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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LGBTA+
- 4286 - French-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 3919 - French-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 222 - Gay & Lesbian Action & Adventure
- 1848 - Gay & Lesbian Biographical Dramas
- 2724 - Gay & Lesbian Coming-of-age Movies
- 873 - Gay & Lesbian Crime Movies
- 2854 - Gay & Lesbian Cult Movies
- 125 - Gay & Lesbian Historical Documentaries
- 4374 - Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1960s
- 4396 - Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1970s
- 4429 - Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1980s
- 4050 - Gay & Lesbian Mysteries
- 4861 - Gay & Lesbian Political Dramas
- 5 - Gay & Lesbian Psychological Movies
- 2053 - Gay & Lesbian Showbiz Comedies
- 3408 - Gay & Lesbian Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 2619 - Gay & Lesbian Social Issue Dramas
- 1469 - Gay & Lesbian Tearjerkers
- 3091 - Gay & Lesbian Thrillers
- 10534 - Suspenseful Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 3822 - Goofy Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 6340 - Understated Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 5807 - Understated Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 68570 - Understated French Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 9524 - Understated Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 72129 - Understated Lesbian Dramas
- 72099 - Understated Lesbian Independent Movies
- 72073 - Understated Lesbian Movies
- 36145 - Understated Romantic Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 36097 - Understated Romantic Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 35706 - Understated Romantic Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 35651 - Understated Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 92355 - Understated Romantic Lesbian Movies
- 8334 - Violent Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 860 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Crime Dramas
- 1862 - Gritty Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 16177 - Visually-striking Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 15887 - Visually-striking Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 24145 - Visually-striking Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 75383 - Witty Lesbian Comedies
- 72089 - Witty Lesbian Movies
- 36356 - Witty Romantic Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 35647 - Witty Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 1397 - Irreverent Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 971 - Irreverent Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 709 - Japanese Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 521 - Quirky Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 3171 - Quirky Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 1095 - Quirky Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 1788 - Raunchy Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 3635 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 1501 - Spanish-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4593 - Steamy Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 3914 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 2524 - Steamy French-Language Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4324 - Steamy Gay & Lesbian Movies from the 1980s
- 2099 - Suspenseful Gay & Lesbian Psychological Movies
- 1702 - Understated Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 4040 - Witty Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 1413 - Witty Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 4911 - Witty Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 1471454 - International LGBTQ Movies
- 24268 - Argentinian Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 21152 - Argentinian Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 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
- 80517 - British Lesbian Dramas
- 72079 - British Lesbian Movies
- 5150 - Campy Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 8564 - Campy Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 73443 - Canadian Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 73463 - Canadian Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 90596 - Cerebral Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 68543 - Cerebral Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 44526 - Cerebral Gay & Lesbian Documentaries
- 16052 - Cerebral Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 15927 - Cerebral Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 68331 - Cerebral Gay & Lesbian Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 72062 - Cerebral Lesbian Movies
- 35987 - Cerebral Romantic Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 35350 - Cerebral Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 46696 - Classic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 40804 - Controversial Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 89112 - Critically-acclaimed British Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 74324 - Critically-acclaimed British Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 68354 - Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 24952 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 25136 - Critically-acclaimed Dark Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 39718 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 24582 - Critically-acclaimed Emotional Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 16181 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 6341 - Critically-acclaimed Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 9904 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Comedies
- 16740 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Documentaries
- 8270 - Critically-acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 78273 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 68517 - Critically-acclaimed Gritty Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 77922 - Critically-acclaimed Heartfelt Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 79727 - Critically-acclaimed Lesbian Dramas
- 72038 - Critically-acclaimed Lesbian Movies
- 17129 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 16985 - Critically-acclaimed Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 78285 - Critically-acclaimed Steamy Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 17492 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 16151 - Critically-acclaimed Understated Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 7102 - Critically-acclaimed Witty Gay & Lesbian Movies
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Horror
- 32077 - Cult Demon Horror Movies
- 32097 - Cult Demon Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 72222 - Cult Dysfunctional-Family Horror Movies
- 89577 - Cult Horror Comedy
- 23504 - Cult Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 5300 - Cult Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 5329 - Cult Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 19207 - Cult Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 19516 - Cult Revenge Horror Movies
- 6058 - Cult Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 20492 - Cult Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 43066 - Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 46489 - Cult Supernatural Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 46398 - Cult Supernatural Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 76046 - Cult Vampire Horror Movies
- 75955 - Cult Vampire Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 44726 - Cult Viral Plague Horror Movies
- 76025 - Cult Zombie Horror Movies
- 88896 - Dark Deadly Disaster Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 89193 - Dark Foreign Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 45852 - Dark Mad-Scientist Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 71819 - Dark Post-Apocalypse Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 6744 - Dark Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 83675 - Dark Supernatural TV Horror
- 40417 - Dark Suspenseful Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 87908 - Dark Suspenseful TV Horror
- 83161 - Dark TV Horror
- 89604 - Dark Vampire TV Horror
- 34940 - Dark Viral Plague Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 76111 - Dark Zombie Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 75933 - Deadly Disaster Horror Movies
- 75639 - Deadly Disaster Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 45083 - Deep Sea B-Horror Movies
- 45224 - Deep Sea Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 29500 - Demon B-Horror Movies
- 31556 - Demon Horror Movies
- 30625 - Demon Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 76532 - Dinosaur Horror Movies
- 24363 - Drug Horror Movies
- 27283 - Dysfunctional-Family Horror Movies
- 85709 - East Asian Haunted House Horror Movies
- 87004 - East Asian Horror Movies
- 8654 - Foreign Horror Movies
- 87282 - East Asian Revenge Horror Movies
- 85984 - East Asian Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 86604 - East Asian Supernatural Horror Movies
- 86883 - East Asian Vampire Horror Movies
- 87182 - East Asian Zombie Horror Movies
- 61964 - Eastern European Horror Movies
- 18210 - End-of-the-World Horror Movies
- 21774 - End-of-the-World Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 40422 - Evil Kid Horror Movies
- 7052 - Exciting Cult Horror Movies
- 45828 - Exciting Deep Sea Horror Movies
- 93088 - Exciting Dinosaur Horror Movies
- 11723 - Exciting Horror Movies
- 23322 - Exciting Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 8711 - Horror Movies
- 7172 - Exciting Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 68423 - Exciting Shark Horror Movies
- 46551 - Exciting Supernatural Horror Movies
- 83142 - Exciting TV Horror
- 76121 - Exciting Vampire Horror Movies
- 52059 - Exciting Wilderness-survival Horror Movies
- 75653 - Exciting Zombie Horror Movies
- 42023 - Supernatural Horror Movies
- 570 - British Horror Movies from the 1960s
- 602 - British Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 75804 - Vampire Horror Movies
- 21852 - Father-Daughter Horror Movies
- 20277 - Father-Son Horror Movies
- 1287 - Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1960s
- 1341 - Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1980s
- 1155 - Campy Horror Movies
- 4140 - Campy Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 50099 - Forbidden-Love Horror Movies
- 46486 - Foreign Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 31219 - Foreign Demon Horror Movies
- 74423 - Foreign Dysfunctional-Family Horror Movies
- 45593 - Foreign Haunted House Horror Movies
- 68115 - Foreign High School Horror Movies
- 34954 - Foreign Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 20583 - Foreign Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 14710 - Foreign Revenge Horror Movies
- 19318 - Foreign Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 78926 - Foreign Showbiz Horror Movies
- 44284 - Foreign Supernatural Horror Movies
- 75723 - Foreign Vampire Horror Movies
- 87796 - Foreign Zombie B-Horror Movies
- 75899 - Foreign Zombie Horror Movies
- 64969 - French Horror Movies
- 2231 - Chinese Horror Movies
- 7782 - French-Language Horror Movies
- 8988 - Gay & Lesbian Horror Movies
- 65326 - German Horror Movies
- 75920 - German Zombie Horror Movies
- 83089 - Ghost-story TV Horror
- 7325 - Goofy Cult Horror Movies
- 46499 - Goofy Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 89539 - Goofy Horror Comedy
- 46450 - Goofy Supernatural Horror Movies
- 53147 - Gory Asian Horror
- 44617 - Gory Australian Horror Movies
- 8372 - Gory B-Horror Movies
- 24334 - Gory British Horror Movies
- 46418 - Gory British Supernatural Horror Movies
- 75727 - Gory British Zombie Horror Movies
- 56573 - Gory Canadian Horror Movies
- 91616 - Gory Canadian Revenge Horror Movies
- 56200 - Gory Canadian Supernatural Horror Movies
- 39992 - Gory College Horror Movies
- 60682 - Gory Conspiracy Horror Movies
- 73657 - Gory Conspiracy Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 16496 - Gory Cult B-Horror Movies
- 32042 - Gory Cult Demon Horror Movies
- 89565 - Gory Cult Horror Comedy
- 85517 - Gory Cult Horror Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 38387 - Gory Cult Mad-Scientist Horror Movies
- 23637 - Gory Cult Revenge Horror Movies
- 16432 - Gory Cult Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 20784 - Gory Cult Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 44282 - Gory Cult Supernatural Horror Movies
- 75742 - Gory Cult Vampire Horror Movies
- 75844 - Gory Cult Zombie Horror Movies
- 80878 - Gory Deadly Disaster Horror Movies
- 45008 - Gory Deep Sea Horror Movies
- 29003 - Gory Demon Horror Movies
- 71941 - Gory Dysfunctional-Family Horror Movies
- 86133 - Gory East Asian Horror Movies
- 87770 - Gory East Asian Revenge Horror Movies
- 87422 - Gory East Asian Serial-Killer Horror Movies
- 87229 - Gory East Asian Zombie Horror Movies
- 21663 - Gory End-of-the-World Horror Movies
- 71833 - Gory End-of-the-World Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 39736 - Gory Father-Son Horror Movies
- 66922 - Gory Foreign B-Horror Movies
- 16980 - Gory Foreign Cult Horror Movies