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!
- 33836 - Feel-good Biographical Sports Movies
- 33839 - Movies starring Jessica Alba
- 33840 - Emotional High School Dramas
- 33850 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Showbiz Movies
- 33854 - Feel-good Independent Showbiz Comedies
- 33875 - Gory Foreign Serial-Killer Thrillers
- 33880 - Foreign Action & Adventure about Royalty
- 33883 - British Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 33884 - Emotional Independent Coming-of-age Movies
- 33891 - Violent Crime Action & Adventure based on real life
- 33892 - Inspiring British Movies based on real life
- 33894 - Foreign Adult Animation
- 33899 - Witty Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 33900 - Inspiring Foreign Comedies
- 33906 - Violent British Movies based on real life
- 33928 - Emotional Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 33930 - French-Language Prison Movies
- 33931 - Emotional Bollywood Dramas
- 33933 - Emotional Biographical Tortured-Genius Movies
- 33934 - Understated Buddy Dramas
- 33937 - Visually-striking Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 33939 - Indian Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 33943 - Bounty-Hunter TV Shows
- 33952 - Suspenseful BBC Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 33962 - Romantic Bollywood Comedies
- 33963 - Witty Space-Travel TV Shows
- 33964 - Emotional British Biographical Movies
- 33965 - Visually-striking British Crime Movies
- 33966 - Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces about Marriage
- 33967 - Dark Australian Independent Movies
- 33986 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 34005 - Cerebral Medical Movies
- 34011 - Sentimental Buddy Dramas
- 34015 - Gay & Lesbian Psychological Thrillers
- 34016 - Emotional British Period Pieces
- 34017 - Movies starring Paul Bettany
- 34020 - Sentimental British Dramas based on real life
- 34025 - British Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 34026 - Gay & Lesbian Crime Movies based on real life
- 34027 - Romantic Scandinavian Comedies
- 34028 - Medical TV Shows
- 34030 - Raunchy Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 34035 - Inspiring Political Historical Documentaries
- 34038 - Movies starring Liv Tyler
- 34040 - Emotional Medical Dramas based on real life
- 34048 - Witty Period Pieces Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34050 - Cerebral Biographical Military Movies
- 34055 - Movies starring Cybill Shepherd
- 34058 - Romantic Latin American Comedies
- 34062 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 34067 - Spanish-Language Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34073 - Emotional Bollywood Movies
- 34074 - Movies starring Isaiah Washington
- 34080 - Movies starring Timothy Spall
- 34082 - Emotional Biographical Tortured-Genius Dramas
- 34083 - Gritty Foreign Movies from the 1940s
- 34089 - Action & Adventure starring Mario Van Peebles
- 34091 - Movies starring Ernie Hudson
- 34096 - First-Love Dramas based on real life
- 34103 - Indian Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34110 - British Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 34114 - Gory Mother-Daughter Movies
- 34129 - Romantic Movies starring Ben Affleck
- 34133 - Steamy Independent Movies based on real life
- 34143 - Dark Movies starring Bruce Willis
- 34144 - Conspiracy Period Pieces
- 34150 - Inspiring Indian Dramas
- 34151 - Comedies starring Matthew Modine
- 34154 - Emotional Chinese Movies
- 34155 - Emotional Biographical Military Dramas
- 34157 - Latino Stand-up Comedy
- 34158 - Quirky Independent Con-Game Comedies
- 34161 - Emotional Tortured-Genius Movies
- 34162 - Understated Australian Dramas
- 34164 - Violent Political Documentaries
- 34166 - Witty Musicals from the 1950s
- 34167 - Biographical Conspiracy Documentaries
- 34173 - Cerebral Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34175 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Movies based on real life
- 34177 - Romantic Reincarnation Dramas
- 34180 - Movies starring Robert Loggia
- 34188 - Emotional British Biographical Dramas
- 34192 - Emotional Medical Movies based on real life
- 34202 - African Comedies
- 34204 - Medical TV Dramas
- 34205 - Violent British Crime Thrillers
- 34223 - Emotional Tortured-Genius Dramas
- 34225 - Heartfelt Coming-of-age Children & Family Movies
- 34234 - Movies starring Deborah Kara Unger
- 34243 - Gritty Thrillers Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34246 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Thrillers
- 34250 - British Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 34252 - German-Language Crime Thrillers
- 34258 - Comedies starring Beverly D'Angelo
- 34259 - Emotional Chinese Dramas
- 34263 - Dramas directed by Benoît Jacquot
- 34264 - Movies directed by Benoît Jacquot
- 34268 - Cult Showbiz Satires
- 34269 - College 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34270 - Visually-striking Chase Movies
- 34281 - Violent TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34283 - British Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34288 - Romantic Coming-of-age Tearjerkers
- 34290 - Dramas starring John Abraham
- 34292 - Inspiring Medical Tearjerkers
- 34297 - Emotional Independent Mother-Daughter Movies
- 34301 - Inspiring Biographical Sports Documentaries
- 34302 - Gory Showbiz Horror Movies
- 34308 - Gritty Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34313 - Critically-acclaimed Tortured-Genius Dramas
- 34315 - Critically-acclaimed Independent Buddy Comedies
- 34321 - Suspenseful Conspiracy TV Shows
- 34332 - Critically-acclaimed Sentimental Documentaries
- 34333 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 34340 - Quirky Independent Mother-Daughter Comedies
- 34344 - Talking-Animal Movies for ages 0 to 2
- 34348 - Goofy Independent Late Night Comedies
- 34349 - Critically-acclaimed Conspiracy Movies from the 1970s
- 34352 - Violent British Action & Adventure
- 34360 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Buddy Comedies
- 34365 - Critically-acclaimed British Spy Movies
- 34370 - Heartfelt Foreign Documentaries
- 34372 - Girl Power Movies for ages 2 to 4
- 34374 - Dark Independent Serial-Killer Movies
- 34382 - Understated Foreign Steamy Romance
- 34385 - Suspenseful BBC Space-Travel TV Shows
- 34387 - Movies starring Tobey Maguire
- 34388 - British Conspiracy Thrillers
- 34389 - Feel-good Family Dramas about Cats & Dogs
- 34390 - Visually-striking Japanese Revenge Movies
- 34394 - Cerebral Biographical Fight-the-System Movies
- 34398 - Goofy Talking-Animal TV Cartoons
- 34399 - Movies
- 34402 - Independent Father-Son Movies based on real life
- 34403 - Visually-striking British Thrillers
- 34405 - Emotional Biographical Period Pieces
- 34406 - Animation for ages 0 to 2
- 34408 - Space-Travel TV
- 34410 - Gritty Biographical Prison Movies
- 34415 - Dramas starring Bruce Greenwood
- 34417 - Inspiring Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34419 - Quirky College Movies
- 34420 - Serial-Killer TV Dramas
- 34423 - Movies starring Ben Cross
- 34427 - Quirky Showbiz TV Comedies
- 34428 - Gritty Indian Dramas
- 34438 - Quirky College Comedies
- 34440 - Quirky Dramas about Marriage
- 34450 - Quirky High School Dramas
- 34451 - Understated French-Language Crime Movies
- 34452 - Movies starring Bonnie Bedelia
- 34464 - Gritty Serial-Killer Dramas
- 34469 - Quirky Forbidden-Love Movies
- 34480 - Movies starring Arshad Warsi
- 34484 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Dramas from the 1970s
- 34492 - Understated Eastern European Dramas
- 34495 - Understated Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 34499 - Dark Adult Animation
- 34500 - Father-Daughter Movies based on children's books
- 34501 - Witty Biographical Showbiz Movies
- 34503 - Emotional Biographical Showbiz Movies
- 34506 - Wilderness-survival Comedies
- 34511 - Emotional Reincarnation Movies
- 34514 - Visually-striking Historical Documentaries
- 34518 - Imaginative Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34520 - Gory Adult Animation
- 34522 - Action & Adventure directed by Robert Rodriguez
- 34528 - Dark Independent Revenge Thrillers
- 34529 - Critically-acclaimed Sentimental Father-Son Movies
- 34535 - Movies starring David Morrissey
- 34536 - Goofy Talking-Animal TV Shows
- 34540 - Medical Movies based on contemporary literature
- 34547 - Foreign Bounty-Hunter Movies
- 34548 - Heartfelt College Movies
- 34551 - Heartfelt Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 34560 - Gory Animation
- 34564 - Quirky Forbidden-Love Comedies
- 34569 - Romantic Tearjerkers based on real life
- 34570 - Goofy Talking-Animal Kids' TV
- 34573 - Independent Biographical Comedies
- 34574 - Visually-striking Gory Foreign Crime Movies
- 34576 - Viral Plague Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34583 - Emotional Gay & Lesbian Social Issue Dramas
- 34588 - Understated Workplace Movies
- 34594 - BBC Buddy TV Shows
- 34607 - Quirky Foreign Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34609 - Foreign Fashion Movies
- 34612 - Goofy Independent Workplace Movies
- 34613 - Independent Dramas about Parenthood
- 34614 - Secret-society Movies
- 34616 - Imaginative Alien Sci-Fi
- 34618 - Workplace TV Comedies
- 34619 - Foreign Thrillers based on real life
- 34620 - Workplace Documentaries
- 34622 - Romantic Foreign Workplace Movies
- 34626 - Witty TV Comedies about Parenthood
- 34627 - Movies starring Til Schweiger
- 34633 - Gritty Foreign Father-Daughter Movies
- 34634 - Critically-acclaimed Movies about Parenthood
- 34635 - Emotional Independent Dramas about Marriage
- 34643 - Imaginative Talking-Animal Animation
- 34644 - Foreign Reincarnation Dramas
- 34647 - Raunchy Workplace Movies
- 34648 - Foreign Workplace Movies
- 34649 - Violent Movies starring Dolph Lundgren
- 34650 - Feel-good Movies about Parenthood
- 34654 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Sylvester Stallone
- 34656 - Foreign Treasure Hunt Movies
- 34657 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Workplace Movies
- 34661 - Imaginative Martial Arts Movies
- 34662 - Goofy Workplace TV Shows
- 34666 - Gritty Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 34669 - Heartfelt Foreign Comedies
- 34670 - Viral Plague Movies
- 34673 - Heartfelt Independent 20th Century Period Pieces
- 34676 - Goofy Independent Workplace Comedies
- 34677 - Romantic Comedies about Parenthood
- 34678 - Gory Viral Plague Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 34681 - Heartfelt Medical Dramas
- 34686 - Gritty Foreign Biographical Movies
- 34688 - Movies starring Tom Savini
- 34689 - Understated French-Language Movies based on real life
- 34690 - Workplace Movies based on real life
- 34691 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful British Spy Movies
- 34693 - Movies about Parenthood for ages 8 to 10
- 34694 - Movies starring Tanuja
- 34695 - Romantic Independent Workplace Comedies
- 34699 - Secret-society Dramas
- 34702 - Gritty Heist Westerns
- 34704 - Independent Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 34705 - Understated Foreign First-Love Dramas
- 34706 - Emotional Foreign Biographical Movies
- 34709 - Quirky Independent Workplace Comedies
- 34711 - British Political Documentaries
- 34713 - Suspenseful Treasure Hunt Adventures
- 34715 - Cerebral Workplace Movies
- 34717 - Goofy Movies about Parenthood
- 34723 - Dark Movies about Parenthood
- 34727 - Mother-Son Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 34728 - Dark Ghost-story Thrillers
- 34729 - Gritty Foreign Dramas from the 1940s
- 34731 - Witty Space-Travel TV Action & Adventure
- 34732 - Viral Plague Thrillers
- 34733 - Critically-acclaimed Biographical Action & Adventure
- 34736 - Sitcoms about Parenthood
- 34739 - Suspenseful Viral Plague Movies
- 34740 - Treasure Hunt Movies
- 34743 - Foreign Movies about Food
- 34745 - Viral Plague Sci-Fi Thrillers
- 34747 - Movies starring Olympia Dukakis