As the world’s leading streaming platform (having over 260 million paying subscribers at the end of Q4 2024, according to Statista), Netflix offers a vast library of content. But with so much to choose from, finding the perfect movie or show can be a challenge. Fortunately, Netflix has hidden genre categories that you can unlock with special codes. In this post, we’ll share a list of secret codes that lets you access different genres on Netflix and we’ll explain how you can use them to refine your searches.
What are Netflix Codes?
Netflix offers a variety of genres you can browse like Action thrillers, Adventures, Dramas, Sports, etc. But there’s a whole treasure trove of hidden categories that you may never have explored. To help you discover even more specific movies and shows tailored to your interests, Netflix offers a bunch of genres that you can access by entering some unique codes.
When you use these codes, you’ll be able to unlock a more personalized Netflix experience. These codes help you refine your Netflix searches to find exactly what you’re in the mood for.
List of All Secret Netflix Codes
Before you learn how to use secret Netflix codes to get to those hidden Netflix genres, here’s a list of all the secret Netflix codes and the genres they correspond to.
| Category | Category Code |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 1365 |
| Asian Action Movies | 77232 |
| Classic Action & Adventure | 46576 |
| Action Comedies | 43040 |
| Action Thrillers | 43048 |
| Adventures | 7442 |
| Comic Book and Superhero Movies | 10118 |
| Westerns | 7700 |
| Spy Action & Adventure | 10702 |
| Crime Action & Adventure | 9584 |
| Foreign Action & Adventure | 11828 |
| Martial Arts Movies | 8985 |
| Military Action & Adventure | 2125 |
| Anime | 7424 |
| Adult Animation | 11881 |
| Anime Action | 2653 |
| Anime Comedies | 9302 |
| Anime Dramas | 452 |
| Anime Features | 3063 |
| Anime Horror | 10695 |
| Anime Fantasy | 11146 |
| Anime Series | 6721 |
| Children & Family Movies | 783 |
| Movies for ages 0 to 2 | 6796 |
| Movies for ages 2 to 4 | 6218 |
| Movies for ages 5 to 7 | 5455 |
| Movies for ages 8 to 10 | 561 |
| Movies for ages 11 to 12 | 6962 |
| Education for Kids | 10659 |
| Disney | 67673 |
| Movies based on children’s books | 10056 |
| Family Features | 51056 |
| TV Cartoons | 11177 |
| Kids’ TV | 27346 |
| Kids Music | 52843 |
| Animal Tales | 5507 |
| Classic Movies | 31574 |
| Classic Comedies | 31694 |
| Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 47147 |
| Classic Thrillers | 46588 |
| Film Noir | 7687 |
| Classic War Movies | 48744 |
| Epics | 52858 |
| Classic Foreign Movies | 32473 |
| Silent Movies | 53310 |
| Classic Westerns | 47465 |
| Comedies | 6548 |
| Dark Comedies | 869 |
| Foreign Comedies | 4426 |
| Late Night Comedies | 1402 |
| Mockumentaries | 26 |
| Political Comedies | 2700 |
| Screwball Comedies | 9702 |
| Sports Comedies | 5286 |
| Stand-up Comedy | 11559 |
| Teen Comedies | 3519 |
| Satires | 4922 |
| Romantic Comedies | 5475 |
| Slapstick Comedies | 10256 |
| Cult Movies | 7627 |
| B-Horror Movies | 8195 |
| Campy Movies | 1252 |
| Cult Horror Movies | 10944 |
| Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 4734 |
| Cult Comedies | 9434 |
| Documentaries | 6839 |
| Biographical Documentaries | 3652 |
| Crime Documentaries | 9875 |
| Foreign Documentaries | 5161 |
| Historical Documentaries | 5349 |
| Military Documentaries | 4006 |
| Sports Documentaries | 180 |
| Music & Concert Documentaries | 90361 |
| Travel & Adventure Documentaries | 1159 |
| Political Documentaries | 7018 |
| Religious Documentaries | 10005 |
| Science & Nature Documentaries | 2595 |
| Social & Cultural Documentaries | 3675 |
| Dramas | 5763 |
| Biographical Dramas | 3179 |
| Classic Dramas | 29809 |
| Courtroom Dramas | 528582748 |
| Crime Dramas | 6889 |
| Dramas based on Books | 4961 |
| Dramas based on real life | 3653 |
| Tearjerkers | 6384 |
| Foreign Dramas | 2150 |
| Sports Dramas | 7243 |
| Gay & Lesbian Dramas | 500 |
| Independent Dramas | 384 |
| Teen Dramas | 9299 |
| Military Dramas | 11 |
| Period Pieces | 12123 |
| Political Dramas | 6616 |
| Romantic Dramas | 1255 |
| Showbiz Dramas | 5012 |
| Social Issue Dramas | 3947 |
| Faith & Spirituality | 26835 |
| Faith & Spirituality Movies | 52804 |
| Spiritual Documentaries | 2760 |
| Kids Faith & Spirituality | 751423 |
| Foreign Movies | 7462 |
| Art House Movies | 29764 |
| Foreign Action & Adventure | 11828 |
| Classic Foreign Movies | 32473 |
| Foreign Comedies | 4426 |
| Foreign Documentaries | 5161 |
| Foreign Dramas | 2150 |
| Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies | 8243 |
| Foreign Horror Movies | 8654 |
| Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 6485 |
| Foreign Thrillers | 10306 |
| Romantic Foreign Movies | 7153 |
| African Movies | 3761 |
| Australian Movies | 5230 |
| Belgian Movies | 262 |
| Korean Movies | 5685 |
| Latin American Movies | 1613 |
| Middle Eastern Movies | 5875 |
| New Zealand Movies | 63782 |
| Russian | 11567 |
| Scandinavian Movies | 9292 |
| Southeast Asian Movies | 9196 |
| Spanish Movies | 58741 |
| Greek Movies | 61115 |
| German Movies | 58886 |
| French Movies | 58807 |
| Eastern European Movies | 5254 |
| Dutch Movies | 10606 |
| Irish Movies | 58750 |
| Japanese Movies | 10398 |
| Italian Movies | 8221 |
| Indian Movies | 10463 |
| Chinese Movies | 3960 |
| British Movies | 10757 |
| Gay & Lesbian Movies | 5977 |
| Gay & Lesbian Comedies | 7120 |
| Gay & Lesbian Dramas | 500 |
| Romantic Gay & Lesbian Movies | 3329 |
| Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies | 8243 |
| Gay & Lesbian Documentaries | 4720 |
| Gay & Lesbian TV Shows | 65263 |
| Horror Movies | 8711 |
| B-Horror Movies | 8195 |
| Creature Features | 6895 |
| Cult Horror Movies | 10944 |
| Deep Sea Horror Movies | 45028 |
| Foreign Horror Movies | 8654 |
| Horror Comedy | 89585 |
| Monster Movies | 947 |
| Slasher and Serial Killer Movies | 8646 |
| Supernatural Horror Movies | 42024 |
| Teen Screams | 52147 |
| Vampire Horror Movies | 75804 |
| Werewolf Horror Movies | 75930 |
| Zombie Horror Movies | 75405 |
| Satanic Stories | 6998 |
| Independent Movies | 7077 |
| Experimental Movies | 11079 |
| Independent Action & Adventure | 11804 |
| Independent Thrillers | 3269 |
| Romantic Independent Movies | 9916 |
| Independent Comedies | 4195 |
| Independent Dramas | 384 |
| Music | 1701 |
| Kids Music | 52843 |
| Country & Western/Folk | 1105 |
| Jazz & Easy Listening | 10271 |
| Latin Music | 10741 |
| Urban & Dance Concerts | 9472 |
| World Music Concerts | 2856 |
| Rock & Pop Concerts | 3278 |
| Musicals | 13335 |
| Classic Musicals | 32392 |
| Disney Musicals | 59433 |
| Showbiz Musicals | 13573 |
| Stage Musicals | 55774 |
| Romantic Movies | 8883 |
| Romantic Favorites | 502675 |
| Quirky Romance | 36103 |
| Romantic Independent Movies | 9916 |
| Romantic Foreign Movies | 7153 |
| Romantic Dramas | 1255 |
| Steamy Romantic Movies | 35800 |
| Classic Romantic Movies | 31273 |
| Romantic Comedies | 5475 |
| Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1492 |
| Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1568 |
| Alien Sci-Fi | 3327 |
| Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 47147 |
| Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 4734 |
| Fantasy Movies | 9744 |
| Sci-Fi Adventure | 6926 |
| Sci-Fi Dramas | 3916 |
| Sci-Fi Horror Movies | 1694 |
| Sci-Fi Thrillers | 11014 |
| Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 6485 |
| Sports Movies | 4370 |
| Sports Comedies | 5286 |
| Sports Documentaries | 180 |
| Sports Dramas | 7243 |
| Baseball Movies | 12339 |
| Football Movies | 12803 |
| Boxing Movies | 12443 |
| Soccer Movies | 12549 |
| Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling | 6695 |
| Basketball Movies | 12762 |
| Sports & Fitness | 9327 |
| Thrillers | 8933 |
| Action Thrillers | 43048 |
| Classic Thrillers | 46588 |
| Crime Thrillers | 10499 |
| Foreign Thrillers | 10306 |
| Independent Thrillers | 3269 |
| Gangster Movies | 31851 |
| Psychological Thrillers | 5505 |
| Political Thrillers | 10504 |
| Mysteries | 9994 |
| Sci-Fi Thrillers | 11014 |
| Spy Thrillers | 9147 |
| Steamy Thrillers | 972 |
| Supernatural Thrillers | 11140 |
| TV Shows | 83 |
| British TV Shows | 52117 |
| Classic TV Shows | 46553 |
| Crime TV Shows | 26146 |
| Cult TV Shows | 74652 |
| Food & Travel TV | 72436 |
| Kids’ TV | 27346 |
| Korean TV Shows | 67879 |
| Miniseries | 4814 |
| Military TV Shows | 25804 |
| Science & Nature TV | 52780 |
| TV Action & Adventure | 10673 |
| TV Comedies | 10375 |
| TV Documentaries | 10105 |
| TV Dramas | 11714 |
| TV Horror | 83059 |
| TV Mysteries | 4366 |
| TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1372 |
| Reality TV | 9833 |
| Teen TV Shows | 60951 |
| Romantic Christmas Films | 1394527 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films | 1474017 |
| Family-friendly Christmas Films | 1394522 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for Ages 11 to 12 | 1477206 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for Ages 8 to 10 | 1477204 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for Ages 5 to 7 | 1477201 |
| Feel-good Christmas Children & Family Films | 1475066 |
| Goofy Christmas Children & Family Films | 1475071 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films from the 1990s | 1476024 |
| British Christmas Children & Family Films | 1527064 |
| European Christmas Children & Family Films | 1527063 |
| Canadian Christmas Children & Family Films | 1721544 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films from the 1990s | 1476024 |
| Classic SF & fantasy | 4714 |
| Classic TV shows | 46553 |
| Classic action & adventure | 46576 |
| Classic comedies | 31694 |
| Classic dramas | 29809 |
| Classic musical comedy | 32392 |
| Classic romantic movies | 31273 |
| Classic thrillers | 46588 |
| Classic war movies | 48744 |
| Classic westerns | 47465 |
| Taiwanese movies | 434295 |
| Thai Movies & TV | 107570 |
| Turkish movies | 1133133 |
| All movies | 34399 |
| Only on Netflix | 839338 |
| 90-Minute Movies | 81466194 |
| 30-Minute Laughs | 81602050 |
| 90-Minute Comedies | 81466224 |
| 90-Minute Family Movies | 81466229 |
| 90-Minute Horror | 81466239 |
| 90-Minute Rom-Coms | 81466228 |
| 90-Minute Thrillers | 81466222 |
| Binge-Worthy British Crime TV Shows | 1192582 |
| Chosen Family | 81231348 |
| Cyberpunk | 1964512 |
| Dystopian Futures | 2299461 |
| Don’t Watch Hungry | 3272152 |
| Family Movie Night | 2013975 |
| Gal-Pal TV Shows | 1143288 |
| High Brow Horror | 3261672 |
| Irreverent TV Comedies | 75480 |
| K-Dramas for Beginners | 2953105 |
| Movies Directed by Women | 2974953 |
| Pop Culture Icons | 81278963 |
| Reluctant Adults | 3053870 |
| Relentless Crime Thrillers | 81226732 |
| Schemers & Scammers | 81493295 |
| Small Town Charm | 81615585 |
| Supernatural Soaps | 81238162 |
| Swipe Right | 81582488 |
| Take a Trip Around the World | 81282911 |
| Team Players | 2752024 |
| Totally Awesome ’80s | 2314106 |
| Nostalgic ’90s | 2691941 |
| Watch in One Weekend | 3182735 |
| Watch in One Night | 3178549 |
| Gentle British Reality TV | 81240711 |
| Witchcraft & the Dark Arts | 81552046 |
| Action with a Side of Romance | 81647318 |
| Small Town Scares | 81496215 |
| Twisted Christmas | 2300975 |
| Human Connections | 81271205 |
| Short-Ass Movies | 81603903 |
| Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon | 81614959 |
| Spicy Romance | 81572628 |
| Lavish Reality Lifestyles | 81418611 |
| Animation | 4698 |
Yeah, there are a lot of these, aren’t they?
How to Use Secret Netflix Codes on PC
Netflix codes can only be used when you’re browsing Netflix on the web. This means you won’t be able to use these codes to access genres on the Netflix app on your phone, tablet, or TV.
- If you’re using Netflix on a PC, you can access a specific genre by entering the following URL in your browser’s address bar:
HTTPS://WWW.NETFLIX.COM/BROWSE/GENRE/[NETFLIX CODE] - Here, you’ll need to replace
[NETFLIX CODE]with any one of the codes that we’ve listed above. Once that’s done, press the Enter key on your keyboard and Netflix will now show your desired genre on the screen.
For instance, if you want to watch some 90-minute family movies on Netflix, you need to enter 81466229 in place of [NETFLIX CODE], which is the code for this specific genre. In this case, the URL for the genre would look like this: HTTPS://WWW.NETFLIX.COM/BROWSE/GENRE/81466229
This will prompt Netflix to show all the movies based on the chosen genre and you should see a screen that resembles the one below:
How to Use Netflix Codes on Phone, Tablet, and TV
While all that is well and good, not all of us watch Netflix exclusively on a laptop, right? So, What do you do if you want to browse a genre on the Netflix app on your Smart TV, iPhone, iPad, Android device, PS4, or Xbox One? It’s simple. You will have to manually enter the genre name on the app, not the code that’s assigned to it.
For example, let’s say I want to check out the genre “Comic Book and Superhero Movies”. Since I cannot use the genre code on the Netflix app, you’ll have to do it using these steps:
- Launch the Netflix app and tap on the search button. In the search box, start typing the genre you’re looking for. Instead of using the codes listed above, you will have to type the name of the genre from the list. In this instance, I’m searching for “Comic book and superhero”.
- In the results that pop up, scroll down to the “Explore Titles Related To” section. Here, tap on the exact genre you were looking for. That’s it, the search results will show up the movies in that specific genre.
This sure is a pretty lengthy way of getting these secret Netflix codes to work. It would definitely have been much easier if Netflix allowed you to enter codes on the search box instead of the genre names they correspond to.
Well, that was all about secret Netflix codes and how you can use them on a PC or the Netflix app on other devices. We make sure this list of secret Netflix codes is updated when the platform adds new genres.