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!
- 28118 - Critically-acclaimed Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28121 - Opposites-Attract Comedies from the 1970s
- 28123 - Biographical Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28126 - Foreign Underdog Movies
- 28134 - Buddy Comedies
- 28135 - Goofy Forbidden-Love Comedies
- 28138 - Quirky Fight-the-System Comedies
- 28143 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28144 - Gritty Independent Buddy Movies
- 28146 - Conspiracy Movies
- 28150 - Conspiracy Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 28152 - Emotional Faith and Spirituality based on real life
- 28153 - Violent Buddy Movies
- 28154 - Emotional Buddy Movies
- 28157 - Romantic Independent Underdog Movies
- 28160 - Cult Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28163 - Gritty Chase Action & Adventure
- 28167 - Quirky Independent Buddy Comedies
- 28171 - Understated Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28173 - Visually-striking Fight-the-System Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 28174 - British Heist Movies
- 28178 - Conspiracy Movies based on real life
- 28179 - Witty Fight-the-System Comedies
- 28181 - Emotional Biographical Fight-the-System Dramas
- 28184 - Opposites-Attract Screwball Comedies
- 28186 - Cult Fight-the-System Movies
- 28191 - Romantic Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28192 - End-of-the-World Faith and Spirituality
- 28193 - Movies starring Caroline Rhea
- 28196 - Emotional Buddy Dramas
- 28198 - Dark Fight-the-System Dramas
- 28199 - Understated TV Mysteries from the 1980s
- 28200 - Opposites-Attract Satires
- 28202 - Film Noir Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 28205 - Father-Son Faith and Spirituality
- 28207 - Independent Fight-the-System Movies
- 28208 - Conspiracy Alien Sci-Fi
- 28209 - Witty Buddy Movies
- 28212 - Exciting Undercover-Cop Movies
- 28214 - Suspenseful Buddy Movies
- 28216 - Suspenseful Conspiracy Movies
- 28218 - Independent Opposites-Attract Movies
- 28219 - Goofy Underdog Movies
- 28220 - Emotional Dysfunctional-Family TV Shows
- 28221 - Visually-striking Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 28224 - Dramas starring Jayapradha
- 28228 - Heartfelt Fight-the-System Dramas
- 28233 - Kids' TV for ages 0 to 2
- 28234 - Goofy Buddy Action & Adventure
- 28237 - Violent Heist Action & Adventure
- 28249 - Movies starring Paresh Rawal
- 28251 - Heist Comedies
- 28254 - Suspenseful Conspiracy Action & Adventure
- 28255 - Emotional Biographical Underdog Movies
- 28257 - Witty Dysfunctional-Family TV Comedies
- 28260 - Suspenseful British Conspiracy Movies
- 28261 - Movies starring Iain Glen
- 28262 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Heist Movies
- 28269 - Brazilian Documentaries
- 28271 - Critically-acclaimed Undercover-Cop Movies
- 28272 - French-Language Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28277 - Critically-acclaimed Fight-the-System Movies
- 28279 - Visually-striking Dark Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28280 - Suspenseful Spy Comedies
- 28284 - Dark Fight-the-System Movies from the 1960s
- 28286 - French-Language Conspiracy Movies
- 28287 - Gritty Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28288 - Foreign Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 28289 - Feel-good Underdog Dramas
- 28291 - Dark Revenge Movies based on classic literature
- 28292 - Dramas starring James Caan
- 28293 - Inspiring Fight-the-System Movies from the 1980s
- 28294 - Cult Stoner Comedies
- 28305 - Dark Foreign Fight-the-System Movies
- 28307 - Cult Buddy Movies
- 28309 - Controversial Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 28313 - Critically-acclaimed Inspiring Underdog Movies
- 28314 - Controversial Conspiracy Movies
- 28316 - Goofy Underdog Comedies from the 1980s
- 28318 - Visually-striking Conspiracy Thrillers
- 28319 - Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 28320 - Buddy Children & Family Movies
- 28323 - Inspiring Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 28324 - Romantic Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28325 - Gritty Buddy Movies
- 28329 - Suspenseful Undercover-Cop Action & Adventure
- 28330 - Imaginative Underdog Movies
- 28332 - Feel-good Fight-the-System Movies
- 28335 - Chase Thrillers
- 28336 - Goofy Underdog Children & Family Movies
- 28337 - Dark Conspiracy Movies
- 28339 - Gritty Heist Dramas
- 28340 - Fight-the-System Movies from the 1970s
- 28342 - Teen Opposites-Attract Movies
- 28343 - Underdog Dramas
- 28346 - Cerebral Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 28349 - Critically-acclaimed Fight-the-System Dramas
- 28353 - Fight-the-System 20th Century Period Pieces
- 28356 - Violent Fight-the-System Movies
- 28357 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 28358 - Romantic Period Pieces Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 28360 - British Opposites-Attract Comedies
- 28362 - Romantic Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 28363 - Suspenseful Chase Action & Adventure
- 28366 - Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28367 - Conspiracy Thrillers based on Bestsellers
- 28368 - British Satanic Stories
- 28371 - Australian Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 28374 - Visually-striking Conspiracy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 28376 - Biographical Fight-the-System Movies from the 1980s
- 28377 - Gritty Fight-the-System Action & Adventure
- 28378 - Cerebral Faith and Spirituality
- 28383 - Dark Fight-the-System Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 28385 - Eco- Documentaries
- 28386 - Conspiracy Satires
- 28387 - Critically-acclaimed Underdog Movies
- 28388 - Visually-striking Cerebral Fight-the-System Movies
- 28392 - Goofy Buddy TV Shows
- 28395 - Conspiracy Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 28398 - Emotional Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 28400 - Romantic Underdog Dramas
- 28401 - Sentimental Faith and Spirituality
- 28403 - Goofy Independent Buddy Movies
- 28407 - Exciting Underdog Movies
- 28409 - Fight-the-System Movies from the 1960s
- 28410 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Fight-the-System Movies
- 28411 - Chase Action & Adventure
- 28412 - Witty Underdog Comedies
- 28415 - Independent Heist Comedies
- 28417 - Exciting Conspiracy Movies
- 28418 - Fight-the-System Thrillers
- 28419 - Heist Movies based on real life
- 28421 - Critically-acclaimed Conspiracy Thrillers
- 28426 - Critically-acclaimed Opposites-Attract Comedies
- 28431 - Witty Heist Movies
- 28436 - Gritty Buddy Dramas
- 28437 - British Thrillers Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 28448 - Gritty Fight-the-System Movies from the 1970s
- 28452 - Feel-good TV Cartoons about Cats & Dogs
- 28454 - Forbidden-Love Steamy Romance
- 28469 - Heartfelt Family Dramas
- 28470 - Imaginative Fairy Tale Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 28499 - Romantic Gangster Movies
- 28501 - Fairy Tale Kids' TV
- 28502 - Dark Gangster Dramas
- 28503 - Exciting Gangster Movies
- 28519 - Visually-striking Cerebral Art House Movies
- 28543 - Gay & Lesbian Steamy Romance
- 28559 - Suspenseful British Gangster Movies
- 28573 - Sentimental Family Dramas about Cats & Dogs
- 28603 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1960s
- 28625 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Gangster Movies
- 28628 - Sentimental Family Dramas
- 28638 - Demon Monster Movies
- 28653 - Understated Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 28674 - Classic Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 28684 - Crime Art House Movies
- 28691 - Fairy Tale TV Shows
- 28695 - Quirky Gangster Comedies
- 28699 - Feel-good Fairy Tale Children & Family Movies
- 28719 - Quirky Talking-Animal Movies
- 28722 - Fairy Tale Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 28731 - Demon Movies
- 28763 - Classic Visually-striking Dramas
- 28766 - Gory Showbiz Movies
- 28778 - Cerebral Conspiracy Documentaries
- 28798 - Family-friendly Fairy Tale Movies
- 28810 - Dramas directed by Kar Wai Wong
- 28818 - Goofy Gangster Comedies
- 28827 - French-Language Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 28836 - Cerebral Foreign Steamy Romance
- 28838 - Gangster Mysteries
- 28842 - Inspiring Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 28848 - Inspiring Family Dramas
- 28857 - Emotional Steamy Romance
- 28875 - Dark Gangster Thrillers
- 28891 - Foreign Gangster Thrillers
- 28917 - Suspenseful Gangster Movies
- 28929 - Dark Movies starring Harrison Ford
- 28935 - Heartfelt Independent Father-Son Movies
- 28968 - Feel-good Kids' TV about Cats & Dogs
- 28979 - Dysfunctional-Family Art House Movies
- 29003 - Gory Demon Horror Movies
- 29021 - Movies starring Elisha Cuthbert
- 29040 - Witty Gangster Movies
- 29042 - Classic Movies from the 1960s
- 29054 - Dramas starring Scarlett Johansson
- 29056 - Movies directed by Richard Gabai
- 29081 - Steamy Art House Movies
- 29084 - Classic Foreign Dramas from the 1950s
- 29112 - Feel-good Movies about Cats & Dogs
- 29123 - Dark Demon Movies
- 29125 - Violent Military Documentaries
- 29129 - Quirky Independent Father-Son Comedies
- 29159 - Gangster Movies from the 1980s
- 29160 - Independent Gangster Comedies
- 29239 - Cerebral Religious Documentaries
- 29264 - Sentimental Movies about Cats & Dogs
- 29277 - Dark Independent Gangster Movies
- 29281 - Steamy Romance
- 29311 - Classic Dark Foreign Dramas
- 29324 - Classic Romantic Comedies
- 29333 - Critically-acclaimed Gangster Movies
- 29341 - Classic Emotional Dramas
- 29342 - Classic Crime Movies
- 29343 - Critically-acclaimed Art House Movies
- 29347 - Classic Witty Comedies
- 29353 - Classic Dramas from the 1950s
- 29358 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1950s
- 29369 - Feel-good Movies about Cats & Dogs for ages 5 to 7
- 29375 - Raunchy Showbiz Satires
- 29380 - Fairy Tale Children & Family Movies
- 29381 - Classic Gritty Foreign Movies
- 29385 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Art House Movies
- 29391 - Dark Foreign Steamy Romance
- 29395 - Classic Art House Movies
- 29407 - Suspenseful Demon Movies
- 29422 - Visually-striking Violent Gangster Movies
- 29424 - Italian Steamy Romance
- 29431 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1950s
- 29432 - Classic Dark Movies
- 29436 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1960s
- 29437 - African-American Gangster Movies
- 29440 - Art House Movies based on real life
- 29491 - Feel-good Coming-of-age Family Dramas
- 29497 - Biographical Gangster Movies
- 29500 - Demon B-Horror Movies
- 29515 - Gritty Gangster Movies from the 1970s
- 29522 - Dark British Psychological Thrillers
- 29553 - Comedies about Cats & Dogs
- 29558 - Dark Independent Steamy Romance
- 29569 - Violent Independent Gangster Movies
- 29573 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Gangster Movies
- 29579 - Goofy Movies about Cats & Dogs for ages 11 to 12
- 29584 - Underdog Family Dramas
- 29588 - Understated Biographical Showbiz Movies
- 29608 - Feel-good Fairy Tale Movies
- 29612 - Classic Dark Art House Movies
- 29616 - Spanish-Language Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 29621 - Classic Italian Dramas
- 29641 - Dark Gangster Movies
- 29646 - Crime Steamy Romance
- 29652 - Gory Cult Demon Movies
- 29656 - Romantic Movies starring Jimmy Shergill
- 29678 - German-Language Steamy Romance
- 29681 - Classic Witty Movies
- 29685 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Foreign Biographical Movies
- 29700 - Classic Visually-striking Suspenseful Movies
- 29725 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Biographical Dramas
- 29726 - Cerebral Steamy Romance