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
We've chosen some larger Parent Genres to group these under. Because many genres are in more than one category, they will show up multiple times, making this list much longer
Wondering why "Action" shows up twice? We don't know why, but Netflix has two different codes, and shows different movies for each!
-
Classic
- 47178 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1950s
- 47418 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 48328 - Classic Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 47880 - Classic Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 47951 - Classic Action Thrillers
- 48246 - Classic Action Thrillers from the 1970s
- 48442 - Classic Adventures
- 57055 - Classic Adventures based on Books
- 56880 - Classic Adventures from the 1950s
- 56213 - Classic Adventures from the 1960s
- 91082 - Classic Amateur Detective Dramas
- 70289 - Classic Amateur Detective Movies
- 70581 - Classic Amateur Detective Movies from the 1940s
- 70223 - Classic Amateur Detective Thrillers
- 89616 - Classic Amateur Detective Thrillers from the 1940s
- 29395 - Classic Art House Movies
- 76673 - Classic Assassination Movies
- 56813 - Classic Biographical 20th Century Period Pieces
- 47824 - Classic Biographical Dramas
- 57887 - Classic Biographical Dramas from the 1950s
- 56773 - Classic Biographical Dramas from the 1970s
- 47318 - Classic Biographical Movies
- 56341 - Classic Biographical Movies from the 1950s
- 46707 - Classic Biographical Movies from the 1970s
- 87856 - Classic Biographical Political Movies
- 57954 - Classic Biographical War Movies
- 57199 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Action & Adventure
- 57447 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Movies
- 56736 - Classic Bounty-Hunter Westerns
- 46906 - Classic Boxing Movies
- 46921 - Classic British Crime Movies
- 48391 - Classic British Crime Thrillers
- 47177 - Classic British Dramas
- 57166 - Classic British Dramas based on Books
- 47938 - Classic British Dramas based on classic literature
- 57972 - Classic British Dramas from the 1940s
- 53599 - Classic British Movies based on Books
- 47816 - Classic British Movies based on classic literature
- 48087 - Classic British Movies from the 1940s
- 47454 - Classic British Movies from the 1970s
- 47599 - Classic British Mysteries
- 91410 - Classic British Space-Travel TV Action & Adventure
- 91416 - Classic British Space-Travel TV Shows
- 56031 - Classic British Spy Movies
- 58009 - Classic British Supernatural Movies
- 47321 - Classic British Thrillers
- 91436 - Classic British Time Travel TV Shows
- 91426 - Classic British TV Action & Adventure
- 91388 - Classic British TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 57380 - Classic Chase Action & Adventure
- 46625 - Classic Chase Movies
- 54749 - Classic Children & Family Movies from the 1950s
- 48313 - Classic Children & Family Movies from the 1960s
- 48534 - Classic Comedies about Marriage
- 53333 - Classic Comedies based on Books
- 47477 - Classic Comedies based on classic literature
- 48501 - Classic Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 74597 - Classic Comedies for ages 8 to 10
- 48496 - Classic Comedies from the 1940s
- 47551 - Classic Comedies from the 1950s
- 48132 - Classic Comedies from the 1960s
- 48097 - Classic Comedies from the 1970s
- 48360 - Classic Conspiracy Movies
- 56691 - Classic Conspiracy Movies based on Books
- 57298 - Classic Conspiracy Movies from the 1970s
- 57370 - Classic Conspiracy Mysteries
- 56394 - Classic Conspiracy Thrillers
- 48013 - Classic Controversial Movies
- 87864 - Classic Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 56922 - Classic Crime Action & Adventure based on real life
- 47155 - Classic Crime Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 30106 - Classic Crime Dramas
- 54511 - Classic Crime Dramas based on Books
- 47128 - Classic Crime Dramas based on classic literature
- 47006 - Classic Crime Dramas from the 1940s
- 47244 - Classic Crime Dramas from the 1970s
- 29342 - Classic Crime Movies
- 53781 - Classic Crime Movies based on Books
- 47981 - Classic Crime Movies based on classic literature
- 47793 - Classic Crime Movies based on real life
- 48349 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1940s
- 48292 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1950s
- 48593 - Classic Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 46574 - Classic Crime Thrillers
- 54312 - Classic Crime Thrillers based on Books
- 48311 - Classic Crime Thrillers based on classic literature
- 46810 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1940s
- 47352 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1950s
- 47663 - Classic Crime Thrillers from the 1970s
- 47230 - Classic Crime Westerns
- 56645 - Classic Cult Crime Movies
- 57320 - Classic Cult Horror Movies
- 47399 - Classic Cult Movies
- 58189 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1950s
- 57308 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1960s
- 47850 - Classic Cult Movies from the 1970s
- 57104 - Classic Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 56221 - Classic Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 56847 - Classic Cult Supernatural Movies
- 47522 - Classic Dark 20th Century Period Pieces
- 48250 - Classic Dark Action & Adventure
- 46644 - Classic Dark Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 29612 - Classic Dark Art House Movies
- 56307 - Classic Dark British Dramas
- 46961 - Classic Dark British Movies
- 57629 - Classic Dark British Movies based on Books
- 58181 - Classic Dark Cult Movies
- 30562 - Classic Dark Dramas
- 55520 - Classic Dark Dramas based on Books
- 47327 - Classic Dark Dramas based on classic literature
- 51913 - Classic Dark Dramas based on real life
- 46734 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 31784 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 32595 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 47332 - Classic Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 82414 - Classic Dark Fight-the-System Dramas
- 46622 - Classic Dark Fight-the-System Movies
- 29311 - Classic Dark Foreign Dramas
- 32697 - Classic Dark Foreign Movies
- 51457 - Classic Dark Foreign Movies from the 1920s
- 82216 - Classic Dark Foreign Silent Movies
- 84336 - Classic Dark Foreign Silent Movies from the 1920s
- 82093 - Classic Dark German Movies
- 56143 - Classic Dark Italian Dramas
- 49604 - Classic Dark Italian Movies
- 82169 - Classic Dark Italian-Language Dramas
- 82199 - Classic Dark Italian-Language Movies
- 47329 - Classic Dark Military Movies
- 57296 - Classic Dark Military Movies from the 1950s
- 29432 - Classic Dark Movies
- 52870 - Classic Dark Movies based on Books
- 48003 - Classic Dark Movies based on classic literature
- 46677 - Classic Dark Movies based on real life
- 47726 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1920s
- 47217 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1940s
- 29431 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1950s
- 29436 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1960s
- 48398 - Classic Dark Movies from the 1970s
- 46839 - Classic Dark Mysteries
- 48436 - Classic Dark Mysteries from the 1940s
- 57773 - Classic Dark Mysteries from the 1950s
- 57721 - Classic Dark Period Pieces
- 56051 - Classic Dark Psychological Movies
- 82312 - Classic Dark Psychological Thrillers
- 47828 - Classic Dark Romantic Dramas
- 47857 - Classic Dark Romantic Dramas from the 1950s
- 46964 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies
- 54558 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies based on Books
- 47133 - Classic Dark Romantic Movies from the 1950s
- 48715 - Classic Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 56354 - Classic Dark Silent Movies
- 56934 - Classic Dark Suspenseful British Movies
- 46714 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies
- 55213 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 47487 - Classic Dark Suspenseful Movies from the 1940s
- 47512 - Classic Dark Tearjerkers
- 57340 - Classic Dark Tearjerkers from the 1950s
- 48663 - Classic Dark Thrillers
- 47450 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1940s
- 54128 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1950s
- 57086 - Classic Dark Thrillers from the 1970s
- 46793 - Classic Dark War Movies
- 75884 - Classic Deadly Disaster Movies
- 54458 - Classic Dramas based on Books
- 47038 - Classic Dramas based on classic literature
- 47785 - Classic Dramas based on real life
- 46682 - Classic Dramas based on real life from the 1950s
- 56780 - Classic Dramas based on real life from the 1960s
- 30043 - Classic Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 46748 - Classic Dramas from the 1940s
- 29353 - Classic Dramas from the 1950s
- 31503 - Classic Dramas from the 1960s
- 30421 - Classic Dramas from the 1970s
- 48351 - Classic Drug Movies
- 47624 - Classic Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 47434 - Classic Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 58255 - Classic Dysfunctional-Family Movies from the 1960s
- 47202 - Classic Emotional Art House Movies
- 71706 - Classic Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 57435 - Classic Emotional Biographical Movies
- 29341 - Classic Emotional Dramas
- 54328 - Classic Emotional Dramas based on Books
- 47083 - Classic Emotional Dramas based on classic literature
- 56827 - Classic Emotional Dramas based on real life
- 47189 - Classic Emotional Dramas from the 1940s
- 47708 - Classic Emotional Dramas from the 1950s
- 46828 - Classic Emotional Dramas from the 1960s
- 79726 - Classic Emotional Dramas from the 1970s
- 57606 - Classic Emotional Epics
- 30109 - Classic Emotional Foreign Dramas
- 82444 - Classic Emotional Foreign Dramas from the 1950s
- 32020 - Classic Emotional Foreign Movies
- 47642 - Classic Emotional Foreign Movies from the 1950s
- 82369 - Classic Emotional Italian Movies
- 57361 - Classic Emotional Military Movies
- 30922 - Classic Emotional Movies
- 52906 - Classic Emotional Movies based on Books
- 47992 - Classic Emotional Movies based on classic literature
- 48585 - Classic Emotional Movies based on real life
- 47356 - Classic Emotional Movies from the 1940s
- 47822 - Classic Emotional Movies from the 1950s
- 46678 - Classic Emotional Movies from the 1960s
- 48306 - Classic Emotional Movies from the 1970s
- 39103 - Classic Emotional Musicals
- 56720 - Classic Emotional Period Pieces
- 54041 - Classic Epics
- 58091 - Classic Epics based on Books
- 58148 - Classic Epics based on classic literature
- 57672 - Classic Epics based on real life
- 57549 - Classic Epics from the 1950s
- 55603 - Classic Epics from the 1960s
- 53724 - Classic Family Adventures
- 54574 - Classic Family Comedies
- 56217 - Classic Family Comedies from the 1960s
- 51222 - Classic Family Features
- 51263 - Classic Family Features based on Children's Books
- 83191 - Classic Family Features for ages 11 to 12
- 51194 - Classic Family Features for ages 5 to 7
- 51345 - Classic Family Features for ages 8 to 10
- 51210 - Classic Family Features from the 1960s
- 55348 - Classic Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 89593 - Classic Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1960s
- 48317 - Classic Father-Daughter Dramas
- 47153 - Classic Father-Daughter Movies
- 47127 - Classic Fight-the-System Action & Adventure
- 47507 - Classic Fight-the-System Comedies
- 47045 - Classic Fight-the-System Dramas
- 46613 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies
- 54771 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies based on Books
- 56996 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 56238 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies from the 1940s
- 48265 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies from the 1950s
- 47531 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies from the 1960s
- 47862 - Classic Fight-the-System Movies from the 1970s
- 63193 - Classic Film Noir
- 63164 - Classic Film Noir from the 1940s
- 62604 - Classic Film Noir from the 1950s
- 46953 - Classic Foreign Action & Adventure
- 30677 - Classic Foreign Dramas
- 46643 - Classic Foreign Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 82210 - Classic Foreign Dramas from the 1940s
- 29084 - Classic Foreign Dramas from the 1950s
- 48333 - Classic Foreign Fight-the-System Movies
- 78598 - Classic Foreign Movies based on Books
- 47163 - Classic Foreign Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 48109 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1920s
- 82200 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1940s
- 29358 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1950s
- 28603 - Classic Foreign Movies from the 1960s
- 48529 - Classic Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy