Netflix Secret Codes Updated November 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
- 52100 - British Crime TV Shows
- 52478 - British Crime TV Shows created by Caroline Graham
- 52681 - British Crime TV Shows created by Colin Dexter
- 52449 - British Crime TV Shows from the 1980s
- 79439 - British Crime TV Shows from the 1990s
- 16550 - British Cult Horror Movies
- 5115 - British Cult Movies
- 75171 - British Cult TV Shows
- 84206 - British Dance Movies
- 45204 - British Deep Sea Movies
- 88740 - British Deep Sea TV Documentaries
- 62655 - British Deep Sea TV Shows
- 46779 - British Demon Horror Movies
- 46765 - British Demon Movies
- 11003 - British Detective Movies
- 52543 - British Detective TV Dramas
- 79368 - British Detective TV Dramas from the 1990s
- 52196 - British Detective TV Shows
- 52485 - British Detective TV Shows from the 1980s
- 79275 - British Detective TV Shows from the 1990s
- 72553 - British Documentaries about Art & Design
- 68696 - British Documentaries for ages 11 to 12
- 68725 - British Documentaries for ages 8 to 10
- 81295 - British Documentaries from the 1960s
- 60338 - British Documentaries from the 1970s
- 61975 - British Documentaries from the 1980s
- 77531 - British Dramas about Fame
- 92506 - British Dramas about Fame based on Real Life
- 20832 - British Dramas about Marriage
- 14879 - British Dramas about Royalty
- 37648 - British Dramas based on bestsellers
- 11306 - British Dramas based on Books
- 76015 - British Dramas based on Books set in the Edwardian Era
- 75626 - British Dramas based on Books set in the Victorian Era
- 13166 - British Dramas based on classic literature
- 13178 - British Dramas based on contemporary literature
- 7026 - British Dramas based on real life
- 17647 - British Dramas based on real life from the 1980s
- 23425 - British Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 81812 - British Dramas for Hopeless Romantics
- 70258 - British Dramas set in the Edwardian Era
- 70053 - British Dramas set in the Victorian Era
- 63314 - British Drug Dramas
- 35120 - British Drug Movies
- 27143 - British Dysfunctional-Family Comedies
- 27171 - British Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 60708 - British Dysfunctional-Family Dramas based on Books
- 27995 - British Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 62784 - British Dysfunctional-Family Movies based on Books
- 89125 - British Dysfunctional-Family Period Pieces
- 52275 - British Dysfunctional-Family TV Shows
- 52206 - British End-of-the-World Movies
- 53682 - British Epics
- 64883 - British Epics based on real life
- 24344 - British Father-Daughter Dramas
- 85543 - East Asian TV Shows
- 19143 - British Father-Daughter Movies
- 34867 - British Father-Son Comedies
- 20971 - British Father-Son Movies
- 59425 - British Fight-the-System 20th Century Period Pieces
- 88653 - British Fight-the-System Documentaries
- 27874 - British Fight-the-System Dramas
- 44597 - British Fight-the-System Dramas based on real life
- 27547 - British Fight-the-System Movies
- 34110 - British Fight-the-System Movies based on real life
- 63077 - British Fight-the-System Movies from the 1980s
- 69584 - British Fight-the-System Thrillers
- 44990 - British Film Noir
- 26524 - British First-Love Dramas
- 23070 - British First-Love Movies
- 21756 - British Forbidden-Love Dramas
- 54088 - British Forbidden-Love Dramas based on Books
- 21761 - British Forbidden-Love Movies
- 53571 - British Forbidden-Love Movies based on Books
- 49723 - British Forbidden-Love Period Pieces
- 43437 - British Gangster Action & Adventure
- 68927 - British Gangster Action Thrillers
- 77881 - British Gangster Comedies
- 60603 - British Gangster Dramas
- 32727 - British Gangster Movies
- 31570 - British Gangster Thrillers
- 68578 - British Gay & Lesbian 20th Century Period Pieces
- 52642 - British Gay & Lesbian Biographical Dramas
- 52686 - British Gay & Lesbian Biographical Movies
- 54704 - British Gay & Lesbian Crime Movies
- 52744 - British Gay & Lesbian Dramas based on real life
- 91853 - British Gay & Lesbian Dramas from the 1980s
- 54735 - British Gay & Lesbian Movies based on Books
- 35289 - British Gay & Lesbian Movies based on real life
- 55748 - British Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1980s
- 14961 - British Ghost-story Movies
- 45374 - British Ghost-story Thrillers
- 64167 - British Haunted House Horror Movies
- 45349 - British Haunted House Movies
- 76319 - British Haunted House Thrillers
- 39140 - British Heist Comedies
- 28174 - British Heist Movies
- 59531 - British Heist Thrillers
- 67462 - British High School Movies
- 88393 - British Historical TV Dramas
- 88540 - British Historical TV Dramas from the 1980s
- 88526 - British Historical TV Dramas from the 1990s
- 88462 - British Historical TV Movies
- 88522 - British Historical TV Mysteries
- 83125 - British Historical TV Shows
- 88502 - British Historical TV Shows from the 1980s
- 88443 - British Historical TV Shows from the 1990s
- 61839 - British Hit-man Action & Adventure
- 45906 - British Hit-man Movies
- 92997 - British Horror Comedy
- 50955 - British Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 12657 - British Independent 20th Century Period Pieces
- 8065 - British Independent Biographical Dramas
- 9823 - British Independent Biographical Movies
- 37596 - British Independent Buddy Comedies
- 27476 - British Independent Buddy Movies
- 7807 - British Independent Comedies
- 77932 - British Independent Coming-of-age Movies
- 5739 - British Independent Crime Dramas
- 11542 - British Independent Crime Thrillers
- 8479 - British Independent Dramas
- 9484 - British Independent Dramas based on Books
- 12548 - British Independent Dramas based on real life
- 63938 - British Independent Dysfunctional-Family Dramas
- 42901 - British Independent Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 89542 - British Independent Father-Daughter Dramas
- 73994 - British Independent Father-Daughter Movies
- 61540 - British Independent Father-Son Comedies
- 17985 - British Independent Father-Son Movies
- 91862 - British Independent First-Love Movies
- 92896 - British Independent Mockumentaries
- 81101 - British Independent Mother-Son Dramas
- 81081 - British Independent Mother-Son Movies
- 7314 - British Independent Movies
- 7485 - British Independent Movies based on Books
- 12483 - British Independent Movies based on real life
- 76802 - Scandinavian TV Shows
- 88697 - British Independent Mysteries
- 88694 - British Independent Psychological Movies
- 92345 - British Independent Psychological Thrillers
- 58563 - British Independent Revenge Movies
- 51753 - British Independent Road Trip Movies
- 92317 - British Independent Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 45207 - British Independent Social Issue Dramas
- 88756 - British Independent Sports Movies
- 80517 - British Lesbian Dramas
- 72079 - British Lesbian Movies
- 44987 - British Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 22947 - British Mad-Scientist Movies
- 55388 - British Made-for-TV Movies
- 52571 - British Medical TV Shows
- 74950 - British Mid-Life-Crisis Comedies
- 69115 - British Mid-Life-Crisis Dramas
- 34250 - British Mid-Life-Crisis Movies
- 34283 - British Military 20th Century Period Pieces
- 8208 - British Military Action & Adventure
- 9843 - British Military Documentaries
- 15223 - British Military Historical Documentaries
- 59565 - British Military Miniseries
- 9561 - British Military Movies
- 43756 - British Military Period Pieces
- 52670 - British Military TV Shows
- 81939 - British Mind Game Movies
- 81766 - British Mind Game Mysteries
- 81590 - British Mind Game Thrillers
- 64112 - British Miniseries about Royalty
- 60792 - British Miniseries Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 79546 - British Miniseries from the 1990s
- 45859 - British Mistaken-Identity Comedies
- 33883 - British Mistaken-Identity Movies
- 47390 - British Mockumentaries
- 34025 - British Mother-Daughter Dramas
- 23649 - British Mother-Daughter Movies
- 33619 - British Mother-Son Dramas
- 21056 - British Mother-Son Movies
- 49813 - British Movies about Art & Design
- 77402 - British Movies about Fame
- 90013 - British Movies about Fame based on Real Life
- 19450 - British Movies about Marriage
- 73666 - British Movies about Parenthood
- 15030 - British Movies about Royalty
- 13230 - British Movies based on bestsellers
- 75846 - British Movies based on Books set in the Edwardian Era
- 76033 - British Movies based on Books set in the Victorian Era
- 13081 - British Movies based on classic literature
- 12910 - British Movies based on contemporary literature
- 11018 - British Movies based on real life
- 17607 - British Movies based on real life from the 1980s
- 23369 - British Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 8687 - British Movies for ages 11 to 12
- 11764 - British Movies for ages 5 to 7
- 6273 - British Movies for ages 8 to 10
- 81535 - British Movies for Hopeless Romantics
- 5222 - British Movies from the 1940s
- 5271 - British Movies from the 1960s
- 5296 - British Movies from the 1970s
- 5327 - British Movies from the 1980s
- 71213 - British Movies set in Ancient Times
- 70836 - British Movies set in the Edwardian Era
- 71451 - British Movies set in the Middle Ages
- 70056 - British Movies set in the Victorian Era
- 71237 - British Murder Mysteries
- 70773 - British Murder Mysteries from the 1980s
- 90404 - British Music & Concert Documentaries
- 85060 - British Music and Concert Movies
- 45689 - British Mysteries based on classic literature
- 44649 - British Mysteries based on contemporary literature
- 55979 - British Mysteries Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 53709 - British Mysteries from the 1940s
- 7070 - British Mysteries from the 1970s
- 49336 - British Mysteries from the 1980s
- 52119 - British Nature & Ecology Documentaries
- 52086 - British Nature & Ecology Movies
- 61302 - British Nature & Ecology TV Documentaries
- 63161 - British Nature & Ecology TV Shows
- 89361 - British Nature & Ecology TV Shows for ages 11 to 12
- 89350 - British Nature & Ecology TV Shows for ages 8 to 10
- 28360 - British Opposites-Attract Comedies
- 27098 - British Opposites-Attract Movies
- 14882 - British Period Pieces about Royalty
- 23772 - British Period Pieces about Royalty based on real life
- 12264 - British Period Pieces based on Books
- 13367 - British Period Pieces based on classic literature
- 21196 - British Period Pieces based on contemporary literature
- 13572 - British Period Pieces based on real life
- 23340 - British Period Pieces Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 70072 - British Period Pieces set in the Victorian Era
- 25528 - British Political 20th Century Period Pieces
- 58534 - British Political Action & Adventure
- 34711 - British Political Documentaries
- 17365 - British Political Dramas based on real life
- 45542 - British Political Dramas from the 1980s
- 59912 - British Political Historical Documentaries
- 60496 - British Political Made-for-TV Movies
- 63521 - British Political Miniseries
- 17706 - British Political Movies based on real life
- 5817 - British Political Movies from the 1980s
- 42060 - British Political Period Pieces
- 48446 - British Political Period Pieces based on real life
- 8746 - British Political Thrillers
- 52336 - British Political TV Shows
- 89354 - British Prehistoric Times TV Documentaries
- 89369 - British Prehistoric Times TV Shows
- 50993 - British Prison Dramas
- 69000 - British Prison Dramas based on real life
- 21488 - British Prison Movies
- 68859 - British Prison Movies based on real life
- 44422 - British Psychological Horror Movies
- 11524 - British Psychological Movies
- 81244 - British Psychological Movies from the 1970s