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!
- 1058 - Understated British Dramas based on Books
- 1059 - Movies starring Steve Railsback
- 1060 - Understated Dramas from the 1960s
- 1061 - Dark Tearjerkers
- 1063 - Independent Crime Thrillers from the 1980s
- 1064 - Dark Independent Comedies
- 1067 - Movies starring Elmo
- 1069 - Cerebral Dramas from the 1960s
- 1070 - Controversial Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 1071 - Independent Coming-of-age Dramas
- 1074 - Feel-good Showbiz Movies
- 1075 - Steamy Vampire Movies
- 1077 - Gory Comedies
- 1078 - Courtroom Documentaries
- 1079 - Suspenseful Movies based on a book from the 1960s
- 1080 - Movies starring Master P
- 1081 - Inspiring Courtroom Movies
- 1082 - Movies starring Jennifer Beals
- 1087 - Imaginative Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1088 - Goofy Stand-up Comedy
- 1089 - Mind-bending Movies
- 1090 - Suspenseful Comedies from the 1980s
- 1091 - Violent Political Movies from the 1980s
- 1092 - French-Language Dramas
- 1093 - Understated Dramas from the 1970s
- 1095 - Quirky Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 1096 - Biographical Movies
- 1098 - Thai Movies
- 1099 - Scary Mysteries based on Books
- 1100 - Movies directed by Devendra Goel
- 1101 - Goofy Independent Comedies
- 1102 - Dark War Movies from the 1950s
- 1104 - Movies starring Sanjay Dutt
- 1105 - Country & Western/Folk
- 1106 - Cerebral Dramas from the 1970s
- 1108 - Dark Independent Showbiz Movies
- 1109 - Action & Adventure directed by Sam Newfield
- 1110 - Scary Italian Thrillers from the 1970s
- 1111 - Courtroom Mysteries
- 1112 - Political Dramas from the 1950s
- 1113 - Critically-acclaimed Steamy Independent Dramas
- 1114 - Understated Dramas from the 1980s
- 1115 - Movies starring Alfred Molina
- 1116 - Movies starring Edward Norton
- 1119 - Cerebral Comedies
- 1121 - Dark War Movies from the 1960s
- 1122 - Violent Mysteries from the 1980s
- 1123 - African-American Showbiz Dramas
- 1124 - Sentimental Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 1125 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Movies on Blu-ray
- 1126 - Cerebral Dramas from the 1980s
- 1127 - Movies starring Stephen Rea
- 1128 - Goofy Foreign Crime Comedies
- 1129 - Dramas based on children's books
- 1130 - Horror Movies directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
- 1131 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1960s
- 1133 - Campy Foreign Action & Adventure
- 1134 - Scary Spanish-Language Movies from the 1970s
- 1135 - Independent Movies based on real life
- 1136 - Dramas starring Keith Carradine
- 1137 - Goofy Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1138 - Dark Italian Dramas
- 1139 - Political Dramas from the 1960s
- 1141 - Scary Movies starring Peter Cushing
- 1142 - Understated Independent Thrillers
- 1143 - Violent Military Movies from the 1980s
- 1146 - Movies starring Toshir担 Mifune
- 1150 - Dark War Movies from the 1970s
- 1151 - War Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 1152 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 1153 - Movies starring Piolo Pascual
- 1154 - Movies directed by Glenn Jordan
- 1155 - Campy Horror Movies
- 1157 - Comedies starring John Goodman
- 1158 - Movies starring George "Gabby" Hayes
- 1159 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 1160 - Movies starring Alan Alda
- 1161 - German-Language Movies from the 1920s
- 1162 - Gritty War Movies from the 1940s
- 1163 - Political Dramas from the 1970s
- 1164 - British Crime Dramas based on Books
- 1165 - Feel-good Comedies for ages 11 to 12
- 1166 - Gritty Dramas based on Books
- 1168 - War Movies based on a book from the 1950s
- 1170 - Gritty Mexican Movies
- 1171 - Gritty Action & Adventure starring John Wayne
- 1172 - Dark War Movies from the 1980s
- 1173 - Quirky British Crime Movies
- 1175 - Mind-bending Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 1176 - Campy Independent Crime Comedies
- 1181 - Political Movies from the 1920s
- 1182 - Emotional Dramas from the 1920s
- 1183 - Dramas starring Vanessa Redgrave
- 1184 - Gritty War Movies from the 1950s
- 1185 - Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 1188 - Witty Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 1189 - Movies based on a book from the 1930s
- 1191 - Swashbucklers
- 1192 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies based on real life
- 1194 - Campy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1195 - War Dramas based on Books
- 1197 - Satires on Blu-ray
- 1198 - German-Language Crime Dramas
- 1199 - Gory Independent Dramas
- 1201 - Mind-bending Japanese Crime Movies
- 1204 - Gritty Independent Crime Dramas
- 1206 - Political Movies from the 1930s
- 1207 - Movies starring Brian Dennehy
- 1208 - Gory Cult Horror Movies
- 1209 - Emotional Dramas from the 1930s
- 1210 - Movies starring Naseeruddin Shah
- 1211 - Gritty War Movies from the 1960s
- 1214 - Witty Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 1216 - Witty Mockumentaries
- 1217 - Visually-striking Violent Crime Thrillers
- 1223 - Comedies based on Books
- 1224 - Movies directed by Allan A. Goldstein
- 1225 - Movies starring Gene Hackman
- 1229 - Belgian Crime Movies
- 1231 - Movies starring Erik Estrada
- 1233 - Discovery Channel TV Shows
- 1234 - Political Movies from the 1940s
- 1235 - Feel-good Satires
- 1236 - Emotional Dramas from the 1940s
- 1237 - German-Language Movies from the 1950s
- 1239 - Gritty War Movies from the 1970s
- 1240 - Dramas directed by Glenn Jordan
- 1242 - Bravo Reality TV
- 1243 - Goofy Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 1244 - Movies directed by Donald Petrie
- 1246 - Movies starring Rajendra Kumar
- 1249 - Steamy Independent Movies based on Books
- 1250 - Westerns based on real life
- 1252 - Campy Movies
- 1253 - Suspenseful Sci-Fi Dramas
- 1255 - Romantic Dramas
- 1256 - Foreign Cult Horror Movies
- 1257 - Political Movies from the 1950s
- 1258 - Movies starring Matt Damon
- 1259 - Emotional Dramas from the 1950s
- 1260 - German-Language Movies from the 1960s
- 1261 - Gritty War Movies from the 1980s
- 1262 - Movies starring Richard Harrison
- 1263 - World Fusion
- 1267 - Dramas for ages 8 to 10
- 1270 - Movies directed by George Cukor
- 1271 - Emotional Documentaries
- 1273 - Dramas starring Liam Neeson
- 1275 - Movies starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai
- 1276 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1920s
- 1277 - British Political Movies based on Books
- 1279 - Movies starring Margot Kidder
- 1280 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Documentaries
- 1281 - Quirky Independent Crime Comedies
- 1282 - Suspenseful Movies directed by Roy William Neill
- 1284 - Political Movies from the 1960s
- 1285 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Crime Dramas
- 1286 - Inspiring Movies on Blu-ray
- 1287 - Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1960s
- 1288 - Exciting Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1289 - Emotional Dramas from the 1960s
- 1290 - German-Language Movies from the 1970s
- 1291 - Political Tearjerkers
- 1292 - Italian War Movies
- 1293 - Movies starring Vincent Perez
- 1295 - Thrillers directed by Claude Chabrol
- 1296 - Suspenseful Chinese Movies
- 1298 - Science & Nature Documentaries on Blu-ray
- 1299 - Movies directed by Paul Ziller
- 1301 - Feel-good Teen Coming-of-age Comedies
- 1302 - British Action & Adventure
- 1303 - Gritty Military Movies from the 1940s
- 1304 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1930s
- 1305 - Psychological Thrillers from the 1940s
- 1306 - Goofy Comedies starring Adam Sandler
- 1308 - Movies starring Dev Anand
- 1309 - Emotional German-Language Movies
- 1310 - Movies starring Vinod Khanna
- 1311 - Foreign Coming-of-age Comedies
- 1312 - Political Movies from the 1970s
- 1314 - Emotional Dramas from the 1970s
- 1315 - German-Language Movies from the 1980s
- 1316 - Dramas starring Burt Lancaster
- 1317 - Foreign Military Action & Adventure
- 1318 - Movies starring Jeffrey Hunter
- 1319 - Sacred Folk & Traditional Music
- 1321 - Scandinavian Thrillers
- 1324 - Movies starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
- 1326 - Independent Political Comedies
- 1328 - Gritty Military Movies from the 1950s
- 1329 - Children & Family Movies starring Ashley Olsen
- 1330 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1940s
- 1331 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Crime Comedies
- 1332 - Romantic Social Issue Dramas
- 1334 - Psychological Thrillers from the 1950s
- 1335 - Critically-acclaimed Exciting Foreign Dramas
- 1336 - Action & Adventure starring Stephen Baldwin
- 1337 - Movies starring Kristine Hermosa
- 1338 - Psychological Dramas
- 1339 - Political Movies from the 1980s
- 1341 - Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 1344 - Emotional Dramas from the 1980s
- 1345 - Critically-acclaimed Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1970s
- 1347 - Irreverent Teen Comedies
- 1349 - Inspiring Teen Movies
- 1350 - Dramas based on a book from the 1930s
- 1351 - Gritty Foreign Documentaries
- 1352 - Scary Crime Movies
- 1354 - Movies on Blu-ray for ages 5 to 7
- 1356 - Foreign Political Comedies
- 1358 - Steamy Horror Movies
- 1359 - Critically-acclaimed Adventures from the 1980s
- 1362 - Movies starring Anthony Hopkins
- 1363 - Gritty Military Movies from the 1960s
- 1364 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1950s
- 1365 - Action & Adventure
- 1366 - Latin & Ballroom Dance
- 1367 - Action & Adventure directed by Godfrey Ho
- 1368 - Sentimental Political Dramas
- 1369 - Psychological Thrillers from the 1960s
- 1370 - Dramas directed by George Cukor
- 1371 - Movies directed by Roy Del Ruth
- 1372 - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1374 - Dark Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 1376 - Independent Time Travel Movies
- 1378 - Romantic Teen Coming-of-age Dramas
- 1380 - Movies starring Anne Heche
- 1382 - Critically-acclaimed Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s
- 1384 - Fantasy Movies from the 1950s
- 1385 - Suspenseful German-Language Dramas
- 1386 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful French Movies
- 1388 - Sci-Fi Adventure based on Books
- 1390 - Suspenseful Courtroom Dramas
- 1392 - Violent Military Movies based on real life
- 1393 - Movies starring Sean Patrick Flanery
- 1395 - Gritty Military Movies from the 1970s
- 1396 - Suspenseful Dramas from the 1960s
- 1397 - Irreverent Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 1398 - Movies starring Basil Rathbone
- 1400 - Psychological Thrillers from the 1970s
- 1402 - Late Night Comedies
- 1403 - Dark Movies directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1404 - Visually-striking Scary Movies on Blu-ray
- 1406 - Documentaries on Blu-ray
- 1407 - Gory Independent Movies
- 1409 - Fantasy Movies from the 1960s
- 1411 - Psychological Movies
- 1412 - Movies directed by Blake Edwards
- 1413 - Witty Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 1414 - Movies directed by Mary Lambert