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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Foreign
- 1704 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky British Movies
- 3984 - Critically-acclaimed Quirky Foreign Comedies
- 2050 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic British Dramas
- 1437 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic British Movies
- 422 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 3536 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic French-Language Dramas
- 81254 - Indian Action Comedies
- 50185 - Indian Action Thrillers
- 63620 - Indian Art House Movies
- 74958 - Indian Biographical Dramas
- 59642 - Indian Biographical Movies
- 69527 - Indian Buddy Movies
- 69480 - Indian Con-Game Comedies
- 4257 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic French-Language Movies
- 46515 - Indian Con-Game Movies
- 40398 - Indian Crime Comedies
- 5545 - Indian Crime Dramas
- 8641 - Indian Crime Movies
- 84974 - Indian Crime Musicals
- 10013 - Indian Crime Thrillers
- 84181 - Indian Dance Movies
- 51710 - Indian Documentaries
- 24302 - Indian Dramas about Marriage
- 88416 - Indian Dramas based on Real Life
- 34103 - Indian Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 82027 - Indian Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 81715 - Indian Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 73361 - Indian Father-Daughter Movies
- 21240 - Indian Father-Son Dramas
- 20914 - Indian Father-Son Movies
- 92978 - Indian Fight-the-System Dramas
- 66493 - Indian Fight-the-System Movies
- 68257 - Indian First-Love Movies
- 22469 - Indian Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 19309 - Indian Forbidden-Love Movies
- 81558 - Indian Gangster Action & Adventure
- 77042 - Indian Gangster Movies
- 85271 - Indian Gangster Musicals
- 7375 - Indian Horror Movies
- 88567 - Indian Mistaken-Identity Comedies
- 69381 - Indian Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 88293 - Indian Mother-Daughter Movies
- 22526 - Indian Movies about Marriage
- 88471 - Indian Movies based on Real Life
- 33939 - Indian Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 81538 - Indian Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 84868 - Indian Musicals for Hopeless Romantics
- 90748 - Indian Reincarnation Movies
- 71699 - Indian Revenge Action & Adventure
- 24390 - Indian Revenge Dramas
- 15062 - Indian Revenge Movies
- 84793 - Indian Revenge Musicals
- 80219 - Indian Revenge Thrillers
- 9630 - Indian Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 44601 - Indian Showbiz Dramas
- 44320 - Indian Showbiz Movies
- 85186 - Indian Showbiz Musicals
- 83936 - Indian Social Issue Dramas
- 80473 - Indian Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42804 - Indian Supernatural Movies
- 77197 - Indian Supernatural Thrillers
- 37525 - Indian Wedding Movies
- 71946 - Inspiring African Movies
- 24410 - Inspiring African-American Documentaries
- 6971 - Inspiring African-American Dramas
- 7611 - Inspiring African-American Movies
- 35248 - Inspiring African-American Political Movies
- 33270 - Inspiring African-American Social Issue Dramas
- 62415 - Inspiring Australian Movies
- 1647 - Critically-acclaimed Russian Movies
- 46770 - Inspiring British 20th Century Period Pieces
- 80199 - Inspiring British Biographical Documentaries
- 64237 - Inspiring British Biographical Dramas
- 43513 - Inspiring British Biographical Movies
- 62780 - Inspiring British Documentaries
- 24463 - Inspiring British Dramas
- 40328 - Inspiring British Dramas based on real life
- 68634 - Inspiring British Fight-the-System Movies
- 68501 - Inspiring British Independent Dramas
- 65784 - Inspiring British Independent Movies
- 12076 - Inspiring British Movies
- 33892 - Inspiring British Movies based on real life
- 90416 - Inspiring British Music & Concert Documentaries
- 84635 - Inspiring British Music and Concert Movies
- 60050 - Inspiring British Political Movies
- 90885 - Inspiring British Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 64495 - Inspiring British Sports Movies
- 90344 - Inspiring Chinese Dramas
- 71952 - Inspiring Chinese Movies
- 87093 - Inspiring East Asian Dramas
- 87526 - Inspiring East Asian Dramas based on Real Life
- 86501 - Inspiring East Asian Movies
- 87044 - Inspiring East Asian Movies based on Real Life
- 89245 - Inspiring Foreign 20th Century Period Pieces
- 39099 - Inspiring Foreign Biographical Documentaries
- 60702 - Inspiring Foreign Biographical Dramas
- 37672 - Inspiring Foreign Biographical Movies
- 79880 - Inspiring Foreign Biographical Political Movies
- 33900 - Inspiring Foreign Comedies
- 24418 - Inspiring Foreign Documentaries
- 28842 - Inspiring Foreign Dramas based on real life
- 54698 - Inspiring Foreign Faith and Spirituality
- 608 - Critically-acclaimed Spanish-Language Dramas
- 38080 - Inspiring Foreign Fight-the-System Dramas
- 37683 - Inspiring Foreign Fight-the-System Movies
- 7774 - Inspiring Foreign Movies
- 23965 - Inspiring Foreign Movies based on real life
- 91997 - Inspiring Foreign Period Pieces
- 91907 - Inspiring Foreign Political Documentaries
- 66914 - Inspiring Foreign Political Dramas
- 89256 - Inspiring Foreign Political Dramas based on Real Life
- 66047 - Inspiring Foreign Political Movies
- 89238 - Inspiring Foreign Political Movies based on Real Life
- 71817 - Inspiring Foreign Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 40544 - Inspiring Foreign Sports Movies
- 65732 - Inspiring French Dramas
- 65090 - Inspiring French Movies
- 53109 - Inspiring French-Language Dramas
- 37499 - Inspiring French-Language Movies
- 90026 - Inspiring German Documentaries
- 63232 - Inspiring German Movies
- 449 - Critically-acclaimed Steamy Foreign Dramas
- 34150 - Inspiring Indian Dramas
- 17441 - Inspiring Indian Movies
- 54700 - Inspiring Italian Movies
- 69587 - Inspiring Latin American Documentaries
- 65360 - Inspiring Latin American Dramas
- 62164 - Inspiring Latin American Movies
- 486 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful French Dramas
- 1386 - Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful French Movies
- 37653 - Inspiring Romantic Foreign Movies
- 80168 - Inspiring Scandinavian Documentaries
- 37122 - Inspiring Scandinavian Movies
- 53843 - Inspiring Spanish-Language Movies
- 64139 - Irish 20th Century Period Pieces
- 59326 - Irish Biographical Movies
- 63080 - Irish Comedies
- 60676 - Irish Crime Movies
- 63557 - Irish Documentaries
- 61979 - Irish Dramas
- 65492 - Irish Independent Comedies
- 64878 - Irish Independent Dramas
- 64428 - Irish Independent Movies
- 60483 - Irish Thrillers
- 8399 - Irreverent British Comedies
- 8548 - Irreverent British Movies
- 1919 - Critically-acclaimed Understated British Movies
- 710 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Foreign Comedies
- 9752 - Italian Action & Adventure
- 60438 - Italian Art House Movies
- 4077 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Foreign Dramas
- 9639 - Italian Biographical Documentaries
- 23775 - Italian Biographical Dramas
- 9474 - Italian Biographical Movies
- 10199 - Italian Crime Action & Adventure
- 67919 - Italian Crime Movies based on real life
- 11545 - Italian Documentaries
- 61237 - Italian Dramas based on Books
- 26432 - Italian Dramas based on real life
- 65339 - Italian Dramas from the 1940s
- 10103 - Italian Dramas from the 1980s
- 3949 - Critically-acclaimed Understated French Dramas
- 20959 - Italian Father-Son Movies
- 76985 - Italian Gangster Action & Adventure
- 76835 - Italian Gangster Movies
- 76892 - Italian Gangster Thrillers
- 11843 - Italian Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 91499 - Italian Immigrant-Life Movies
- 84037 - Italian Independent Dramas
- 81425 - Italian Independent Movies
- 15267 - Italian Military Movies
- 37349 - Italian Mother-Son Movies
- 53767 - Italian Movies based on Books
- 23995 - Italian Movies based on real life
- 53181 - Italian Mysteries
- 68306 - Italian Showbiz Dramas
- 44337 - Italian Showbiz Movies
- 29424 - Italian Steamy Romance
- 70233 - Italian WWII Dramas
- 70125 - Italian WWII Movies
- 63442 - Italian-Language Action & Adventure
- 59781 - Italian-Language Art House Movies
- 60588 - Italian-Language Comedies
- 65460 - Italian-Language Crime Action & Adventure
- 62146 - Italian-Language Crime Dramas
- 61519 - Italian-Language Crime Movies
- 60864 - Italian-Language Documentaries
- 58663 - Italian-Language Dramas
- 60152 - Italian-Language Dramas based on real life
- 67312 - Italian-Language Dramas from the 1940s
- 64185 - Italian-Language Father-Son Movies
- 76854 - Italian-Language Gangster Movies
- 63775 - Italian-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 91846 - Italian-Language Immigrant-Life Movies
- 92200 - Italian-Language Independent Dramas
- 90584 - Italian-Language Independent Movies
- 63026 - Italian-Language Mother-Son Movies
- 58791 - Italian-Language Movies
- 63546 - Italian-Language Movies based on real life
- 67412 - Italian-Language Movies from the 1940s
- 59956 - Italian-Language Political Dramas
- 63553 - Italian-Language Political Movies
- 63322 - Italian-Language Showbiz Movies
- 64017 - Italian-Language Steamy Romance
- 70287 - Italian-Language WWII Dramas
- 70143 - Italian-Language WWII Movies
- 43668 - Japanese Action Thrillers
- 83802 - Japanese Alien Sci-Fi
- 60273 - Japanese Animation
- 59356 - Japanese Children & Family Movies
- 87866 - Japanese Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 8899 - Japanese Crime Dramas
- 10911 - Japanese Crime Movies
- 88028 - Japanese Cult Action & Adventure
- 44633 - Japanese Cult Movies
- 59282 - Japanese Family Animation
- 76977 - Japanese Gangster Action & Adventure
- 79109 - Japanese Gangster Action Thrillers
- 76469 - Japanese High School Action & Adventure
- 20178 - Japanese High School Movies
- 75162 - Japanese Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 62880 - Japanese Karate Action & Adventure
- 63573 - Japanese Karate Movies
- 65769 - Japanese Kids' TV for ages 11 to 12
- 65755 - Japanese Kids' TV for ages 8 to 10
- 61725 - Japanese Martial Arts Movies
- 8537 - Japanese Monster Movies
- 23586 - Japanese Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 6285 - Japanese Political Movies
- 88995 - Japanese Race Against Time Action & Adventure
- 89005 - Japanese Race Against Time Movies
- 14800 - Japanese Revenge Action & Adventure
- 43086 - Japanese Revenge Action Thrillers
- 14870 - Japanese Revenge Dramas
- 14529 - Japanese Revenge Horror Movies
- 64968 - Japanese Revenge Martial Arts Movies
- 14662 - Japanese Revenge Movies
- 18085 - Japanese Revenge Thrillers
- 10131 - Japanese Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1960s
- 19062 - Japanese Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 19280 - Japanese Serial-Killer Movies
- 59253 - Japanese Serial-Killer Thrillers
- 46473 - Japanese Supernatural Horror Movies
- 42700 - Japanese Supernatural Movies
- 60504 - Japanese TV Shows for ages 11 to 12
- 64071 - Japanese TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 76130 - Japanese Zombie Horror Movies
- 75529 - Japanese Zombie Movies
- 73471 - Korean Action Comedies
- 44165 - Korean Action Thrillers