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!
- 8591 - Middle Eastern Dramas
- 8592 - Independent Spy Movies
- 8593 - Steamy Mysteries from the 1980s
- 8595 - Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Movies
- 8599 - Inspiring Independent Dramas
- 8604 - Psychological Thrillers based on Books
- 8608 - Spanish-Language Psychological Movies
- 8609 - Movies starring Charles Bronson
- 8611 - Gritty African-American Crime Movies
- 8612 - French-Language Crime Action & Adventure
- 8614 - Gritty Foreign Political Dramas
- 8619 - Gory Political Movies
- 8621 - Gay & Lesbian Political Documentaries
- 8627 - Dramas starring Rani Mukerji
- 8628 - Showbiz Movies
- 8631 - German-Language Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8637 - Movies starring Gregory Peck
- 8639 - Chinese Dramas from the 1980s
- 8641 - Indian Crime Movies
- 8642 - Fantasy Movies based on Books
- 8645 - Movies starring Rose McGowan
- 8646 - Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 8647 - Emotional Dramas for ages 8 to 10
- 8651 - Dark Independent Tearjerkers
- 8654 - Foreign Horror Movies
- 8655 - Feel-good Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 8656 - Romantic Crime Movies
- 8657 - Mysteries from the 1940s
- 8659 - Movies directed by Volker Schlondorff
- 8660 - Gritty Independent Action & Adventure
- 8662 - Teen Sports Dramas
- 8666 - Visually-striking Romantic Movies
- 8667 - Movies starring Geena Davis
- 8668 - Chinese Crime Action & Adventure
- 8673 - Critically-acclaimed Documentaries
- 8676 - Scary Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 8681 - Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 8684 - Foreign Crime Movies
- 8685 - Suspenseful Movies starring Tommy Lee Jones
- 8687 - British Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 8693 - Mysteries from the 1950s
- 8694 - Quirky Independent Thrillers
- 8697 - Visually-striking Imaginative Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 8699 - Witty Sports Comedies
- 8702 - Movies starring Paul Sorvino
- 8704 - TV Cartoons for ages 11 to 12
- 8705 - Imaginative Movies based on Books
- 8707 - Inspiring Dramas from the 1980s
- 8708 - Dinosaur Movies
- 8711 - Horror Movies
- 8713 - Martial Arts Movies from the 1970s
- 8719 - Exciting Biographical Dramas
- 8720 - Sports Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 8721 - Punk Rock
- 8722 - Movies starring Dana Andrews
- 8724 - Filipino Action & Adventure
- 8726 - Visually-striking Crime Dramas
- 8730 - Dramas directed by Yash Chopra
- 8732 - Martial Arts Movies from the 1980s
- 8735 - Mysteries from the 1970s
- 8739 - Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy starring Christopher Lambert
- 8742 - Movies starring Joaquin Phoenix
- 8743 - Movies starring Wesley Snipes
- 8744 - Critically-acclaimed Movies based on children's books
- 8746 - British Political Thrillers
- 8750 - Romantic Crime Dramas based on Books
- 8753 - Dark Political Dramas
- 8755 - Foreign Dramas based on Books
- 8757 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Movies from the 1940s
- 8758 - Mysteries from the 1980s
- 8760 - Movies starring Peter Falk
- 8763 - Cult Movies from the 1960s
- 8767 - Spy Movies based on Books
- 8768 - Understated Crime Movies based on Books
- 8779 - Controversial Crime Thrillers
- 8780 - Inspiring Biographical Movies
- 8783 - Movies starring Annabeth Gish
- 8784 - Comedies starring Sandra Bullock
- 8785 - Comedies starring John Travolta
- 8787 - Understated Psychological Movies
- 8789 - Irreverent Movies
- 8791 - Goofy Comedies starring Dan Aykroyd
- 8792 - Comedies starring William Powell
- 8793 - Movies starring Robert Redford
- 8800 - Cult Movies from the 1970s
- 8803 - Movies starring Steve McQueen
- 8804 - Social Issue Dramas from the 1980s
- 8805 - Foreign Showbiz Comedies
- 8806 - Suspenseful British Movies from the 1980s
- 8808 - Critically-acclaimed British Movies based on Books
- 8810 - Movies starring Ethan Hawke
- 8811 - Critically-acclaimed British Mysteries
- 8812 - Critically-acclaimed Scandinavian Movies
- 8814 - Horror Movies directed by John Carpenter
- 8820 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Movies from the 1960s
- 8821 - Independent Political Movies
- 8824 - Cult Movies from the 1980s
- 8827 - Sci-Fi Thrillers from the 1980s
- 8828 - Feel-good Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8829 - Independent Slapstick Comedies
- 8834 - Dramas starring William Hurt
- 8836 - Dramas starring Joaquin Phoenix
- 8837 - Sports Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 8838 - Violent Political Movies
- 8842 - Gory Foreign Horror Movies
- 8843 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Movies from the 1970s
- 8847 - Steamy Psychological Dramas
- 8851 - Dramas starring Rishi Kapoor
- 8853 - Quirky Australian Comedies
- 8857 - Romantic Biographical Movies
- 8859 - Movies starring Tom Sizemore
- 8860 - Feel-good Dramas
- 8864 - Psychological Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 8868 - Cerebral Cult Movies
- 8869 - Experimental Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 8872 - Violent War Movies based on real life
- 8874 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Movies from the 1980s
- 8875 - Psychological Movies based on real life
- 8877 - Movies starring Bruce Greenwood
- 8880 - Inspirational Biographies
- 8881 - Comedies starring Ben Affleck
- 8882 - Dark Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 8883 - Romantic Movies
- 8885 - Independent Tearjerkers
- 8886 - Visually-striking Gory Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8889 - Gory Movies based on real life
- 8892 - Movies starring Tom Hanks
- 8898 - Goofy Showbiz Movies
- 8899 - Japanese Crime Dramas
- 8904 - Foreign Political Action & Adventure
- 8907 - Emotional Movies based on Books
- 8910 - Goofy Cult Comedies from the 1980s
- 8924 - Sentimental Independent Coming-of-age Dramas
- 8926 - Cerebral French-Language Crime Movies
- 8927 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Political Movies
- 8928 - Critically-acclaimed French-Language Comedies
- 8933 - Thrillers
- 8934 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Comedies
- 8940 - Critically-acclaimed Visually-striking Thrillers
- 8942 - Gory Creature Features
- 8946 - Inspiring Showbiz Movies
- 8947 - Political Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 8949 - Independent Adventures
- 8950 - Critically-acclaimed Chinese Action & Adventure
- 8952 - Movies starring Nicolas Cage
- 8953 - Gritty Military Movies
- 8954 - Movies starring Penélope Cruz
- 8958 - Movies starring Eric Tsang
- 8963 - Comedies starring Tim Allen
- 8971 - Movies starring Beau Bridges
- 8976 - Cult Thrillers
- 8977 - Gay & Lesbian Political Movies
- 8978 - Critically-acclaimed Satires
- 8980 - Foreign Creature Features
- 8983 - Witty Showbiz Satires
- 8985 - Martial Arts Movies
- 8988 - Gay & Lesbian Horror Movies
- 8991 - Movies starring Martin Sheen
- 8993 - Dramas directed by Martin Scorsese
- 8994 - Romantic Movies starring Katharine Hepburn
- 8999 - Chinese Action & Adventure
- 9000 - Goofy British Satires
- 9001 - Critically-acclaimed Violent Movies
- 9002 - Critically-acclaimed Imaginative Movies
- 9005 - Exciting Movies from the 1970s
- 9006 - Feel-good Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 9011 - Movies starring Taye Diggs
- 9014 - Iranian Dramas
- 9015 - Movies starring Robert Ryan
- 9018 - Movies directed by Michael Winterbottom
- 9019 - Movies directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- 9020 - Exciting Movies from the 1980s
- 9028 - Spy Satires from the 1960s
- 9031 - Gritty Biographical Action & Adventure
- 9034 - Movies starring Demi Moore
- 9035 - Movies starring James Caan
- 9040 - Foreign Psychological Mysteries
- 9043 - Dark Sci-Fi Adventure
- 9044 - Cerebral Independent Dramas
- 9047 - Mind-bending Mysteries
- 9053 - Latino Independent Movies
- 9056 - Movies starring Christopher Walken
- 9060 - Goofy Slapstick Comedies
- 9061 - Sentimental Independent Comedies
- 9065 - Suspenseful Movies starring John Travolta
- 9067 - Dramas starring Helen Mirren
- 9068 - Critically-acclaimed Sports Dramas
- 9071 - Movies directed by Priyadarshan
- 9075 - Sentimental Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 9076 - Southeast Asian Action & Adventure
- 9082 - Critically-acclaimed Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 9085 - Movies starring Richard Crenna
- 9086 - Gritty Chinese Movies
- 9087 - Inspiring Independent Movies
- 9089 - Gritty Biographical Documentaries
- 9090 - Modern & Alternative Rock
- 9097 - Suspenseful Military Movies from the 1960s
- 9098 - Romantic Action & Adventure
- 9102 - Dark Social Issue Dramas
- 9105 - Critically-acclaimed Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 9106 - Movies starring Lena Olin
- 9108 - Movies starring Tony Leung Ka Fai
- 9109 - Exciting Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 9110 - Movies directed by Kevin Connor
- 9111 - Critically-acclaimed Psychological Dramas
- 9115 - Children & Family Movies based on Books
- 9117 - Romantic Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 9120 - Movies starring Anne Bancroft
- 9121 - Controversial Biographical Movies
- 9123 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful War Movies
- 9125 - Gritty British Independent Movies
- 9131 - Witty Coming-of-age Dramas
- 9135 - Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Dramas from the 1980s
- 9137 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure based on Books
- 9138 - Scary Foreign Dramas
- 9139 - Sentimental Italian Dramas
- 9147 - Spy Thrillers
- 9148 - Violent African-American Movies
- 9150 - Violent Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 9151 - Critically-acclaimed Visually-striking Quirky Movies
- 9152 - Detective Comedies
- 9156 - Suspenseful Military Movies from the 1980s
- 9158 - Movies directed by John Woo
- 9160 - Romantic Comedies based on Books
- 9162 - Understated Foreign Thrillers
- 9163 - Movies starring Janeane Garofalo
- 9165 - Romantic Movies starring Richard Gere
- 9168 - Movies starring John Mills
- 9169 - Movies starring Paul Rudd
- 9170 - Movies starring Kirsten Dunst
- 9171 - Gritty German-Language Dramas
- 9173 - Action & Adventure starring Bruce Willis
- 9174 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies
- 9175 - Movies starring Michelle Yeoh
- 9179 - Basketball Non-fiction
- 9180 - Raunchy Cult Comedies
- 9183 - Psychological Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 9190 - Movies starring Michelle Pfeiffer
- 9193 - Visually-striking Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 9196 - Southeast Asian Movies
- 9198 - Exciting Comedies
- 9201 - Military Action & Adventure based on Books
- 9203 - Understated Independent Coming-of-age Dramas
- 9207 - Gritty Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 9211 - Foreign Showbiz Dramas
- 9212 - Exciting Crime Dramas based on real life
- 9213 - Movies directed by Sydney Pollack
- 9214 - Critically-acclaimed Screwball Comedies
- 9220 - Australian Movies from the 1970s
- 9224 - Critically-acclaimed Raunchy Movies