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
- 72106 - Lesbian Independent Dramas
- 325 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Dramas
- 1561 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Dramas from the 1980s
- 12755 - Medical Dramas
- 13305 - Medical Dramas based on Books
- 42921 - Medical Dramas based on Contemporary Literature
- 12430 - Medical Dramas based on real life
- 13469 - Medical Social Issue Dramas
- 6053 - Mexican Crime Dramas
- 84241 - Mexican Independent Dramas
- 76423 - Mexican Social Issue Dramas
- 19474 - Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 53510 - Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas based on Books
- 25817 - Mid-Life-Crisis TV Dramas
- 74891 - Middle Eastern Crime Dramas
- 8591 - Middle Eastern Dramas
- 64927 - Middle Eastern Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 62781 - Middle Eastern Father-Son Dramas
- 71814 - Middle Eastern Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 75253 - Middle Eastern Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 90586 - Middle Eastern Independent Dramas
- 64346 - Middle Eastern Military Dramas
- 62288 - Middle Eastern Political Dramas
- 84091 - Middle Eastern Social Issue Dramas
- 2289 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Showbiz Dramas
- 37891 - Military Dramas based on bestsellers
- 13109 - Military Dramas based on classic literature
- 13300 - Military Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 70260 - Military Dramas based on real life from the 1950s
- 91687 - Military Dramas based on Real Life from the 1970s
- 15272 - Military Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 6650 - Military Dramas from the 1950s
- 6680 - Military Dramas from the 1960s
- 6711 - Military Dramas from the 1970s
- 6741 - Military Dramas from the 1980s
- 71183 - Military Dramas set in Ancient Times
- 84431 - Military Dramas set in the Middle Ages
- 15263 - Military Social Issue Dramas
- 81856 - Mind Game Dramas
- 82053 - Mind Game Dramas based on Books
- 23517 - Mind-bending Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 10116 - Mind-bending Experimental Dramas
- 10418 - Mind-bending Independent Dramas
- 36022 - Mind-bending Romantic Dramas
- 15934 - Mind-bending Sci-Fi Dramas
- 20348 - Mistaken-Identity Dramas
- 19419 - Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 63516 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on bestsellers
- 55209 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on Books
- 18144 - Mother-Daughter Dramas based on real life
- 80285 - Mother-Daughter Dramas for ages 11 to 12
- 32117 - Mother-Daughter Family Dramas
- 494 - Dark British Dramas
- 4382 - Dark British Dramas based on Books
- 26289 - Mother-Daughter TV Dramas
- 831 - Dark British Independent Dramas
- 20889 - Mother-Son Dramas
- 54015 - Mother-Son Dramas based on Books
- 19113 - Mother-Son Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 20925 - Mother-Son Dramas based on real life
- 34894 - Mother-Son Social Issue Dramas
- 89154 - Mother-Son TV Dramas
- 11714 - TV Dramas
- 4844 - Dark Courtroom Dramas
- 2436 - Dark Dramas
- 2727 - Dark Dramas from the 1940s
- 2750 - Dark Dramas from the 1950s
- 2773 - Dark Dramas from the 1960s
- 2803 - Dark Dramas from the 1970s
- 2833 - Dark Dramas from the 1980s
- 41 - Dark Dramas on Blu-ray
- 52 - Dark Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4539 - Dark Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 232 - Dark Independent Dramas
- 2829 - Dark Independent Dramas based on Books
- 942 - Dark Independent Political Dramas
- 3627 - Dark Independent Showbiz Dramas
- 1138 - Dark Italian Dramas
- 3302 - Dark Japanese Dramas
- 430 - Dark Military Dramas
- 29809 - Classic Dramas
- 3467 - Dark Political Dramas based on Books
- 2310 - Dark Russian Dramas
- 1910 - Dark Showbiz Dramas
- 3378 - Detective Dramas
- 1350 - Dramas based on a book from the 1930s
- 4411 - Dramas based on a book from the 1980s
- 1129 - Dramas based on children's books
- 1845 - Dramas directed by Amos Gitai
- 348 - Dramas directed by Andrzej Wajda
- 2728 - Dramas directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- 3401 - Dramas directed by Bruce Beresford
- 3161 - Dramas directed by David Dhawan
- 3279 - Dramas directed by Dick Lowry
- 4917 - Dramas directed by Fritz Lang
- 1370 - Dramas directed by George Cukor
- 1240 - Dramas directed by Glenn Jordan
- 1046 - Dramas directed by James Ivory
- 3598 - Dramas directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- 273 - Dramas directed by John Sayles
- 1895 - Dramas directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- 3999 - Dramas directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
- 130 - Dramas directed by Luis Bu単uel
- 4199 - Dramas directed by Oliver Stone
- 2343 - Dramas directed by Peter Werner
- 2420 - Dramas directed by Raj Kapoor
- 541 - Dramas directed by Ram Gopal Varma
- 3710 - Dramas directed by Robert Wise
- 4571 - Dramas directed by Sidney Lumet
- 2956 - Dramas directed by Spike Lee
- 992 - Dramas directed by Stephen Frears
- 6616 - Political Dramas
- 4855 - Dramas directed by Steven Soderbergh
- 43765 - Myth & Legend Dramas
- 1851 - Dramas directed by Steven Spielberg
- 1801 - Dramas directed by Volker Schlondorff
- 776 - Dramas directed by Wim Wenders
- 1267 - Dramas for ages 8 to 10
- 63506 - New Zealand Dramas
- 64362 - New Zealand Independent Dramas
- 268 - Dramas on Blu-ray
- 78499 - Norwegian Independent Dramas
- 4829 - Dramas on Blu-ray based on real life
- 83546 - Ominous Crime Dramas
- 87841 - Ominous Crime TV Dramas
- 83543 - Ominous Dramas
- 1003 - Dramas starring Abhishek Bachchan
- 83552 - Ominous Foreign Dramas
- 2905 - Dramas starring Ajay Devgan
- 84390 - Ominous Independent Dramas
- 3917 - Dramas starring Akshay Kumar
- 3672 - Dramas starring Al Pacino
- 3964 - Dramas starring Alfre Woodard
- 84084 - Ominous Supernatural TV Dramas
- 3305 - Dramas starring Amitabh Bachchan
- 83412 - Ominous TV Dramas
- 2486 - Dramas starring Angela Bassett
- 27631 - Opposites-Attract Dramas
- 3324 - Dramas starring Anne Bancroft
- 1466 - Dramas starring Anthony Hopkins
- 72762 - Oscar-winning Biographical Dramas
- 77606 - Oscar-winning Biographical Political Dramas
- 74208 - Oscar-winning British Biographical Dramas
- 2345 - Dramas starring Armin Mueller-Stahl
- 73102 - Oscar-winning British Dramas
- 72827 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on Books
- 73238 - Oscar-winning British Dramas based on real life
- 73622 - Oscar-winning British Political Dramas
- 3756 - Dramas starring Ashok Kumar
- 72838 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Biographical Dramas
- 72823 - Oscar-winning Cerebral British Dramas
- 72766 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas
- 73150 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on Books
- 72956 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Dramas based on real life
- 508 - Dramas starring Bobby Deol
- 73134 - Oscar-winning Cerebral Political Dramas
- 72818 - Oscar-winning Controversial Dramas
- 3933 - Dramas starring Brigitte Bardot
- 73018 - Oscar-winning Courtroom Dramas
- 73265 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas
- 72894 - Oscar-winning Crime Dramas based on Books
- 1316 - Dramas starring Burt Lancaster
- 72937 - Oscar-winning Dark British Dramas
- 51148 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas
- 72896 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on Books
- 72881 - Oscar-winning Dark Dramas based on classic literature
- 73108 - Oscar-winning Dark Foreign Dramas
- 4238 - Dramas starring Burt Reynolds
- 72854 - Oscar-winning Dark Independent Dramas
- 72946 - Oscar-winning Dark Romantic Dramas
- 663 - Dramas starring Cate Blanchett
- 51236 - Oscar-winning Dramas
- 72761 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on Books
- 72874 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on classic literature
- 73226 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 51101 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on real life
- 73089 - Oscar-winning Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 72414 - Oscar-winning Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 894 - Dramas starring Cecilia Cheung
- 81798 - Oscar-winning Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 73010 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1940s
- 73111 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1950s
- 73127 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1960s
- 72947 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1970s
- 51279 - Oscar-winning Dramas from the 1980s
- 73070 - Oscar-winning Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 73086 - Oscar-winning Emotional Biographical Dramas
- 1422 - Dramas starring Charlotte Rampling
- 73202 - Oscar-winning Emotional British Dramas
- 51122 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas
- 73109 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas based on Books
- 72759 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas based on real life
- 81701 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 72959 - Oscar-winning Emotional Dramas from the 1980s
- 73146 - Oscar-winning Emotional Fight-the-System Dramas
- 406 - Dramas starring Christina Ricci
- 72828 - Oscar-winning Emotional Foreign Dramas
- 72836 - Oscar-winning Emotional Military Dramas
- 3055 - Dramas starring Christopher Plummer
- 73223 - Oscar-winning Emotional Political Dramas
- 73072 - Oscar-winning Emotional Social Issue Dramas
- 83917 - Oscar-winning Exciting Dramas
- 73207 - Oscar-winning Father-Daughter Dramas
- 3494 - Dramas starring Colin Firth
- 72797 - Oscar-winning Father-Son Dramas
- 73029 - Oscar-winning Fight-the-System Dramas
- 3022 - Dramas starring David Strathairn
- 73120 - Oscar-winning Foreign Dramas
- 73660 - Oscar-winning French Dramas
- 73180 - Oscar-winning Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4069 - Dramas starring Debra Winger
- 71766 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas
- 79895 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas based on Books
- 72983 - Oscar-winning Gritty Dramas based on real life
- 4016 - Dramas starring Dev Anand
- 72768 - Oscar-winning Independent Dramas
- 72928 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Biographical Dramas
- 72767 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Dramas
- 73073 - Oscar-winning Inspiring Dramas based on real life
- 3503 - Dramas starring Dharmendra
- 73081 - Oscar-winning Military Dramas
- 83887 - Oscar-winning Military Dramas based on Books
- 1548 - Dramas starring Diane Lane
- 1039 - Dramas starring Dilip Kumar
- 73045 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas
- 72989 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas based on real life
- 73104 - Oscar-winning Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 4815 - Dramas starring Donald Sutherland
- 73654 - Oscar-winning Quirky Dramas
- 73048 - Oscar-winning Revenge Dramas
- 73250 - Oscar-winning Romantic British Dramas
- 3248 - Dramas starring Ellen Burstyn
- 51246 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas
- 73038 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas based on Books
- 73176 - Oscar-winning Romantic Dramas from the 1980s
- 72908 - Oscar-winning Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 2779 - Dramas starring Emma Thompson
- 51145 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Dramas
- 73185 - Oscar-winning Sentimental Romantic Dramas
- 791 - Dramas starring Ethan Hawke
- 72938 - Oscar-winning Showbiz Dramas
- 73204 - Oscar-winning Social Issue Dramas
- 72954 - Oscar-winning Social Issue Dramas based on real life
- 73002 - Oscar-winning Sports Dramas
- 3730 - Dramas starring Ewan McGregor
- 92270 - Oscar-winning Tortured-Genius Dramas
- 2379 - Dramas starring Fredric March
- 73196 - Oscar-winning Understated Dramas
- 72915 - Oscar-winning Understated Romantic Dramas
- 4409 - Dramas starring Gael Garc鱈a Bernal