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!
- 7942 - Movies starring George Segal
- 7943 - Cult Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 7944 - TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 7948 - Romantic British Comedies
- 7949 - Critically-acclaimed Sports Documentaries
- 7950 - Critically-acclaimed Military Movies
- 7951 - Quirky Spy Movies
- 7954 - Action & Adventure starring Burt Reynolds
- 7955 - Movies starring Trevor Howard
- 7958 - Suspenseful Scandinavian Movies
- 7959 - Latin American Political Dramas
- 7961 - Critically-acclaimed Australian Independent Movies
- 7963 - Visually-striking Dark Thrillers
- 7966 - Military Movies based on Books
- 7968 - Latin American Crime Dramas
- 7969 - Biographical Westerns
- 7973 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas
- 7977 - Cerebral Military Documentaries
- 7978 - Action & Adventure for ages 8 to 10
- 7979 - Critically-acclaimed British Crime Thrillers
- 7980 - Suspenseful British Movies
- 7982 - Steamy German-Language Dramas
- 7984 - Sci-Fi Dramas based on Books
- 7987 - Critically-acclaimed Detective Thrillers
- 7990 - Steamy Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 7992 - TV Animated Comedies
- 7997 - Movies starring Eduardo Noriega
- 7998 - Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Comedies
- 8000 - Foreign Psychological Thrillers
- 8002 - Bollywood Comedies
- 8003 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Crime Thrillers
- 8004 - Movies starring Eddie Griffin
- 8007 - Sports Movies based on Books
- 8008 - Steamy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8010 - Mind-bending Thrillers
- 8011 - Gritty Showbiz Dramas
- 8014 - Critically-acclaimed Controversial Social Issue Dramas
- 8015 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Crime Dramas
- 8017 - Extreme Sports
- 8018 - Iranian Movies
- 8019 - Visually-striking Exciting Dramas
- 8020 - Movies starring Mithun Chakraborty
- 8021 - BBC Comedies
- 8026 - Dramas starring Hema Malini
- 8027 - Movies starring Martin Donovan
- 8029 - TV Comedies for ages 11 to 12
- 8030 - Thrillers starring Denzel Washington
- 8031 - Suspenseful British Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8032 - Campy Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8034 - Cerebral Movies from the 1960s
- 8037 - Understated Military Movies
- 8042 - Movies starring Ben Affleck
- 8046 - Suspenseful French-Language Movies
- 8049 - Quirky Independent Movies from the 1980s
- 8051 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Foreign Dramas
- 8054 - Suspenseful Independent Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8057 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Independent Movies
- 8058 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8064 - Quirky Independent Comedies from the 1980s
- 8065 - British Independent Biographical Dramas
- 8071 - Latin American Thrillers
- 8072 - Cerebral Movies from the 1980s
- 8075 - Gritty Independent Movies based on Books
- 8081 - Feel-good Movies based on real life
- 8088 - Movies starring Mira Sorvino
- 8089 - TV Cartoons from the 1960s
- 8093 - Feel-good Cult Comedies from the 1980s
- 8097 - Suspenseful Movies starring Lou Diamond Phillips
- 8100 - Gritty Foreign Crime Dramas
- 8105 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8106 - Emotional Military Dramas
- 8107 - Movies starring Cliff Robertson
- 8111 - Dramas starring Catherine Deneuve
- 8113 - Movies starring Tom Berenger
- 8121 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Independent Crime Movies
- 8124 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Crime Movies
- 8125 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Dramas
- 8126 - Irreverent Movies based on Books
- 8127 - Sentimental Political Movies
- 8131 - Gory Dramas based on real life
- 8138 - Movies starring Maria Bello
- 8142 - Movies starring Steven Seagal
- 8143 - Movies starring Jack Nicholson
- 8147 - Mind-bending Japanese Movies
- 8148 - Horror Movies based on real life
- 8149 - Dramas starring Sally Field
- 8153 - Quirky Sports Movies
- 8154 - Cerebral Historical Documentaries
- 8158 - Movies starring Jean-Louis Trintignant
- 8160 - Movies starring Fredric March
- 8161 - Gay & Lesbian Satires
- 8162 - Controversial Thrillers
- 8164 - Dark Thrillers
- 8167 - Romantic Thrillers
- 8170 - Feel-good Dramas based on Books
- 8173 - Goofy Foreign Action & Adventure
- 8174 - Dramas starring Daniel Day-Lewis
- 8175 - Critically-acclaimed Showbiz Comedies
- 8176 - Adventures based on real life
- 8179 - Movies starring Tom Arnold
- 8183 - Gritty Crime Westerns
- 8186 - Crime Action & Adventure based on Books
- 8193 - Visually-striking Mind-bending Crime Movies
- 8194 - Emotional British Dramas
- 8195 - B-Horror Movies
- 8200 - Foreign Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 8207 - Sentimental Indian Movies
- 8208 - British Military Action & Adventure
- 8210 - Scary Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 8218 - Violent Japanese Action & Adventure
- 8219 - Understated Foreign Movies
- 8221 - Italian Movies
- 8222 - Coming-of-age Dramas
- 8229 - Understated Independent Dramas
- 8230 - Foreign Crime Comedies
- 8231 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Spy Movies
- 8235 - British Psychological Mysteries
- 8237 - Violent Mysteries
- 8238 - Movies starring Jodie Foster
- 8239 - Korean Crime Action & Adventure
- 8242 - Suspenseful Movies starring Bruce Willis
- 8243 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 8244 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Movies from the 1970s
- 8248 - Korean Action & Adventure
- 8249 - Gritty Biographical Movies
- 8252 - Visually-striking Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 8253 - Action & Adventure starring Jet Li
- 8254 - Movies directed by Ronny Yu
- 8261 - Dark Biographical Dramas
- 8266 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Movies from the 1980s
- 8268 - Independent Crime Movies
- 8269 - Foreign Comedies from the 1980s
- 8270 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 8274 - Documentaries about Food
- 8276 - Horror Movies directed by Wes Craven
- 8277 - Romantic Showbiz Movies
- 8281 - Understated Crime Thrillers
- 8283 - Independent Crime Dramas based on real life
- 8284 - Critically-acclaimed British Political Dramas
- 8288 - Movies starring Rosanna Arquette
- 8289 - Romantic Thrillers from the 1980s
- 8290 - Understated Dramas based on Books
- 8297 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Movies based on real life
- 8301 - Critically-acclaimed Visually-striking Foreign Movies
- 8303 - Critically-acclaimed Sentimental Foreign Movies
- 8304 - Cerebral Dramas based on Books
- 8309 - Gritty Foreign Crime Action & Adventure
- 8315 - Comedies starring Cheech Marin
- 8317 - Movies starring Robin Wright
- 8319 - Raunchy Horror Movies
- 8321 - Movies directed by William Wyler
- 8322 - Romantic Movies from the 1940s
- 8328 - Comedies starring Hugh Grant
- 8330 - Movies starring Meryl Streep
- 8333 - Visually-striking Independent Thrillers
- 8334 - Violent Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 8336 - Goofy Movies starring Ben Stiller
- 8339 - Romantic Movies from the 1950s
- 8341 - Gory Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 8343 - Suspenseful Cult Movies from the 1970s
- 8344 - Independent Showbiz Comedies
- 8345 - Dark War Movies based on Books
- 8347 - Action & Adventure starring Ekin Cheng
- 8351 - Movies starring James Mason
- 8358 - Dramas based on Books for ages 11 to 12
- 8359 - Political Dramas based on Books
- 8360 - Suspenseful Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8361 - Dark Independent Psychological Dramas
- 8365 - Romantic Movies from the 1960s
- 8369 - Suspenseful Cult Movies from the 1980s
- 8372 - Gory B-Horror Movies
- 8373 - Movies directed by Michael Haneke
- 8380 - Romantic Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8381 - Imaginative Foreign Dramas
- 8384 - Romantic Movies from the 1970s
- 8385 - Snowboarding Non-fiction
- 8387 - Visually-striking Children & Family Movies
- 8389 - Understated Scandinavian Movies
- 8394 - Dramas starring Matthew Modine
- 8399 - Irreverent British Comedies
- 8403 - Dramas starring Julia Roberts
- 8406 - Suspenseful British Spy Movies
- 8411 - Inspiring Tearjerkers
- 8413 - Violent British Crime Movies
- 8414 - Romantic Movies from the 1980s
- 8419 - Visually-striking Imaginative Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 8422 - Romantic Movies starring Cary Grant
- 8424 - Movies directed by Vittorio De Sica
- 8429 - Teen Independent Movies
- 8430 - Scary British Psychological Movies
- 8436 - Movies starring Shabana Azmi
- 8437 - Gory Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8438 - Dramas starring Sean Penn
- 8440 - Gritty War Movies based on Books
- 8445 - Gritty Dramas based on real life
- 8447 - Movies starring Geoffrey Rush
- 8450 - Suspenseful Independent Comedies
- 8451 - Dance Non-fiction
- 8452 - Goofy Cult Satires from the 1980s
- 8456 - Independent Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 8460 - Critically-acclaimed Visually-striking Dramas
- 8461 - Comedies starring Robert De Niro
- 8462 - Jewish Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 8465 - Scandinavian Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 8467 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1960s
- 8468 - Dramas starring Susan Sarandon
- 8471 - Movies starring Jon Voight
- 8474 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Movies
- 8476 - Movies starring Jeff Goldblum
- 8478 - British Biographical Documentaries
- 8479 - British Independent Dramas
- 8483 - Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 8484 - Movies starring Kelly McGillis
- 8486 - Understated Foreign Documentaries
- 8494 - Heartfelt Movies
- 8502 - Movies starring Saeed Jaffrey
- 8504 - Sentimental British Dramas
- 8509 - Suspenseful Courtroom Movies
- 8511 - Understated Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 8512 - Romantic Crime Thrillers
- 8513 - Jazz Greats
- 8515 - Mind-bending Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8517 - Critically-acclaimed Martial Arts Movies
- 8519 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Independent Movies
- 8523 - Dark Foreign War Dramas
- 8525 - Gritty Action & Adventure
- 8526 - Independent Crime Movies based on real life
- 8527 - Dark Foreign Political Dramas
- 8532 - Biographical Science & Nature Documentaries
- 8535 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 8537 - Japanese Monster Movies
- 8540 - Political Movies based on Books
- 8543 - Emotional Dramas based on Books
- 8544 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Action & Adventure
- 8545 - Tennis Non-fiction
- 8548 - Irreverent British Movies
- 8550 - Goofy Crime Action & Adventure
- 8556 - Understated Independent Crime Thrillers
- 8558 - Performance Art & Spoken Word
- 8562 - Critically-acclaimed Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books
- 8564 - Campy Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 8567 - Movies directed by Joel Schumacher
- 8572 - Exciting Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 8575 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Foreign Movies
- 8577 - Critically-acclaimed Dark British Dramas
- 8580 - Campy Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 8582 - Miscellaneous Hobbies & Games
- 8586 - Suspenseful Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8587 - Movies starring Yul Brynner
- 8589 - Movies starring Emma Thompson