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!
- 10929 - African-American Children & Family Movies
- 10932 - BBC Action & Adventure
- 10936 - Comedies starring George Segal
- 10937 - Movies starring Kim Basinger
- 10939 - Gritty Comedies
- 10941 - Quirky Coming-of-age Dramas
- 10942 - Adventures from the 1960s
- 10944 - Cult Horror Movies
- 10949 - Gritty Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 10950 - German-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 10956 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Movies from the 1970s
- 10959 - Movies starring Jimmy Shergill
- 10963 - Movies starring Cary Elwes
- 10964 - Quirky Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 10966 - Argentinian Crime Movies
- 10967 - Ballet & Modern Dance
- 10968 - Movies starring Christopher Lee
- 10970 - Quirky Coming-of-age Movies
- 10977 - Raunchy Crime Slapstick Comedies
- 10978 - Movies directed by Alan J. Pakula
- 10979 - Cerebral Foreign Movies
- 10981 - Steamy Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 10982 - Suspenseful British Action & Adventure
- 10984 - Sentimental Foreign Comedies
- 10987 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Movies from the 1980s
- 10992 - Movies directed by David DeCoteau
- 10995 - Goofy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 10996 - Adventures from the 1980s
- 10998 - Movies starring Richard Harris
- 10999 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Foreign Movies
- 11002 - Quirky Coming-of-age Comedies
- 11003 - British Detective Movies
- 11006 - Suspenseful Movies based on Real Life from the 1980s
- 11014 - Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 11016 - Inspiring Coming-of-age Movies
- 11017 - Witty Independent Dramas
- 11018 - British Movies based on real life
- 11021 - Critically-acclaimed Spy Thrillers
- 11022 - Goofy British Movies
- 11024 - Movies starring Christina Applegate
- 11025 - Gritty Thrillers
- 11027 - War Movies based on real life
- 11032 - Dark Psychological Movies from the 1970s
- 11034 - Gritty Crime Westerns from the 1970s
- 11035 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Crime Movies
- 11036 - Critically-acclaimed British Crime Dramas
- 11038 - Bollywood Crime Movies
- 11039 - Irreverent Stand-Up Comedy
- 11039 - Irreverent Stand-up Comedy
- 11040 - Gory Dramas
- 11045 - Quirky Showbiz Satires
- 11047 - Photography
- 11050 - Suspenseful German-Language Movies
- 11052 - Movies starring Patrick Stewart
- 11053 - Inspiring Independent Sports Movies
- 11055 - Movies starring Asia Argento
- 11057 - Critically-acclaimed Iranian Dramas
- 11058 - Snow & Ice Sports
- 11061 - Dark Psychological Movies from the 1980s
- 11063 - Sentimental Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 11065 - Action & Adventure starring Nicolas Cage
- 11066 - Movies starring Dean Cain
- 11067 - Gory Dramas based on Books
- 11070 - Goofy Late Night Comedies
- 11075 - Australian Dramas
- 11078 - Sentimental Movies
- 11079 - Experimental Movies
- 11080 - Political Historical Documentaries
- 11086 - Sentimental African-American Movies
- 11087 - Feel-good Documentaries
- 11091 - Goofy Comedies starring Ben Stiller
- 11092 - Cult Showbiz Movies
- 11093 - Classic R&B/Soul
- 11095 - Steamy Foreign Comedies
- 11096 - Violent Foreign Crime Movies
- 11097 - Movies starring Gina Gershon
- 11098 - Tearjerkers based on real life
- 11099 - Dramas starring Laurence Fishburne
- 11101 - Cult Slapstick Comedies
- 11103 - Crime Action & Adventure based on real life
- 11111 - Movies starring Cher
- 11112 - Movies directed by John Schlesinger
- 11113 - Cerebral Foreign Dramas
- 11116 - Violent Psychological Movies from the 1980s
- 11119 - Witty Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 11121 - Exciting Independent Movies
- 11126 - Gritty Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 11129 - Movies starring Will Smith
- 11134 - Cerebral Crime Movies
- 11136 - Emotional Independent Movies
- 11138 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Foreign Dramas
- 11139 - Critically-acclaimed Political Dramas
- 11140 - Supernatural Thrillers
- 11141 - Cult Comedies from the 1980s
- 11145 - Sentimental War Movies
- 11146 - Fantasy Anime
- 11146 - Anime Fantasy
- 11147 - Quirky Independent Movies
- 11149 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Biographical Movies
- 11150 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Movies
- 11153 - TV Mysteries from the 1960s
- 11154 - Goofy Comedies for ages 8 to 10
- 11155 - Suspenseful Action & Adventure starring Clint Eastwood
- 11158 - Movies directed by Frank Oz
- 11160 - Dark Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 11162 - Suspenseful Movies starring Christopher Walken
- 11168 - Coming-of-age Comedies from the 1980s
- 11169 - Feel-good Showbiz Comedies
- 11172 - Dark Courtroom Movies
- 11175 - Sentimental Independent Tearjerkers
- 11176 - Crime Comedies based on Books
- 11177 - TV Cartoons
- 11179 - Steamy French-Language Movies
- 11180 - Movies starring Richard Grieco
- 11182 - Movies directed by Richard Attenborough
- 11185 - French-Language Psychological Movies
- 11187 - Critically-acclaimed Scary Foreign Movies
- 11188 - TV Mysteries from the 1970s
- 11189 - Independent Dramas based on real life
- 11196 - Teen Independent Dramas
- 11200 - Gritty Foreign Military Dramas
- 11203 - TV Cartoons for ages 5 to 7
- 11204 - Pregnancy & Parenting
- 11208 - Cerebral Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 11211 - Movies starring Richard Dreyfuss
- 11213 - Critically-acclaimed Mind-bending Dramas
- 11214 - Quirky British Independent Dramas
- 11215 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Movies
- 11216 - Sentimental Movies from the 1950s
- 11217 - TV Mysteries from the 1980s
- 11218 - Witty Showbiz Movies from the 1980s
- 11221 - Exciting Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 11228 - Exciting Foreign Political Movies
- 11231 - Eastern European War Movies
- 11233 - Australian Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 11234 - Gritty Movies based on Books
- 11237 - Romantic Latino Movies
- 11241 - Irreverent Showbiz Comedies
- 11243 - Dark Independent Psychological Thrillers
- 11244 - Sentimental Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 11245 - Sentimental Movies from the 1960s
- 11251 - Quirky Independent Satires
- 11252 - Romantic Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 11258 - Goofy Coming-of-age Comedies
- 11259 - Critically-acclaimed Scary Psychological Thrillers
- 11264 - Goofy Independent Movies
- 11265 - Comedies starring Eddie Griffin
- 11283 - Korean Thrillers
- 11287 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Mysteries
- 11297 - Understated Independent Movies
- 11298 - Scary French-Language Movies
- 11302 - Movies starring Sean Astin
- 11306 - British Dramas based on Books
- 11307 - Crime Dramas from the 1940s
- 11310 - Romantic Bollywood Movies
- 11312 - Movies starring Michael Keaton
- 11314 - Critically-acclaimed Sports Movies
- 11317 - Scary Independent Thrillers
- 11318 - Violent Foreign War Movies
- 11323 - Independent Satires from the 1980s
- 11324 - Critically-acclaimed Biographical Dramas
- 11325 - Thrillers starring Dennis Hopper
- 11330 - Independent Political Dramas
- 11335 - Witty Independent Crime Comedies
- 11338 - Suspenseful Movies starring Val Kilmer
- 11339 - Gory Independent Crime Thrillers
- 11342 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Comedies
- 11343 - Witty British Movies from the 1980s
- 11346 - Steamy Crime Dramas
- 11349 - Gritty Foreign War Dramas
- 11350 - Brazilian Crime Movies
- 11353 - Romantic British Independent Comedies
- 11354 - Critically-acclaimed Scary Movies from the 1970s
- 11355 - Foreign Mysteries
- 11365 - Exciting Chinese Movies from the 1970s
- 11366 - Movies starring Kenneth Branagh
- 11368 - Movies starring Tadanobu Asano
- 11369 - Campy Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 11370 - Movies starring John Carradine
- 11375 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Showbiz Movies
- 11377 - Inspiring Teen Dramas
- 11379 - Critically-acclaimed Scary Movies from the 1980s
- 11380 - Campy Crime Movies
- 11382 - Emotional Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 11384 - Crime Dramas from the 1970s
- 11385 - Scary Sci-Fi Adventure
- 11389 - Movies starring Treat Williams
- 11390 - Emotional Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 11391 - Suspenseful Movies starring Russell Crowe
- 11392 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Movies
- 11393 - Movies directed by Fred Zinnemann
- 11395 - Movies starring Jonathan Pryce
- 11396 - Independent Showbiz Dramas
- 11397 - Dramas starring Gena Rowlands
- 11402 - Campy Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 11404 - Suspenseful Movies starring Samuel L. Jackson
- 11412 - Crime Dramas from the 1980s
- 11413 - Quirky Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 11414 - Visually-striking Adventures
- 11416 - Scary Movies from the 1970s
- 11417 - Cerebral Crime Thrillers
- 11418 - Understated Comedies
- 11419 - Movies starring Prem Chopra
- 11424 - Quirky British Dramas
- 11427 - Critically-acclaimed Political Movies based on Books
- 11429 - Scary Chinese Movies
- 11437 - Movies starring Mark Ruffalo
- 11445 - Movies directed by Alan Parker
- 11446 - Scary Movies from the 1980s
- 11448 - Political Action & Adventure
- 11451 - Suspenseful Fantasy Movies
- 11457 - Movies starring Warren Beatty
- 11460 - Scary Crime Dramas
- 11461 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Dramas
- 11463 - Gritty Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 11464 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Documentaries
- 11465 - Visually-striking Quirky Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 11466 - Critically-acclaimed Sci-Fi Adventure
- 11468 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies
- 11471 - Romantic Spanish-Language Dramas
- 11472 - Raunchy Stand-up Comedy
- 11475 - Steamy Foreign Movies
- 11477 - Understated Social Issue Dramas
- 11478 - Gritty Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 11479 - Movies starring Robin Williams
- 11484 - Cerebral Scandinavian Dramas
- 11485 - British Alien Sci-Fi
- 11494 - Dramas starring Dustin Hoffman
- 11495 - Campy Satires
- 11496 - Crime Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 11500 - Suspenseful Spy Movies from the 1940s
- 11501 - Visually-striking Violent Independent Movies
- 11502 - Romantic Foreign Comedies
- 11505 - Movies directed by Takeshi Kitano
- 11506 - Romantic Independent Dramas
- 11507 - BBC Mysteries
- 11518 - Movies starring Cary Grant
- 11519 - Feel-good Sports Dramas
- 11521 - Movies starring Molly Ringwald
- 11522 - TV Westerns
- 11524 - British Psychological Movies
- 11529 - Scary Mysteries
- 11530 - Movies starring Bipasha Basu
- 11531 - Visually-striking War Dramas
- 11532 - Gritty Crime Movies
- 11534 - Cult Satires
- 11538 - Independent Biographical Movies
- 11539 - Movies starring Raquel Welch
- 11540 - Emotional Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 11542 - British Independent Crime Thrillers