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!
- 2824 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Biographical Movies
- 2828 - Raunchy Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 2829 - Dark Independent Dramas based on Books
- 2830 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Dramas
- 2831 - Romantic Independent Biographical Movies
- 2832 - Exciting Monster Movies
- 2833 - Dark Dramas from the 1980s
- 2834 - Romantic Independent Crime Movies
- 2835 - Gritty Courtroom Movies
- 2836 - Understated French-Language Movies
- 2837 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1970s
- 2839 - Chinese Crime Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 2840 - Critically-acclaimed Sentimental Comedies
- 2841 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1940s
- 2842 - Movies directed by Edward Bernds
- 2843 - War Dramas on Blu-ray
- 2844 - Gory Movies from the 1980s
- 2846 - Crime Historical Documentaries
- 2847 - Quirky Independent Showbiz Movies
- 2851 - Visually-striking Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 2852 - Exciting B-Horror Movies
- 2853 - Cooking Instruction
- 2854 - Gay & Lesbian Cult Movies
- 2856 - World Music Concerts
- 2857 - Gritty Detective Movies
- 2858 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Political Dramas
- 2861 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Crime Dramas
- 2862 - Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1980s
- 2863 - Movies directed by Werner Herzog
- 2865 - Dramas starring Ian Holm
- 2868 - Movies starring John Hurt
- 2869 - Visually-striking Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 2870 - Indian Crime Action & Adventure
- 2871 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1950s
- 2872 - Gritty Latin American Movies
- 2875 - Martial Arts & Boxing Workouts
- 2876 - Movies starring Bruce Li
- 2877 - Movies starring Bette Midler
- 2878 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Action & Adventure
- 2880 - Movies starring Naomi Watts
- 2882 - Critically-acclaimed Crime Action & Adventure
- 2883 - Movies starring Claudia Cardinale
- 2884 - Raunchy Action & Adventure
- 2887 - Movies starring Orson Welles
- 2889 - Movies starring Anne Archer
- 2890 - Movies starring William Holden
- 2893 - Japanese Dramas
- 2895 - Movies directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
- 2897 - Action & Adventure directed by Ringo Lam
- 2898 - Comedies starring Martin Lawrence
- 2899 - Romantic War Movies based on Books
- 2900 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1960s
- 2901 - Steamy British Movies
- 2904 - Scary Foreign Psychological Thrillers
- 2905 - Dramas starring Ajay Devgan
- 2908 - Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Blu-ray
- 2909 - Children & Family Movies starring Neil Morrissey
- 2910 - Scary Dramas from the 1970s
- 2911 - Action & Adventure directed by Raoul Walsh
- 2913 - Action & Adventure directed by J. Lee Thompson
- 2915 - Campy Crime Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2916 - Teen Coming-of-age Movies
- 2919 - Movies directed by George Marshall
- 2920 - Violent Italian Movies
- 2921 - Dramas starring Laurence Olivier
- 2922 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1970s
- 2925 - Movies directed by Jules White
- 2926 - Gritty Latin American Dramas
- 2927 - Healthy Living Shows
- 2929 - Movies directed by George Stevens
- 2932 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1920s
- 2933 - Scary Dramas from the 1980s
- 2935 - Cerebral French-Language Crime Dramas
- 2936 - Movies starring Angie Everhart
- 2937 - French-Language War Dramas
- 2939 - Critically-acclaimed French-Language Dramas
- 2940 - Movies starring Jacqueline Bisset
- 2942 - Chinese Crime Comedies
- 2943 - Witty Movies
- 2944 - Creature Features from the 1950s
- 2945 - Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1980s
- 2949 - Exciting Vampire Movies
- 2950 - Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 2953 - Suspenseful Psychological Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2955 - Independent Late Night Comedies
- 2956 - Dramas directed by Spike Lee
- 2957 - Visually-striking Scary Crime Movies
- 2960 - Romantic Independent Political Dramas
- 2961 - Witty British Thrillers
- 2962 - British Independent Crime Movies
- 2963 - Understated British Independent Movies
- 2964 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1930s
- 2965 - British Comedies based on Books
- 2966 - Exciting Dramas
- 2967 - Independent Psychological Movies
- 2968 - Coming-of-age Movies based on Books
- 2969 - Raunchy Comedies on Blu-ray
- 2970 - Comedies starring Bing Crosby
- 2971 - Gritty African-American Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 2974 - Movies starring Harrison Ford
- 2975 - Comedies starring Michael Caine
- 2976 - Action & Adventure directed by Mack V. Wright
- 2977 - Creature Features from the 1960s
- 2979 - Imaginative Movies
- 2980 - Steamy Independent Dramas based on Books
- 2982 - Movies directed by George Sherman
- 2983 - Movies starring Lucille Ball
- 2985 - Movies directed by Lloyd Kaufman
- 2986 - Scary Cult Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 2987 - Dramas starring Hilary Swank
- 2988 - Movies directed by Wai-keung Lau
- 2991 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1940s
- 2992 - Steamy Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 2994 - Classic Country & Western
- 2995 - Understated Crime Dramas
- 2997 - Foreign Westerns from the 1960s
- 2998 - Goofy Spy Movies
- 2999 - Creature Features from the 1970s
- 3000 - Dramas starring Sylvester Stallone
- 3002 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Crime Movies
- 3004 - Movies directed by Jesus Franco
- 3005 - Movies starring Jean Reno
- 3007 - Movies starring Hugo Stiglitz
- 3008 - Inspiring Courtroom Dramas
- 3010 - Independent Coming-of-age Dramas based on Books
- 3011 - Goofy Australian Movies
- 3014 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1950s
- 3015 - Gory Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 3018 - Movies directed by D.W. Griffith
- 3020 - Mind-bending Dramas based on a book
- 3021 - Foreign Westerns from the 1970s
- 3022 - Dramas starring David Strathairn
- 3023 - Scary Action & Adventure on Blu-ray
- 3024 - Creature Features from the 1980s
- 3025 - War Documentaries
- 3027 - Comedies starring Jerry Lewis
- 3028 - Exciting Creature Features
- 3033 - Brazilian Music
- 3036 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1960s
- 3038 - German-Language Horror Movies
- 3039 - Movies starring Elvis Presley
- 3040 - Detective Action & Adventure
- 3041 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 3042 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Political Dramas
- 3045 - Indian Political Dramas
- 3046 - Emotional Biographical Documentaries
- 3047 - Critically-acclaimed Exciting Movies from the 1970s
- 3048 - Movies starring Warner Oland
- 3050 - Stunts & General Mayhem
- 3053 - African-American Crime Action & Adventure
- 3054 - Bellydancing
- 3055 - Dramas starring Christopher Plummer
- 3056 - Movies starring Corbin Bernsen
- 3058 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1970s
- 3059 - Witty Coming-of-age Movies
- 3060 - Scary Foreign Movies
- 3061 - Movies starring Audrey Hepburn
- 3063 - Anime Features
- 3066 - Sports Movies based on real life
- 3067 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Biographical Movies
- 3068 - Movies starring Lou Diamond Phillips
- 3070 - Critically-acclaimed Exciting Movies from the 1980s
- 3071 - French-Language Crime Comedies
- 3073 - Anime from the 1970s
- 3074 - Emotional Showbiz Movies
- 3075 - Suspenseful Political Action & Adventure
- 3076 - Westerns starring Lee Van Cleef
- 3079 - Critically-acclaimed Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3080 - African-American Movies based on Books
- 3081 - Reggae
- 3082 - Mind-bending Dramas
- 3084 - Critically-acclaimed Comedies from the 1980s
- 3085 - Movies directed by David Dhawan
- 3086 - Gory Horror Movies on Blu-ray
- 3087 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Action & Adventure
- 3089 - Movies starring Joan Crawford
- 3091 - Gay & Lesbian Thrillers
- 3092 - Dramas starring Pedro Infante
- 3094 - Suspenseful Foreign Comedies
- 3095 - Anime from the 1980s
- 3098 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 3100 - Independent Sci-Fi Dramas
- 3101 - Movies directed by Joseph Kuo
- 3102 - Visually-striking Emotional Dramas
- 3103 - Gritty Blaxploitation Movies
- 3105 - Violent Independent Crime Movies
- 3109 - Movies starring Frances McDormand
- 3110 - Movies starring Matthew Broderick
- 3112 - Irreverent Cult Movies
- 3116 - Golf
- 3117 - Movies starring Christopher Lambert
- 3118 - Understated Independent Political Dramas
- 3119 - Steamy Comedies
- 3120 - Movies directed by George Roy Hill
- 3121 - Movies starring Dirk Bogarde
- 3125 - Movies directed by Ram Gopal Varma
- 3126 - Movies starring Madhuri Dixit
- 3127 - Movies directed by Gus Van Sant
- 3129 - Movies starring Ian Holm
- 3134 - Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 3136 - Quirky Italian Movies
- 3138 - Quirky Independent Crime Dramas
- 3139 - Exciting Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3140 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 3143 - Real Martial Arts
- 3144 - Witty Crime Satires
- 3145 - Dramas starring Pen辿lope Cruz
- 3146 - Comedies starring Chevy Chase
- 3148 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Movies from the 1920s
- 3151 - Movies starring Vincent D'Onofrio
- 3152 - Cerebral Political Movies
- 3153 - Quirky Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 3155 - Dark Foreign Psychological Movies
- 3156 - Cerebral Military Movies
- 3157 - Gory Foreign Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 3158 - Movies starring Tommy Lee Jones
- 3159 - Biographical Tearjerkers
- 3160 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Political Documentaries
- 3161 - Dramas directed by David Dhawan
- 3162 - Movies starring Vilma Santos
- 3163 - Dark Italian Movies
- 3164 - Imaginative Movies for ages 2 to 4
- 3165 - Movies directed by Carl Reiner
- 3166 - Dark Alien Sci-Fi
- 3169 - Dark Movies on Blu-ray
- 3171 - Quirky Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 3173 - Scary Foreign Mysteries
- 3174 - Feel-good British Movies
- 3176 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Movies from the 1930s
- 3178 - Action & Adventure starring Bob Steele
- 3179 - Biographical Dramas
- 3180 - Emotional Thrillers
- 3182 - Comedies starring Lou Costello
- 3183 - Action & Adventure directed by George Archainbaud
- 3185 - Gritty African-American Movies
- 3186 - Romantic Teen Comedies
- 3188 - British Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 3189 - Movies starring Boguslaw Linda
- 3190 - Movies starring Dennis Hopper
- 3191 - Movies starring Melanie Griffith
- 3192 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Movies from the 1940s
- 3196 - Visually-striking Martial Arts Movies
- 3198 - Action & Adventure directed by George Sherman
- 3199 - Steamy Cult Movies
- 3200 - British Crime Dramas
- 3201 - Dramas starring Jacqueline Bisset
- 3202 - Children & Family Movies directed by Don Bluth
- 3203 - Movies starring Pierce Brosnan
- 3204 - Movies starring Clint Eastwood
- 3205 - Gritty Psychological Movies