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
- 677 - Scary Foreign Psychological Movies
- 2904 - Scary Foreign Psychological Thrillers
- 3403 - Scary Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2168 - Scary Foreign Thrillers
- 1461 - Scary Foreign Thrillers from the 1970s
- 58900 - Romantic French Movies
- 4203 - Scary French-Language Thrillers
- 2400 - Scary German-Language Movies
- 3817 - Scary Italian Crime Movies
- 3548 - Scary Italian Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 927 - Scary Italian Crime Thrillers
- 3779 - Scary Italian Movies
- 158 - Scary Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 174 - Scary Italian Movies from the 1980s
- 1110 - Scary Italian Thrillers from the 1970s
- 3303 - Scary Spanish-Language Movies
- 1134 - Scary Spanish-Language Movies from the 1970s
- 58798 - French Thrillers
- 4795 - Sentimental African-American Comedies
- 2301 - Sentimental African-American Dramas
- 62752 - Romantic Dutch Movies
- 58677 - French Dramas
- 96 - Sentimental Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 4513 - Sentimental French-Language Movies
- 3759 - Sentimental Indian Dramas
- 3446 - Sentimental Spanish-Language Dramas
- 984 - Southeast Asian Comedies
- 4692 - Spanish-Language Comedies
- 3605 - Spanish-Language Crime Thrillers
- 3635 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 1501 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 2637 - Spanish-Language Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 4113 - Spanish-Language Political Dramas
- 63286 - German Documentaries
- 65198 - German TV Shows
- 61695 - German Crime Movies
- 3699 - Steamy British Dramas
- 4170 - Steamy British Independent Dramas
- 2901 - Steamy British Movies
- 63115 - German Comedies
- 2562 - Steamy Foreign Crime Dramas
- 2187 - Steamy Foreign Dramas
- 4430 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 4461 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1970s
- 4492 - Steamy Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 85556 - East Asian Movies
- 4593 - Steamy Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4356 - Steamy Foreign Horror Movies
- 2049 - Steamy Foreign Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 3296 - Steamy Foreign Psychological Movies
- 3810 - Steamy Foreign Thrillers
- 4967 - Steamy French-Language Dramas
- 3914 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 2524 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 2317 - Steamy German-Language Movies
- 846815 - Berlin International Film Festival Award-winning Movies
- 4322 - Steamy Italian Dramas
- 397 - Steamy Italian Movies
- 4085 - Steamy Japanese Dramas
- 58755 - German Dramas
- 3265 - Suspenseful African-American Action & Adventure
- 2559 - Suspenseful African-American Movies
- 665 - Suspenseful Australian Dramas
- 3802 - Suspenseful Australian Movies
- 3393 - Suspenseful Australian Movies from the 1980s
- 15 - Suspenseful British Independent Movies
- 4178 - Suspenseful British Movies based on Books
- 881 - Suspenseful British Psychological Movies
- 1296 - Suspenseful Chinese Movies
- 3094 - Suspenseful Foreign Comedies
- 343 - Suspenseful Foreign Military Movies
- 4715 - Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 4819 - Suspenseful Foreign Political Movies
- 4798 - Suspenseful Foreign Psychological Movies
- 4679 - Suspenseful Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1385 - Suspenseful German-Language Dramas
- 717 - Suspenseful Japanese Dramas
- 2789 - Suspenseful Japanese Movies
- 556 - Suspenseful Japanese Movies from the 1960s
- 78103 - Asian TV Shows
- 52387 - Australian TV Shows
- 17672 - Australian Documentaries
- 2830 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Dramas
- 4956 - Suspenseful Spanish-Language Movies
- 3936 - Australian Crime Movies
- 11075 - Australian Dramas
- 1475312 - International Horror Movies
- 4141 - Understated African-American Movies
- 1476340 - International Military Movies
- 1767 - Understated British Crime Movies
- 1058 - Understated British Dramas based on Books
- 2963 - Understated British Independent Movies
- 2274 - Understated British Movies based on Books
- 10750 - Japanese Horror Movies
- 4389 - Understated Foreign Comedies
- 4020 - Understated Foreign Crime Dramas
- 4278 - Understated Foreign Crime Movies
- 4142 - Understated Foreign Dramas
- 3098 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1960s
- 3140 - Understated Foreign Dramas from the 1980s
- 3987 - Understated Foreign Political Dramas
- 1907 - Understated French-Language Dramas
- 2836 - Understated French-Language Movies
- 17241 - Romantic Japanese Movies
- 3977 - Understated French-Language Movies from the 1980s
- 1747 - Japanese Comedies
- 758 - Understated Japanese Dramas
- 664 - Understated Japanese Movies
- 1519160 - Japanese Movies based on Comics
- 1056 - Violent African-American Action & Adventure
- 1650093 - Japanese Documentary Movies
- 4316 - Violent African-American Crime Dramas
- 4284 - Violent African-American Crime Movies
- 1474327 - Romantic International Movies
- 1927 - Violent Foreign Action & Adventure
- 2239 - Violent Foreign Crime Action & Adventure
- 2589 - Violent Foreign Crime Dramas
- 2329 - Violent Foreign Dramas
- 2156 - Violent Foreign Movies
- 4854 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 4882 - Violent Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 882 - Violent French-Language Movies
- 4394 - Violent Italian Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 2920 - Violent Italian Movies
- 2652 - Violent Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 2893 - Japanese Dramas
- 1476390 - Classic International Movies
- 1218090 - International Kids' TV
- 1208951 - International TV Comedies
- 1957 - Visually-striking Foreign Dramas
- 1462060 - International Animation
- 6000 - Japanese Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 3041 - Visually-striking Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 1192487 - International TV Action & Adventure
- 1461986 - International TV Thrillers & Mysteries
- 64256 - Japanese TV Shows
- 4254 - Witty African-American Comedies
- 4987 - Witty British Crime Movies
- 4837 - Witty British Dramas
- 4791 - Witty British Independent Comedies
- 2961 - Witty British Thrillers
- 1458609 - Romantic Japanese TV Shows
- 3298 - Witty Foreign Dramas
- 3881 - Witty Foreign Movies
- 1188 - Witty Foreign Movies from the 1970s
- 1214 - Witty Foreign Movies from the 1980s
- 711366 - Japanese TV Comedies
- 2070663 - Japanese Youth TV Dramas
- 799 - Japanese Thrillers
- 4344 - Japanese Action & Adventure
- 1293326 - Japanese Academy Award-winning Movies
- 77229 - Absurd British TV Comedies
- 77234 - Absurd British TV Shows
- 31853 - Classic Japanese Movies
- 77532 - Absurd French Comedies
- 77577 - Absurd French Movies
- 77295 - Absurd French-Language Comedies
- 77533 - Absurd French-Language Movies
- 65925 - Japanese Kids' TV
- 1402191 - Japanese Period Dramas
- 1208954 - International TV Dramas
- 1208621 - International Historical TV Dramas
- 80353 - Chinese TV Shows
- 1592212 - Japanese TV Reality & Variety
- 1471454 - International LGBTQ Movies
- 1295410 - Romantic International TV Shows
- 711367 - Japanese TV Dramas
- 1138506 - Japanese TV Thrillers
- 1648599 - Japanese TV Documentaries
- 31244 - Japanese Gangster Movies
- 1652485 - Japanese Youth Dramas
- 62909 - African Action & Adventure
- 92914 - African Action Thrillers
- 64194 - African Arabic-Language Movies
- 34202 - African Comedies
- 26620 - African Documentaries
- 10718 - African Dramas
- 71770 - African Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 64720 - African Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 1636573 - Japanese TV Family Dramas
- 6031 - African Music
- 74889 - African Political Documentaries
- 37523 - African Political Movies
- 36718 - African Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 60358 - African Social Issue Dramas
- 60236 - African Thrillers
- 12191 - African-American 20th Century Period Pieces
- 9989 - African-American Action & Adventure
- 44050 - African-American Action Comedies
- 43342 - African-American Action Thrillers
- 10719 - Australian Thrillers
- 7291 - African-American Biographical Documentaries
- 9734 - African-American Biographical Movies
- 27493 - African-American Buddy Comedies
- 27919 - African-American Buddy Movies
- 10929 - African-American Children & Family Movies
- 78296 - African-American Comedy Jams
- 6437 - African-American Crime Movies
- 6989 - African-American Crime Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 9729 - African-American Crime Thrillers
- 6324 - African-American Documentaries
- 23286 - African-American Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 20573 - African-American Drug Dramas
- 20989 - African-American Drug Movies
- 53616 - African-American Faith & Spirituality Movies
- 27754 - African-American Faith and Spirituality
- 81688 - African-American Family Reunion Movies
- 19367 - African-American Father-Son Movies
- 27332 - African-American Fight-the-System Movies
- 76864 - African-American Gangster Action & Adventure
- 29437 - African-American Gangster Movies
- 1192483 - International TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 20904 - African-American High School Movies
- 10639 - African-American Historical Documentaries
- 5337 - African-American Independent Crime Movies
- 9322 - African-American Independent Dramas
- 7689 - African-American Independent Movies
- 12225 - African-American Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 26337 - African-American Late Night Comedies
- 34873 - African-American Mother-Son Dramas
- 19876 - African-American Mother-Son Movies
- 23552 - African-American Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 1974088 - Japanese Gourmet TV Shows
- 7621 - African-American Movies from the 1980s
- 85116 - African-American Music and Concert Movies
- 5365 - African-American Political Documentaries
- 78283 - African-American Politically Incorrect Stand-up Comedy
- 5650 - African-American Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 5922 - African-American Social Issue Dramas
- 30746 - African-American Tearjerkers
- 1736149 - Japanese Criminal Investigation Movies
- 1461923 - Japanese TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1476418 - Blockbuster International Dramas
- 61145 - Arabic-Language
- 78297 - Arabic-Language Comedies
- 59386 - Arabic-Language Documentaries
- 60018 - Arabic-Language Dramas
- 74908 - Arabic-Language Political Documentaries
- 60768 - Arabic-Language Political Movies
- 81205 - Arabic-Language Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 77759 - Asian Action Movies about Royalty
- 77471 - Asian Action Movies based on Real Life
- 77613 - Asian Action Movies directed by Benny Chan
- 77755 - Asian Action Movies directed by Chia-Liang Liu
- 77680 - Asian Action Movies directed by Gordon Chan
- 77768 - Asian Action Movies directed by Hark Tsui
- 77521 - Asian Action Movies directed by Jing Wong
- 77310 - Asian Action Movies directed by Johnnie To
- 77598 - Asian Action Movies directed by Takashi Miike
- 77840 - Asian Action Movies directed by Wai-keung Lau