian Dramas
- 4730 - Movies directed by Daniel Petrie
- 4731 - Inspiring Biographical Documentaries
- 4732 - Gritty Adventures
- 4733 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1960s
- 4734 - Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4736 - Suspenseful Movies starring Kiefer Sutherland
- 4737 - Movies directed by John Sturges
- 4738 - Movies starring Ron Perlman
- 4742 - Historical Documentaries from the 1980s
- 4743 - Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 4747 - Movies starring Jennifer Love Hewitt
- 4748 - Screwball Comedies from the 1970s
- 4749 - Indian Action & Adventure
- 4751 - Mind-bending Action & Adventure
- 4752 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1970s
- 4753 - Critically-acclaimed Gory Dramas
- 4754 - Steamy Independent Dramas
- 4756 - Latin American Crime Movies
- 4757 - Goofy Independent Satires
- 4759 - Dramas starring Sunil Dutt
- 4760 - Movies starring Faye Dunaway
- 4762 - Movies directed by Clint Eastwood
- 4763 - Goofy Foreign Movies from the 1960s
- 4764 - Italian Movies from the 1980s
- 4765 - Understated Horror Movies
- 4767 - Australian Crime Dramas
- 4768 - Gory Independent Comedies
- 4769 - Dark Independent Psychological Movies
- 4772 - Goofy Cult Late Night Comedies
- 4774 - Irreverent Sports Comedies
- 4776 - Screwball Comedies from the 1980s
- 4778 - Cerebral Action & Adventure
- 4779 - Violent Military Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 4780 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies from the 1980s
- 4781 - Dramas starring Sanjay Dutt
- 4782 - Critically-acclaimed Irreverent Crime Comedies
- 4783 - Visually-striking Crime Movies
- 4784 - Critically-acclaimed War Movies based on Books
- 4786 - Movies starring James Stewart
- 4788 - Goofy Independent Comedies from the 1980s
- 4790 - Mind-bending Foreign Crime Movies
- 4791 - Witty British Independent Comedies
- 4792 - Movies starring Judy Garland
- 4793 - Feel-good Teen Dramas
- 4795 - Sentimental African-American Comedies
- 4796 - Goofy Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 4798 - Suspenseful Foreign Psychological Movies
- 4799 - Dramas starring Manisha Koirala
- 4804 - Movies directed by Norman Z. McLeod
- 4805 - Satanic Stories from the 1960s
- 4807 - Dramas starring Sam Neill
- 4809 - Psychological Horror Movies
- 4810 - Movies directed by Ron Howard
- 4813 - Movies starring Samuel L. Jackson
- 4814 - Miniseries
- 4815 - Dramas starring Donald Sutherland
- 4816 - Australian Crime Thrillers
- 4819 - Suspenseful Foreign Political Movies
- 4820 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure based on real life
- 4821 - Movies starring Ray Winstone
- 4822 - Scary War Movies
- 4825 - Steamy Satires
- 4826 - Psychological Mysteries from the 1940s
- 4828 - Movies starring Mumtaz
- 4829 - Dramas on Blu-ray based on real life
- 4830 - Satanic Stories from the 1970s
- 4832 - Movies starring Kevin Costner
- 4833 - Crime Thrillers based on real life
- 4835 - Movies starring Burt Lancaster
- 4837 - Witty British Dramas
- 4838 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries from the 1980s
- 4839 - Raunchy African-American Comedies
- 4840 - Imaginative Time Travel Movies
- 4841 - Action & Adventure starring Roger Moore
- 4842 - Witty Movies starring Peter Sellers
- 4843 - Movies starring Cynthia Rothrock
- 4844 - Dark Courtroom Dramas
- 4848 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Dramas based on Books
- 4851 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries on IMAX
- 4852 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Biographical Movies
- 4853 - Gritty War Dramas
- 4854 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 4855 - Dramas directed by Steven Soderbergh
- 4856 - Satanic Stories from the 1980s
- 4858 - Westerns directed by John Ford
- 4859 - Sentimental Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 4860 - Scary Independent Dramas
- 4861 - Gay & Lesbian Political Dramas
- 4862 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4863 - German-Language War Dramas
- 4865 - TLC Reality TV
- 4867 - Military Movies on Blu-ray
- 4868 - Movies directed by Tobe Hooper
- 4870 - Movies starring Danny Glover
- 4871 - Sentimental Thrillers
- 4873 - Gory Political Dramas
- 4875 - Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books
- 4876 - Movies starring Jim Carrey
- 4877 - Movies starring Rue McClanahan
- 4878 - Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1940s
- 4879 - Sentimental Action & Adventure
- 4881 - Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 4882 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 4883 - Visually-striking Violent War Movies
- 4884 - Gory War Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4886 - Horror Movies starring Debbie Rochon
- 4887 - TV Comedies for ages 5 to 7
- 4888 - French-Language Military Movies
- 4889 - TV Documentaries from the 1950s
- 4890 - Movies directed by Ray Taylor
- 4893 - Comedies directed by Preston Sturges
- 4895 - Mind-bending French-Language Movies
- 4897 - Understated Independent Crime Dramas
- 4898 - Independent Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 4899 - Psychological Mysteries from the 1970s
- 4900 - Movies directed by Ken Loach
- 4902 - Fantasy Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 4903 - Westerns starring Burt Lancaster
- 4904 - Exciting Crime Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 4905 - Critically-acclaimed Gory Movies from the 1970s
- 4906 - African-American Comedies
- 4907 - Suspenseful Comic Book and Superhero Movies on Blu-ray
- 4908 - Gritty Cult Movies
- 4910 - Quirky Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 4911 - Witty Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4912 - Action & Adventure starring John Liu
- 4913 - Witty Independent Movies based on Books
- 4914 - Critically-acclaimed Irreverent Independent Comedies
- 4915 - British Adventures
- 4916 - Critically-acclaimed Scary Crime Thrillers
- 4917 - Dramas directed by Fritz Lang
- 4919 - Independent Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 4920 - Movies directed by Henry Hathaway
- 4921 - Psychological Mysteries from the 1980s
- 4922 - Satires
- 4924 - Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1960s
- 4926 - Visually-striking Dark Independent Movies
- 4927 - Children & Family Movies based on real life
- 4928 - Dramas starring Richard Burton
- 4930 - Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Blu-ray
- 4931 - Movies directed by Jing Wong
- 4932 - Quirky African-American Movies
- 4933 - Critically-acclaimed Gory Movies from the 1980s
- 4934 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Political Dramas
- 4937 - Gritty Independent Political Movies
- 4938 - Movies starring Josh Hartnett
- 4940 - Critically-acclaimed French-Language Crime Movies
- 4941 - Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 4942 - Sentimental Children & Family Movies
- 4944 - Movies directed by Peter Yates
- 4945 - Gory Japanese Horror Movies
- 4947 - Movies starring G辿rard Depardieu
- 4948 - Movies starring Tim Conway
- 4951 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Independent Movies
- 4952 - Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 4954 - Gritty Biographical Dramas
- 4955 - Movies directed by Peter Hyams
- 4956 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Movies
- 4957 - Movies starring Carter Wong
- 4958 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Crime Movies
- 4959 - TV Documentaries from the 1980s
- 4961 - Dramas based on Books
- 4962 - Scary Cult Comedies
- 4964 - Movies directed by Mike Figgis
- 4966 - Movies starring Juliette Binoche
- 4967 - Steamy French-Language Dramas
- 4969 - Gory Satanic Stories from the 1980s
- 4972 - Comedies starring John Cusack
- 4973 - Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1980s
- 4975 - Science
- 4976 - Movies starring Roddy McDowall
- 4977 - Witty War Movies
- 4978 - Violent Movies based on real life
- 4979 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies from the 1930s
- 4980 - Critically-acclaimed Independent Action & Adventure
- 4981 - Computers & Electronics
- 4982 - Understated Movies based on real life
- 4986 - Comedies starring George Burns
- 4987 - Witty British Crime Movies
- 4988 - Critically-acclaimed Inspiring Biographical Movies
- 4991 - British Horror Movies
- 4992 - Steamy Thrillers from the 1980s
- 4993 - Russian War Movies
- 4995 - Independent Crime Dramas from the 1970s
- 4996 - Coming-of-age Dramas from the 1970s
- 4998 - Action & Adventure directed by Clint Eastwood
- 4999 - Feel-good Dramas for ages 8 to 10
- 5000 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies from the 1940s
- 5001 - Steamy British Movies from the 1970s
- 5003 - Gory Crime Thrillers
- 5010 - Violent Foreign Thrillers
- 5011 - Coming-of-age Movies based on children's books