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
Alphabetical order, based on the name of the subgenre:
- 12489 - Understated Period Pieces
- 13463 - Understated Period Pieces based on Books
- 161 - Gory Crime Movies
- 26349 - Understated Period Pieces based on classic literature
- 50729 - Understated Period Pieces based on real life
- 32891 - Understated Political Documentaries
- 77839 - Understated Political Historical Documentaries
- 59827 - Understated Political TV Shows
- 10392 - Understated Psychological Dramas
- 8787 - Understated Psychological Movies
- 7412 - Understated Psychological Thrillers
- 45529 - Understated Road Trip Comedies
- 45310 - Understated Road Trip Dramas
- 611 - Gory Crime Movies from the 1970s
- 45690 - Understated Road Trip Movies
- 35571 - Understated Romantic 20th Century Period Pieces
- 36194 - Understated Romantic British Dramas
- 54461 - Understated Romantic British Dramas based on Books
- 35753 - Understated Romantic British Independent Dramas
- 36048 - Understated Romantic British Independent Movies
- 35664 - Understated Romantic British Movies
- 55362 - Understated Romantic British Movies based on Books
- 36365 - Understated Romantic British Period Pieces
- 36012 - Understated Romantic Comedies
- 641 - Gory Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 36108 - Understated Romantic Coming-of-age Dramas
- 35354 - Understated Romantic Coming-of-age Movies
- 35628 - Understated Romantic Dramas
- 36294 - Understated Romantic Dramas about Marriage
- 53628 - Understated Romantic Dramas based on Books
- 36018 - Understated Romantic Dramas based on real life
- 35411 - Understated Romantic Dramas from the 1980s
- 35969 - Understated Romantic Dysfunctional-Family Movies
- 86822 - Understated Romantic East Asian Dramas
- 87347 - Understated Romantic East Asian Movies
- 56178 - Canadian Documentaries
- 2792 - Gory Crime Thrillers from the 1980s
- 35552 - Understated Romantic First-Love Dramas
- 35885 - Understated Romantic First-Love Movies
- 35884 - Understated Romantic Foreign Dramas
- 36145 - Understated Romantic Foreign Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 36097 - Understated Romantic Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 36035 - Understated Romantic Foreign Movies
- 65140 - Understated Romantic French Dramas
- 62662 - Understated Romantic French Movies
- 36297 - Understated Romantic French-Language Dramas
- 35580 - Understated Romantic French-Language Movies
- 526 - Gory Cult Comedies
- 35706 - Understated Romantic Gay & Lesbian Dramas
- 35651 - Understated Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies
- 35632 - Understated Romantic Independent Comedies
- 35542 - Understated Romantic Independent Dramas
- 36548 - Understated Romantic Independent First-Love Movies
- 35643 - Understated Romantic Independent Movies
- 92355 - Understated Romantic Lesbian Movies
- 36676 - Understated Romantic Movies
- 36292 - Understated Romantic Movies about Marriage
- 53878 - Understated Romantic Movies based on Books
- 1208 - Gory Cult Horror Movies
- 36665 - Understated Romantic Movies based on real life
- 35634 - Understated Romantic Movies from the 1980s
- 36443 - Understated Romantic Period Pieces
- 54044 - Understated Romantic Period Pieces based on Books
- 45251 - Understated Romantic Road Trip Movies
- 36778 - Understated Romantic Showbiz Dramas
- 35971 - Understated Romantic Showbiz Movies
- 36469 - Understated Romantic Tearjerkers
- 10125 - Understated Scandinavian Dramas
- 8389 - Understated Scandinavian Movies
- 3547 - Gory Cult Movies
- 39518 - Understated Sci-Fi Dramas
- 74268 - Understated Science & Technology Documentaries
- 74294 - Understated Science & Technology Movies
- 50884 - Understated Showbiz 20th Century Period Pieces
- 39745 - Understated Showbiz Documentaries
- 7147 - Understated Showbiz Dramas
- 9418 - Understated Showbiz Movies
- 44367 - Understated Showbiz Movies from the 1980s
- 50486 - Understated Slice of Life Documentaries
- 50228 - Understated Slice of Life Movies
- 1616 - Gory Cult Movies from the 1980s
- 11477 - Understated Social Issue Dramas
- 92556 - Understated Spanish-Language Comedies
- 53370 - Understated Spanish-Language Dramas
- 93044 - Understated Spanish-Language Independent Dramas
- 93050 - Understated Spanish-Language Independent Movies
- 53418 - Understated Spanish-Language Movies
- 45361 - Understated Sports Documentaries
- 33434 - Understated Sports Dramas
- 22622 - Understated Sports Movies
- 49249 - Understated Spy Dramas
- 3769 - Gory Dramas from the 1980s
- 15947 - Understated Spy Movies
- 53619 - Understated Spy Thrillers
- 30386 - Understated Steamy Romance
- 40771 - Understated Suspenseful British Movies
- 70147 - Understated Suspenseful British TV Dramas
- 52222 - Understated Suspenseful British TV Mysteries
- 52350 - Understated Suspenseful British TV Shows
- 38428 - Understated Suspenseful Foreign Movies
- 58957 - Understated Suspenseful French Movies
- 58282 - Understated Suspenseful French-Language Movies
- 2330 - Gory Dramas on Blu-ray
- 38924 - Understated Suspenseful Independent Movies
- 38365 - Understated Suspenseful Movies
- 54590 - Understated Suspenseful Movies based on Books
- 38725 - Understated Suspenseful Psychological Movies
- 50597 - Understated Suspenseful Spy Movies
- 40251 - Understated Suspenseful TV Dramas
- 79512 - Understated Suspenseful TV Dramas from the 1990s
- 38505 - Understated Suspenseful TV Mysteries
- 79482 - Understated Suspenseful TV Mysteries from the 1990s
- 38582 - Understated Suspenseful TV Shows
- 3157 - Gory Foreign Crime Movies from the 1980s
- 79309 - Understated Suspenseful TV Shows from the 1990s
- 10623 - Understated Tearjerkers
- 55655 - Understated Thrillers based on Books
- 68866 - Understated Thrillers based on contemporary literature
- 39758 - Understated Thrillers based on real life
- 42407 - Understated Thrillers Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 25806 - Understated Thrillers from the 1980s
- 80987 - Understated True Crime Dramas
- 81048 - Understated True Crime Movies
- 25794 - Understated TV Comedies
- 3015 - Gory Foreign Crime Thrillers
- 55364 - Understated TV Documentaries
- 25952 - Understated TV Dramas
- 70625 - Understated TV Dramas created by Colin Dexter
- 42059 - Understated TV Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 45860 - Understated TV Dramas from the 1980s
- 79291 - Understated TV Dramas from the 1990s
- 26185 - Understated TV Mysteries
- 41860 - Understated TV Mysteries created by Colin Dexter
- 28199 - Understated TV Mysteries from the 1980s
- 79390 - Understated TV Mysteries from the 1990s
- 2673 - Gory Foreign Dramas
- 26188 - Understated TV Shows
- 41417 - Understated TV Shows created by Colin Dexter
- 42768 - Understated TV Shows Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 26054 - Understated TV Shows from the 1980s
- 79533 - Understated TV Shows from the 1990s
- 27113 - Understated Underdog Movies
- 7859 - Understated War Movies
- 37836 - Understated Wilderness-survival Movies
- 34588 - Understated Workplace Movies
- 92372 - Understated WWI Movies
- 6814 - Special Interest
- 537 - Gory Foreign Thrillers
- 70130 - Understated WWII Dramas
- 70758 - Understated WWII Movies
- 50040 - Unexplained Mysteries Documentaries
- 49885 - Unexplained Mysteries Movies
- 49783 - Unexplained Mysteries Science & Nature Documentaries
- 50460 - Unexplained Mysteries Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 48909 - Unexplained Mysteries TV Documentaries
- 73611 - US Civil Historical War Documentaries
- 73575 - US Civil War Documentaries
- 70819 - US Civil War Movies
- 3086 - Gory Horror Movies on Blu-ray
- 81657 - US Civil War Movies based on Books
- 77216 - US Political TV Shows
- 77122 - US Science & Technology Documentaries
- 74760 - US Showbiz TV Shows
- 89288 - US Supernatural TV Horror
- 77957 - US TV Mysteries Featuring a Strong Female Lead
- 93001 - Valentine's Day Comedies
- 50117 - Valentine's Day Movies
- 75566 - Vampire Action & Adventure
- 76076 - Vampire Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 4768 - Gory Independent Comedies
- 75764 - Vampire Action Thrillers
- 75519 - Vampire Asian Horror
- 75593 - Vampire Comedies
- 75656 - Vampire Comic Book and Superhero Movies
- 87857 - Vampire Creatures, Monsters & Mutants Movies
- 75824 - Vampire Dramas
- 76097 - Vampire Horror Movies from the 1970s
- 75512 - Vampire Movies based on Books
- 75591 - Vampire Movies from the 1970s
- 75770 - Vampire Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1199 - Gory Independent Dramas
- 75556 - Vampire Sci-Fi Horror Movies
- 75801 - Vampire Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
- 75545 - Vampire Teen Screams
- 75691 - Vampire Thrillers
- 77149 - Vampire TV Dramas
- 83082 - Vampire TV Horror
- 84089 - Vampire TV Mysteries
- 75803 - Vampire TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 75501 - Vampire TV Shows
- 70952 - Vietnam Historical War Documentaries
- 4695 - Gory Independent Horror Movies
- 70499 - Vietnam War 20th Century Period Pieces
- 70426 - Vietnam War 20th Century Period Pieces from the 1980s
- 70651 - Vietnam War Action & Adventure
- 71069 - Vietnam War Documentaries
- 71239 - Vietnam War Dramas
- 70881 - Vietnam War Dramas based on real life
- 70560 - Vietnam War Dramas from the 1980s
- 70058 - Vietnam War Movies
- 70598 - Vietnam War Movies based on real life
- 70779 - Vietnam War Movies from the 1980s
- 1407 - Gory Independent Movies
- 70492 - Vietnam War Social & Cultural Documentaries
- 6374 - Violent Action & Adventure
- 78586 - Violent Action & Adventure based on a Video Game
- 55300 - Violent Action & Adventure based on Books
- 12630 - Violent Action & Adventure based on real life
- 36990 - Violent Action & Adventure directed by Takashi Miike
- 21327 - Violent Action & Adventure from the 1960s
- 9652 - Violent Action & Adventure from the 1970s
- 9684 - Violent Action & Adventure from the 1980s
- 70291 - Violent Action & Adventure set in Ancient Times
- 2214 - Gory Italian Crime Movies
- 71409 - Violent Action & Adventure set in the Middle Ages
- 64178 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Bruce Willis
- 58941 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Dolph Lundgren
- 83540 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Jason Statham
- 21752 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Steven Seagal
- 34654 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Sylvester Stallone
- 73503 - Violent Action & Adventure starring Yun-Fat Chow
- 43042 - Violent Action Thrillers
- 53291 - Violent Action Thrillers based on Books
- 80225 - Violent Action Thrillers based on Real Life
- 4347 - Gory Italian Movies from the 1970s
- 85504 - Violent Action Thrillers from the 1960s
- 43724 - Violent Action Thrillers from the 1970s
- 43061 - Violent Action Thrillers from the 1980s
- 62881 - Violent Action Thrillers starring Bruce Willis
- 77923 - Violent Action Thrillers starring Dolph Lundgren
- 83532 - Violent Action Thrillers starring Jason Statham
- 43881 - Violent Action Thrillers starring Steven Seagal
- 43907 - Violent Action Thrillers starring Sylvester Stallone
- 33319 - Violent Adult Animation
- 10303 - Violent Adventures
- 4371 - Gory Italian Movies from the 1980s
- 92510 - Violent Adventures set in the Middle Ages
- 78969 - Violent African Movies
- 26924 - Violent African-American Crime Action & Adventure
- 9148 - Violent African-American Movies
- 9228 - Violent Alien Sci-Fi
- 24260 - Violent Animation
- 78374 - Violent Asian Action & Adventure
- 77242 - Violent Asian Action Movies
- 80419 - Violent Asian Action Movies based on Real Life
- 77743 - Violent Asian Action Movies directed by Takashi Miike
- 4945 - Gory Japanese Horror Movies
- 88562 - Violent Asian Action Movies set in Ancient Times
- 77627 - Violent Asian Action Movies starring Yun-Fat Chow
- 76495 - Violent Assassination Action & Adventure