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!
- 72799 - Oscar-winning Romantic Comedies
- 72802 - Visually-striking Quirky Foreign Comedies
- 72803 - Oscar-winning Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 72805 - Oscar-winning Action & Adventure based on real life
- 72808 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Dark Dramas
- 72810 - Oscar-winning Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 72814 - Gritty Period Pieces based on Books
- 72818 - Oscar-winning Controversial Dramas
- 72819 - Oscar-winning WWII Dramas
- 72822 - Oscar-winning Dark Movies based on Books
- 72823 - Oscar-winning Cerebral British Dramas
- 72827 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on Books
- 72828 - Oscar-winning Emotional Foreign Dramas
- 72831 - Oscar-winning Biographical Fight-the-System Movies
- 72833 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies from the 1980s
- 72834 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Political Movies
- 72836 - Oscar-winning Emotional Military Dramas
- 72838 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Biographical Dramas
- 72839 - Visually-striking Exciting Cantonese-Language Movies
- 72842 - Oscar-winning Biographical WWII Movies
- 72843 - Oscar-winning Emotional British Movies
- 72845 - Oscar-winning Emotional Documentaries
- 72847 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies based on Books
- 72850 - Oscar-winning Gritty Movies based on Books
- 72854 - Oscar-winning Dark Independent Dramas
- 72858 - Oscar-winning Emotional Fight-the-System Movies
- 72863 - Oscar-winning Fight-the-System Movies
- 72864 - Oscar-winning French-Language Movies
- 72866 - Biographical Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 72870 - Oscar-winning Romantic Period Pieces
- 72871 - Emotional Foreign Supernatural Movies
- 72872 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Emotional Dramas
- 72874 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on classic literature
- 72875 - Oscar-winning Witty Romantic Comedies
- 72879 - Oscar-winning Biographical Political Movies
- 72881 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on classic literature
- 72885 - Oscar-winning Dark Biographical Movies
- 72886 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies from the 1970s
- 72887 - Oscar-winning Heartfelt Movies
- 72888 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Movies based on real life
- 72890 - Romantic Movies starring Cecilia Cheung
- 72893 - Oscar-winning Witty Romantic Movies
- 72894 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas based on Books
- 72895 - Quirky Scandinavian Dramas
- 72896 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on Books
- 72897 - Oscar-winning Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 72898 - Oscar-winning Sentimental 20th Century Period Pieces
- 72906 - Oscar-winning Witty Comedies
- 72908 - Oscar-winning Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 72909 - Oscar-winning Dark Movies based on classic literature
- 72913 - Emotional Mexican Movies
- 72915 - Oscar-winning Understated Romantic Dramas
- 72918 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Foreign Movies
- 72920 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Tearjerkers
- 72927 - Oscar-winning Military Movies based on Books
- 72928 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Biographical Dramas
- 72931 - Oscar-winning Romantic Tearjerkers
- 72934 - Oscar-winning French Movies
- 72937 - Oscar-winning Dark British Dramas
- 72938 - Oscar-winning Showbiz Dramas
- 72942 - Oscar-winning Emotional 20th Century Period Pieces
- 72946 - Oscar-winning Dark Romantic Dramas
- 72947 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1970s
- 72950 - Oscar-winning Understated Movies from the 1980s
- 72951 - Oscar-winning Dark Mysteries
- 72954 - Oscar-winning Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 72955 - Oscar-winning Understated Movies
- 72956 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on real life
- 72959 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas from the 1980s
- 72961 - Oscar-winning British Movies based on Books
- 72963 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Prison Movies
- 72969 - Oscar-winning Showbiz Movies
- 72970 - Oscar-winning Dark Tearjerkers
- 72973 - Oscar-winning Mysteries
- 72975 - Quirky Chinese Dramas
- 72976 - Oscar-winning War Dramas
- 72980 - Oscar-winning Violent Movies based on real life
- 72982 - Oscar-winning Showbiz Comedies
- 72983 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas based on real life
- 72988 - Oscar-winning Dark Suspenseful Movies
- 72989 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas based on real life
- 72993 - Oscar-winning Emotional Military Movies
- 72994 - Russian Father-Son Movies
- 72997 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Dramas based on Books
- 72998 - Steamy Korean Dramas
- 73001 - Biographical Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 73002 - Oscar-winning Sports Dramas
- 73005 - Oscar-winning Romantic British Movies
- 73008 - Oscar-winning Dark British Movies
- 73009 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Biographical Movies
- 73010 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1940s
- 73013 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Documentaries
- 73014 - Oscar-winning Cerebral British Movies
- 73018 - Oscar-winning Courtroom Dramas
- 73019 - Oscar-winning Gritty Thrillers
- 73020 - Oscar-winning Witty British Movies
- 73022 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Romantic Movies
- 73023 - Oscar-winning Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 73029 - Oscar-winning Fight-the-System Dramas
- 73030 - Emotional Whistleblower Movies
- 73032 - Oscar-winning Quirky Movies
- 73036 - Critically-acclaimed Biographical Sports Documentaries
- 73038 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas based on Books
- 73040 - Oscar-winning Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 73041 - Oscar-winning Witty Dramas
- 73042 - Oscar-winning WWII Movies
- 73044 - Oscar-winning Emotional Biographical Movies
- 73045 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas
- 73047 - Dark Chinese Revenge Movies
- 73048 - Oscar-winning Revenge Dramas
- 73051 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies based on real life
- 73052 - Oscar-winning British 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73054 - French Showbiz Documentaries
- 73056 - Oscar-winning Romantic Foreign Movies
- 73060 - Oscar-winning Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 73061 - Oscar-winning Period Pieces
- 73062 - Oscar-winning Political Documentaries
- 73066 - Bollywood Father-Son Dramas
- 73070 - Oscar-winning Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 73072 - Oscar-winning Emotional Social Issue Dramas
- 73073 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Dramas based on real life
- 73074 - Oscar-winning Forbidden-Love Movies
- 73076 - Oscar-winning Crime Action & Adventure
- 73081 - Oscar-winning Military Dramas
- 73084 - Oscar-winning Movies based on contemporary literature
- 73086 - Oscar-winning Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 73089 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 73093 - Oscar-winning Dark Romantic Movies
- 73095 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Movies based on real life
- 73099 - Oscar-winning Political Movies based on real life
- 73100 - Oscar-winning Cerebral 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73101 - Oscar-winning Revenge Movies
- 73102 - Oscar-winning British Dramas
- 73103 - Oscar-winning Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73104 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 73105 - Oscar-winning Dark Documentaries
- 73108 - Oscar-winning Dark Foreign Dramas
- 73109 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas based on Books
- 73110 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Dark Movies
- 73111 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1950s
- 73114 - Oscar-winning Imaginative Movies
- 73115 - Latin American First-Love Movies
- 73116 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Movies based on Books
- 73119 - Oscar-winning Father-Daughter Movies
- 73120 - Oscar-winning Foreign Dramas
- 73122 - Oscar-winning Political 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73124 - Oscar-winning Coming-of-age Movies
- 73127 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1960s
- 73129 - Oscar-winning Father-Son Movies
- 73134 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Political Dramas
- 73135 - Oscar-winning Dark Foreign Movies
- 73136 - Oscar-winning Documentaries
- 73138 - Oscar-winning British Biographical Movies
- 73139 - Action & Adventure starring Francis Ng
- 73145 - Oscar-winning Romantic Showbiz Movies
- 73146 - Oscar-winning Emotional Fight-the-System Dramas
- 73147 - Oscar-winning Mother-Daughter Movies
- 73148 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Crime Movies
- 73150 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on Books
- 73151 - Oscar-winning Musicals
- 73152 - Oscar-winning Foreign Movies
- 73154 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Movies
- 73160 - Oscar-winning Biographical Documentaries
- 73161 - Oscar-winning Foreign Comedies
- 73162 - Oscar-winning British Movies based on real life
- 73164 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 73166 - Oscar-winning British Political Movies
- 73167 - Oscar-winning Exciting Movies
- 73170 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Movies based on Books
- 73171 - Oscar-winning Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 73172 - Oscar-winning Quirky Romantic Movies
- 73174 - Oscar-winning Dark Thrillers
- 73175 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Romantic Dramas
- 73176 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas from the 1980s
- 73177 - Oscar-winning Romantic Movies based on real life
- 73178 - Oscar-winning Adventures
- 73180 - Oscar-winning Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 73183 - Oscar-winning Biographical Movies from the 1980s
- 73185 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Romantic Dramas
- 73188 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Comedies
- 73189 - Oscar-winning Crime Movies based on Books
- 73190 - Oscar-winning Gritty Action & Adventure
- 73194 - Oscar-winning Gritty Movies based on real life
- 73196 - Oscar-winning Understated Dramas
- 73199 - Oscar-winning Courtroom Movies
- 73200 - Oscar-winning Sports Movies
- 73201 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Emotional Movies
- 73202 - Oscar-winning Emotional British Dramas
- 73204 - Oscar-winning Social Issue Dramas
- 73205 - Oscar-winning Dark Independent Movies
- 73206 - Oscar-winning War Movies
- 73207 - Oscar-winning Father-Daughter Dramas
- 73210 - Oscar-winning Quirky Comedies
- 73218 - Oscar-winning Romantic Independent Movies
- 73223 - Oscar-winning Emotional Political Dramas
- 73226 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 73227 - Oscar-winning Crime Thrillers
- 73230 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Action & Adventure
- 73233 - Oscar-winning Feel-good Romantic Movies
- 73234 - Oscar-winning Romantic 20th Century Period Pieces
- 73236 - Oscar-winning Political Movies from the 1980s
- 73238 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on real life
- 73242 - Oscar-winning Gritty Crime Movies
- 73244 - Oscar-winning Tearjerkers based on Books
- 73246 - Oscar-winning Epics
- 73247 - Latin American Coming-of-age Movies
- 73248 - Oscar-winning Witty Showbiz Movies
- 73250 - Oscar-winning Romantic British Dramas
- 73251 - Imaginative Cantonese-Language Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 73258 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies from the 1980s
- 73261 - Oscar-winning Visually-striking Crime Dramas
- 73263 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Biographical Movies
- 73265 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas
- 73266 - Oscar-winning Emotional Political Movies
- 73267 - Oscar-winning Understated Romantic Movies
- 73270 - Oscar-winning Thrillers
- 73275 - Oscar-winning Emotional Movies based on Books
- 73276 - Oscar-winning Psychological Movies
- 73301 - Quirky Canadian TV Shows
- 73308 - Action & Adventure starring Danny Trejo
- 73312 - Biographical Movies about Parenthood
- 73326 - Emotional TV Comedies
- 73328 - Exciting Japanese TV Shows
- 73332 - Quirky US TV Comedies
- 73333 - Canadian TV Cartoons for ages 8 to 10
- 73337 - Feel-good Canadian TV Cartoons for ages 5 to 7
- 73338 - Canadian Talking-Animal TV Cartoons for ages 2 to 4
- 73340 - Science & Nature
- 73341 - Canadian Kids' TV for ages 5 to 7
- 73343 - Feel-good Canadian Kids' TV for ages 5 to 7
- 73344 - Canadian TV Shows for ages 5 to 7
- 73345 - Feel-good Canadian TV Shows for ages 5 to 7
- 73346 - Canadian Kids' TV for ages 8 to 10
- 73347 - Canadian TV Cartoons for ages 5 to 7
- 73348 - Canadian TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 73349 - Movies starring Jeremy Renner
- 73350 - Inspiring Movies set in Biblical Times
- 73351 - Exciting Hindi-Language Dramas
- 73354 - Inspiring Faith and Spirituality for ages 8 to 10
- 73358 - Inspiring Faith and Spirituality set in Biblical Times
- 73359 - Inspiring Religious Documentaries
- 73361 - Indian Father-Daughter Movies
- 73362 - Dark Foreign Movies set in Ancient Times
- 73364 - Dark Courtroom Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 73366 - Goofy Foreign Con-Game Comedies
- 73368 - Dark Independent Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 73371 - Buddy TV Cartoons for ages 11 to 12
- 73374 - Buddy Animation for ages 11 to 12
- 73375 - Dark Courtroom Movies based on contemporary literature
- 73377 - Buddy Animation for ages 8 to 10