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!
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Documentaries
- 440 - Documentaries from the 1980s
- 1406 - Documentaries on Blu-ray
- 3997 - Documentaries on IMAX
- 180 - Sports Documentaries
- 90458 - Music & Concert Documentaries about Art & Design
- 90415 - Music & Concert Documentaries about Fame
- 44275 - Myth & Legend Documentaries
- 64651 - Nature & Ecology Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 65155 - Nature & Ecology Documentaries for ages 5 to 7
- 61621 - Nature & Ecology Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 49011 - Nature & Ecology Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 59072 - Nature & Ecology TV Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 64107 - Nature & Ecology TV Documentaries for ages 5 to 7
- 61698 - Nature & Ecology TV Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 90452 - Norwegian Documentaries
- 73160 - Oscar-winning Biographical Documentaries
- 73013 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Documentaries
- 73105 - Oscar-winning Dark Documentaries
- 73136 - Oscar-winning Documentaries
- 72845 - Oscar-winning Emotional Documentaries
- 73062 - Oscar-winning Political Documentaries
- 72810 - Oscar-winning Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 11080 - Political Historical Documentaries
- 7643 - Political Religious Documentaries
- 17388 - Political Science & Nature Documentaries
- 49220 - Prehistoric Times Documentaries
- 49211 - Prehistoric Times Science & Nature Documentaries
- 52938 - Prehistoric Times TV Documentaries
- 59502 - Prehistoric Times TV Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 60815 - Prehistoric Times TV Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 24696 - Prison Documentaries
- 39067 - Prison Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 54594 - Prison TV Documentaries
- 76513 - Provocative Biographical Documentaries
- 76619 - Provocative Biographical Political Documentaries
- 89743 - Provocative British Documentaries
- 76552 - Provocative Business Documentaries
- 76674 - Provocative Business Science & Nature Documentaries
- 76671 - Provocative Business Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 75085 - Provocative Business TV Documentaries
- 92935 - Provocative Canadian Documentaries
- 92937 - Provocative Canadian Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 76693 - Provocative Conspiracy Documentaries
- 76627 - Provocative Conspiracy Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 76654 - Provocative Crime Documentaries
- 89307 - Provocative Crime Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 76482 - Provocative Documentaries
- 76549 - Provocative Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 76528 - Provocative Foreign Documentaries
- 78224 - Provocative Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 84106 - Provocative Gay & Lesbian Documentaries
- 76721 - Provocative Historical Documentaries
- 76717 - Provocative Military Documentaries
- 76607 - Provocative Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 76497 - Provocative Political Documentaries
- 76534 - Provocative Political Historical Documentaries
- 77129 - Provocative Religious Documentaries
- 76708 - Provocative Science & Nature Documentaries
- 76479 - Provocative Science & Technology Documentaries
- 74715 - Provocative Science & Technology TV Documentaries
- 76720 - Provocative Showbiz Documentaries
- 76492 - Provocative Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 76634 - Provocative Spiritual Documentaries
- 74155 - Provocative TV Documentaries
- 90474 - Quirky Music & Concert Documentaries
- 55087 - Political TV Documentaries
- 51898 - Quirky Showbiz Documentaries
- 78989 - Quirky Showbiz Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 73556 - Quirky Slice of Life Documentaries
- 6351 - Quirky Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 39753 - Quirky TV Documentaries
- 37644 - Raunchy Biographical Documentaries
- 6575 - Raunchy Documentaries
- 34030 - Raunchy Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 3046 - Emotional Biographical Documentaries
- 1271 - Emotional Documentaries
- 45737 - Road Trip Documentaries
- 90426 - Road Trip Music & Concert Documentaries
- 45299 - Road Trip Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 52773 - Road Trip Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 69600 - Romantic Biographical Documentaries
- 14237 - Romantic Documentaries
- 1685 - Exciting Military Documentaries
- 68329 - Romantic Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 9539 - Russian Documentaries
- 74682 - Scandalous Documentaries
- 80812 - Scandalous Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 68744 - Scandinavian Biographical Documentaries
- 59806 - Scandinavian Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 69771 - Science & Nature Documentaries about Food
- 63996 - Science & Nature Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 63313 - Science & Nature Documentaries for ages 5 to 7
- 60706 - Science & Nature Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 68150 - Science & Technology Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 68283 - Science & Technology Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 72306 - Science & Technology TV Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 79288 - Science & Technology TV Documentaries from the 1990s
- 1016 - Feel-good Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 35228 - Secret-society Documentaries
- 11588 - Sentimental Biographical Documentaries
- 90405 - Sentimental Biographical Showbiz Documentaries
- 5558 - Sentimental Documentaries
- 66821 - Sentimental Foreign Documentaries
- 23221 - Sentimental Historical Documentaries
- 38250 - Sentimental Military Documentaries
- 340 - Foreign Crime Documentaries
- 77980 - Sentimental Showbiz Documentaries
- 14379 - Sentimental Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 90014 - Sentimental Sports Documentaries
- 18518 - Serial-Killer Documentaries
- 44537 - Shark Documentaries
- 54154 - Shark TV Documentaries
- 49005 - Showbiz Historical Documentaries
- 90467 - Showbiz Music & Concert Documentaries
- 25469 - Showbiz Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 54520 - Showbiz TV Documentaries
- 4720 - LGBTQ Documentaries
- 48838 - Slice of Life Documentaries
- 49587 - Slice of Life Historical Documentaries
- 90447 - Slice of Life Music & Concert Documentaries
- 48801 - Slice of Life Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 50113 - Slice of Life TV Documentaries
- 23821 - Soccer Documentaries
- 77357 - Social & Cultural Documentaries about Fame
- 35011 - Social & Cultural Documentaries about Parenthood
- 68340 - Social & Cultural Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 68386 - Social & Cultural Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 10668 - Social & Cultural Documentaries from the 1960s
- 10686 - Social & Cultural Documentaries from the 1970s
- 10705 - Social & Cultural Documentaries from the 1980s
- 59828 - Spanish Documentaries
- 52885 - Spanish-Language Biographical Documentaries
- 21437 - Spanish-Language Documentaries
- 76254 - Spanish-Language Historical Documentaries
- 77210 - Spanish-Language Political Documentaries
- 79012 - Spanish-Language Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 55368 - Spanish-Language Sports Documentaries
- 38222 - Sports Documentaries from the 1960s
- 15485 - Sports Documentaries from the 1970s
- 7507 - Sports Historical Documentaries
- 5338 - Sports Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 8720 - Sports Travel & Adventure Documentaries
- 37378 - Sports TV Documentaries
- 79373 - Sports TV Documentaries from the 1990s
- 56015 - Spy Documentaries
- 10790 - Steamy Documentaries
- 370 - French-Language Documentaries
- 37114 - Stoner Documentaries
- 37677 - Stoner Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 81671 - Sundance Film Festival Award-winning Documentaries
- 42128 - Supernatural Documentaries
- 125 - Gay & Lesbian Historical Documentaries
- 3408 - Gay & Lesbian Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 61457 - Swedish Documentaries
- 82211 - Swedish Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 10005 - Religious Documentaries
- 21040 - Tortured-Genius Documentaries
- 90443 - Tortured-Genius Music & Concert Documentaries
- 48505 - Tortured-Genius Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 61275 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 59007 - Travel & Adventure Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 72517 - TV Documentaries about Art & Design
- 39046 - TV Documentaries about Food
- 53929 - TV Documentaries about Royalty
- 61721 - TV Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 60899 - TV Documentaries for ages 5 to 7
- 59462 - TV Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 55016 - TV Documentaries from the 1960s
- 55285 - TV Documentaries from the 1970s
- 79215 - TV Documentaries from the 1990s
- 49047 - UFO Documentaries
- 26846 - Underdog Documentaries
- 26980 - Underdog Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 90440 - Understated Biographical Music & Concert Documentaries
- 50836 - Understated Biographical Showbiz Documentaries
- 89000 - Understated Biographical Slice of Life Documentaries
- 88332 - Understated British Biographical Documentaries
- 65505 - Understated British Documentaries
- 40718 - Understated Crime Documentaries
- 7592 - Understated Documentaries
- 50378 - Understated Documentaries about Art & Design
- 50531 - Understated Family Life Documentaries
- 36762 - Understated Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 53232 - Understated Foreign Biographical Documentaries
- 8486 - Understated Foreign Documentaries
- 67283 - Understated Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 73809 - Understated German Documentaries
- 26327 - Understated Historical Documentaries
- 84088 - Understated Middle Eastern Documentaries
- 37656 - Understated Military Documentaries
- 90411 - Understated Music & Concert Documentaries
- 49786 - Understated Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 32891 - Understated Political Documentaries
- 77839 - Understated Political Historical Documentaries
- 56178 - Canadian Documentaries
- 74268 - Understated Science & Technology Documentaries
- 39745 - Understated Showbiz Documentaries
- 50486 - Understated Slice of Life Documentaries
- 45361 - Understated Sports Documentaries
- 55364 - Understated TV Documentaries
- 50040 - Unexplained Mysteries Documentaries
- 49783 - Unexplained Mysteries Science & Nature Documentaries
- 50460 - Unexplained Mysteries Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 48909 - Unexplained Mysteries TV Documentaries
- 73611 - US Civil Historical War Documentaries
- 73575 - US Civil War Documentaries
- 77122 - US Science & Technology Documentaries
- 70952 - Vietnam Historical War Documentaries
- 71069 - Vietnam War Documentaries
- 70492 - Vietnam War Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 71668 - Violent Biographical Documentaries
- 74593 - Violent Biographical Sports Documentaries
- 33027 - Violent Historical Documentaries
- 29125 - Violent Military Documentaries
- 46279 - Violent Military Historical Documentaries
- 34164 - Violent Political Documentaries
- 77505 - Violent Political Historical Documentaries
- 7372 - Violent Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 74572 - Violent Sports Documentaries
- 153 - Gritty Documentaries
- 54269 - Violent TV Documentaries
- 70180 - Violent WWII Documentaries
- 76653 - Visionary Biographical Documentaries
- 80921 - Visionary Business Documentaries
- 76486 - Visionary Documentaries
- 76573 - Visionary Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 91127 - Visionary Nature & Ecology TV Documentaries
- 76764 - Visionary Political Documentaries
- 76538 - Visionary Science & Nature Documentaries
- 76471 - Visionary Science & Technology Documentaries
- 74151 - Visionary Science & Technology TV Documentaries
- 76692 - Visionary Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 74153 - Visionary TV Documentaries
- 1351 - Gritty Foreign Documentaries
- 33206 - Visually-striking Biographical Documentaries
- 52122 - Visually-striking British Documentaries
- 26551 - Visually-striking Cerebral Documentaries
- 16379 - Visually-striking Documentaries
- 65568 - Visually-striking Foreign Documentaries
- 34514 - Visually-striking Historical Documentaries
- 26470 - Visually-striking Inspiring Documentaries
- 48797 - Visually-striking Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 77501 - Visually-striking Political Documentaries
- 1536 - Gritty Sports Documentaries
- 21406 - Visually-striking Science & Nature Documentaries
- 70012 - Visually-striking Science & Technology Documentaries
- 49307 - Visually-striking Showbiz Documentaries
- 50411 - Visually-striking Slice of Life Documentaries
- 26402 - Visually-striking Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 90064 - Visually-striking Sports Documentaries