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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Drama
- 89961 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on Books
- 92217 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 23694 - Gritty Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 24566 - Gritty Foreign Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 34729 - Gritty Foreign Dramas from the 1940s
- 23083 - Gritty Foreign Drug Dramas
- 37154 - Gritty Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 49551 - Gritty Foreign Father-Son Dramas
- 76890 - Gritty Foreign Gangster Dramas
- 7068 - Gritty Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 32978 - Gritty Foreign Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 11200 - Gritty Foreign Military Dramas
- 8614 - Gritty Foreign Political Dramas
- 89114 - Gritty Foreign Social Issue Dramas
- 2669 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 74622 - Gritty Foreign Sports Dramas
- 11349 - Gritty Foreign War Dramas
- 70752 - Gritty Foreign WWII Dramas
- 2698 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 58868 - Gritty French Dramas
- 6138 - Gritty French-Language Dramas
- 2721 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 12786 - Gritty Gambling Dramas
- 31473 - Gritty Gangster Dramas
- 2745 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 68022 - Gritty Gangster Dramas based on real life
- 68376 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Dramas based on real life
- 2766 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Dramas from the 1980s
- 62864 - Gritty German Dramas
- 9171 - Gritty German-Language Dramas
- 28339 - Gritty Heist Dramas
- 90768 - Gritty Heist Dramas based on Real Life
- 20378 - Gritty High School Dramas
- 87987 - Gritty Hindi-Language Crime Dramas
- 61068 - Gritty Hindi-Language Dramas
- 24493 - Gritty Hit-man Dramas
- 18584 - Gritty Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 74209 - Gritty Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 36706 - Gritty Independent Buddy Dramas
- 9849 - Gritty Independent Dramas
- 53072 - Gritty Independent Dramas based on Books
- 12230 - Gritty Independent Dramas based on real life
- 10492 - Gritty Independent Dramas from the 1980s
- 35204 - Gritty Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 21084 - Gritty Independent Father-Son Dramas
- 45704 - Gritty Independent Gangster Dramas
- 62603 - Gritty Independent Heist Dramas
- 26546 - Gritty Independent Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 92916 - Gritty Independent Immigrant-Life Social Issue Dramas
- 44331 - Gritty Independent Military Dramas
- 50761 - Gritty Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 44571 - Gritty Independent Prison Dramas
- 18861 - Gritty Independent Revenge Dramas
- 45545 - Gritty Independent Road Trip Dramas
- 10413 - Gritty Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 40750 - Gritty Independent Sports Dramas
- 87982 - Gritty Indian Crime Dramas
- 1886 - Critically-acclaimed Dark War Dramas
- 34428 - Gritty Indian Dramas
- 83650 - Gritty Irish Dramas
- 74196 - Gritty Israeli Dramas
- 7305 - Gritty Italian Dramas
- 65283 - Gritty Italian-Language Dramas
- 13158 - Dramas based on classic literature
- 3310 - Critically-acclaimed Dramas based on Books
- 73827 - Gritty Korean Dramas
- 2500 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 59279 - Gritty Latin American Crime Dramas
- 90313 - Gritty Latin American Dramas based on Real Life
- 1285 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Crime Dramas
- 5735 - Gritty Mexican Dramas
- 59320 - Gritty Middle Eastern Dramas
- 89149 - Gritty Middle Eastern Political Dramas
- 78074 - Gritty Military & War Dramas
- 4249 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Dramas
- 54808 - Gritty Military Dramas based on Books
- 15959 - Gritty Military Dramas based on real life
- 11924 - Gritty Military Dramas from the 1980s
- 49 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Dramas from the 1980s
- 18011 - Gritty Mother-Son Dramas
- 3820 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Political Dramas
- 1972 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional War Dramas
- 5733 - Gritty Political Dramas
- 1335 - Critically-acclaimed Exciting Foreign Dramas
- 69908 - Gritty Political Dramas based on Books
- 15968 - Gritty Political Dramas based on real life
- 64575 - Gritty Portuguese-Language Dramas
- 15498 - Gritty Prison Dramas
- 39025 - Gritty Prison Dramas from the 1980s
- 14607 - Gritty Revenge Dramas
- 58447 - Gritty Revenge Dramas from the 1980s
- 45504 - Gritty Road Trip Dramas
- 25667 - Gritty Rogue-Cop Dramas
- 25813 - Gritty Rogue-Cop TV Dramas
- 23724 - Gritty Russian Dramas
- 34464 - Gritty Serial-Killer Dramas
- 8011 - Gritty Showbiz Dramas
- 33537 - Gritty Showbiz Dramas based on real life
- 5811 - Gritty Social Issue Dramas
- 52894 - Gritty Social Issue Dramas based on Books
- 24146 - Gritty Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 68458 - Gritty Southeast Asian Dramas
- 63189 - Gritty Spanish Dramas
- 54768 - Gritty Spanish-Language Crime Dramas
- 45419 - Gritty Spy Dramas
- 2861 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Crime Dramas
- 38581 - Gritty Suspenseful TV Dramas
- 4053 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Dramas
- 80942 - Gritty True Crime Dramas
- 81120 - Gritty True Crime Dramas based on Books
- 26206 - Gritty TV Dramas
- 26298 - Gritty TV Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 26744 - Gritty Underdog Dramas
- 75208 - Gritty US Crime TV Dramas
- 20518 - Gritty Whistleblower Dramas
- 70192 - Gritty WWII Dramas
- 63202 - Gujarati-Language Dramas
- 16756 - Heartfelt African-American Dramas
- 45093 - Heartfelt Australian Dramas
- 25558 - Heartfelt Biographical Sports Dramas
- 4934 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Political Dramas
- 24303 - Heartfelt British Dramas
- 60762 - Heartfelt British Dramas based on real life
- 40935 - Heartfelt British Independent Dramas
- 56929 - Heartfelt Canadian Dramas
- 73448 - Heartfelt Canadian Independent Dramas
- 16056 - Heartfelt Coming-of-age Dramas
- 32575 - Heartfelt Coming-of-age Family Dramas
- 3625 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign War Dramas
- 32829 - Heartfelt Dramas about Marriage
- 52809 - Heartfelt Dramas based on Books
- 21837 - Heartfelt Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 12358 - Heartfelt Dramas based on real life
- 23541 - Heartfelt Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 23781 - Heartfelt Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 81769 - Heartfelt Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 26993 - Heartfelt Dramas from the 1970s
- 15496 - Heartfelt Dramas from the 1980s
- 27600 - Heartfelt Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 2678 - Critically-acclaimed French Dramas from the 1950s
- 87100 - Heartfelt East Asian Dramas
- 28469 - Heartfelt Family Dramas
- 42079 - Heartfelt Family Dramas about Horses
- 2708 - Critically-acclaimed French Dramas from the 1960s
- 18872 - Heartfelt Father-Daughter Dramas
- 2731 - Critically-acclaimed French Dramas from the 1970s
- 19200 - Heartfelt Father-Son Dramas
- 28228 - Heartfelt Fight-the-System Dramas
- 27046 - Heartfelt Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 23052 - Heartfelt First-Love Dramas
- 76237 - Heartfelt Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 17704 - Heartfelt Foreign Dramas
- 66772 - Heartfelt Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 64843 - Heartfelt French Dramas
- 37267 - Heartfelt French-Language Dramas
- 24712 - Heartfelt Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 33115 - Heartfelt Girl Power Family Dramas
- 23143 - Heartfelt High School Dramas
- 75150 - Heartfelt Hindi-Language Dramas
- 35950 - Heartfelt Immigrant-Life Dramas
- 2305 - Critically-acclaimed French-Language Crime Dramas
- 33261 - Heartfelt Independent Dramas based on real life
- 31965 - Heartfelt Independent Father-Son Dramas
- 37158 - Heartfelt Independent Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 44642 - Heartfelt Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 39835 - Heartfelt Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 74882 - Heartfelt Indian Dramas
- 82219 - Heartfelt Korean Dramas
- 34681 - Heartfelt Medical Dramas
- 2939 - Critically-acclaimed French-Language Dramas
- 15842 - Heartfelt Military Dramas
- 22928 - Heartfelt Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 24060 - Heartfelt Mother-Son Dramas
- 5012 - Showbiz Dramas
- 83584 - Heartfelt Norwegian Dramas
- 12053 - Heartfelt Political Dramas
- 42504 - Heartfelt Romantic British Dramas
- 42449 - Heartfelt Romantic Coming-of-age Dramas
- 36263 - Heartfelt Romantic Dramas
- 53343 - Heartfelt Romantic Dramas based on Books
- 36250 - Heartfelt Romantic Dramas from the 1980s
- 42168 - Heartfelt Romantic First-Love Dramas
- 36455 - Heartfelt Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 35675 - Heartfelt Romantic Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 36601 - Heartfelt Romantic Independent Dramas
- 80842 - Heartfelt Scandinavian Dramas
- 22607 - Heartfelt Showbiz Dramas
- 17783 - Heartfelt Social Issue Dramas
- 55456 - Heartfelt Social Issue Dramas based on Books
- 35681 - Heartfelt Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 16418 - Heartfelt Sports Dramas
- 23267 - Heartfelt Sports Dramas based on real life
- 16663 - Heartfelt Teen Dramas
- 27200 - Heartfelt Underdog Dramas
- 70662 - Heartfelt WWII Dramas
- 58712 - Hebrew-Language Dramas
- 62754 - Hebrew-Language Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 75224 - Hebrew-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 27081 - Heist Dramas
- 39196 - Heist Dramas based on real life
- 9299 - Teen Dramas
- 4753 - Critically-acclaimed Gory Dramas
- 19321 - High School Dramas
- 53240 - High School Dramas based on Books
- 74637 - High School Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 19195 - High School Dramas based on real life
- 20874 - High School Dramas from the 1980s
- 41001 - High School Social Issue Dramas
- 26203 - High School TV Dramas
- 53443 - High School TV Teen Dramas
- 81795 - High-Octane Dramas
- 871 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Crime Dramas
- 24603 - Hijacking Dramas
- 92156 - Hijacking Dramas based on Real Life
- 2011 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Dramas from the 1980s
- 92042 - Hindi-Language Biographical Dramas
- 64229 - Hindi-Language Crime Dramas
- 3413 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Foreign Dramas
- 58764 - Hindi-Language Dramas
- 60882 - Hindi-Language Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 82111 - Hindi-Language Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 60445 - Hindi-Language Father-Son Dramas
- 3352 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Independent Crime Dramas
- 64312 - Hindi-Language Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 60072 - Hindi-Language Political Dramas
- 64953 - Hindi-Language Revenge Dramas
- 59463 - Hindi-Language Showbiz Dramas
- 76216 - Historical Military Dramas
- 83097 - Historical TV Dramas
- 88539 - Historical TV Dramas from the 1980s
- 88501 - Historical TV Dramas from the 1990s
- 88497 - Historical TV Dramas set in the Victorian Era
- 15153 - Hit-man Dramas
- 3042 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Political Dramas
- 63529 - Hong Kong Crime Dramas
- 63109 - Hong Kong Dramas
- 65005 - Hong Kong Dramas from the 1980s
- 76914 - Hong Kong Gangster Dramas
- 92315 - Imaginative British Dramas
- 1470 - Critically-acclaimed Independent Dramas based on Books
- 2293 - Critically-acclaimed Independent Political Dramas
- 6214 - Imaginative Dramas
- 83014 - Imaginative Dramas based on Books
- 44800 - Imaginative Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 2793 - Critically-acclaimed Inspiring Dramas
- 8381 - Imaginative Foreign Dramas
- 59286 - Imaginative French Dramas
- 22733 - Imaginative French-Language Dramas
- 3995 - Critically-acclaimed Italian Dramas from the 1960s
- 36397 - Imaginative Romantic Dramas