Netflix’s Secret Codes for Movies You Should Know
What makes Netflix one of the most popular streaming services in the world? Well, there are dozens of reasons for that, but one of the top reasons is that users can access a huge variety of TV shows and movies categorized into different genres, making it easy to find something to watch according to your mood.
But did you know that Netflix has a special series of codes that you can use to access even more specific genres of movies? That’s right – by inputting a code, you can bring up a list of movies that Netflix has sorted into that genre, making it easy to find exactly what you want to watch.
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How/Where to Insert Netflix Genre Codes
It’s really simple to find movies on Netflix using a code. For that, you first need the code for the genre of movie you want to watch.
- Go through this post to find a comprehensive list of all the codes and what they correspond to.
- With the code, go to Netflix’s website, and login to your account.
- In the URL bar, delete everything after the
www.netflix.com/and replace it withbrowse/genre/followed by the code. For example, if you want to watch a movie from the Action & Adventure genre (which its code is 1365), you would inputwww.netflix.com/browse/genre/1365into the URL bar. - Hit Enter and you should be taken to a page listing all the movies in that genre.
Netflix Movie Codes in General
Here are a list of all the Netflix movie genre and its respective codes.
| Movie Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Action & Adventure | 1365 |
| Action Comedies | 43040 |
| Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1568 |
| Action Thrillers | 43048 |
| Adult Animation | 11881 |
| Adventures | 7442 |
| African Movies | 3761 |
| Alien Sci-Fi | 3327 |
| Animal Tales | 5507 |
| Anime | 7424 |
| Anime Action | 2653 |
| Anime Comedies | 9302 |
| Anime Dramas | 452 |
| Anime Fantasy | 11146 |
| Anime Features | 3063 |
| Anime Horror | 10695 |
| Anime Sci-Fi | 2729 |
| Anime Series | 6721 |
| Art House Movies | 29764 |
| Asian Action Movies | 77232 |
| Australian Movies | 5230 |
| B-Horror Movies | 8195 |
| Baseball Movies | 12339 |
| Basketball Movies | 12762 |
| Belgian Movies | 262 |
| Biographical Docs | 3652 |
| Biographical Dramas | 3179 |
| Boxing Movies | 12443 |
| British Movies | 10757 |
| British TV Shows | 52117 |
| Campy Movies | 1252 |
| Children & Family Movies | 783 |
| Chinese Movies | 3960 |
| Classic Action & Adventure | 46576 |
| Classic Comedies | 31694 |
| Classic Dramas | 29809 |
| Classic Foreign Movies | 32473 |
| Classic Movies | 31574 |
| Classic Musicals | 32392 |
| Classic Romantic Movies | 31273 |
| Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 47147 |
| Classic Thrillers | 46588 |
| Classic TV Shows | 46553 |
| Classic War Movies | 48744 |
| Classic Westerns | 47465 |
| Comedies | 6548 |
| Comic Book and Superhero | 10118 |
| Country & Western/Folk | 1105 |
| Courtroom Dramas | 2748 |
| Creature Features | 6895 |
| Crime Action & Adventure | 9584 |
| Crime Documentaries | 9875 |
| Crime Dramas | 6889 |
| Crime Thrillers | 10499 |
| Crime TV Shows | 26146 |
| Cult Comedies | 9434 |
| Cult Horror Movies | 10944 |
| Cult Movies | 7627 |
| Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 4734 |
| Cult TV Shows | 74652 |
| Dark Comedies | 869 |
| Deep Sea Horror Movies | 45028 |
| Disney | 67673 |
| Disney Musicals | 59433 |
| Documentaries | 6839 |
| Dramas | 5763 |
| Dramas based on Books | 4961 |
| Dramas based on real life | 3653 |
| Dutch Movies | 10606 |
| Eastern European Movies | 5254 |
| Education for Kids | 10659 |
| Epics | 52858 |
| Experimental Movies | 11079 |
| Faith & Spirituality | 26835 |
| Faith & Spirituality Movies | 52804 |
| Family Features | 51056 |
| Fantasy Movies | 9744 |
| Film Noir | 7687 |
| Food & Travel TV | 72436 |
| Football Movies | 12803 |
| Foreign Action & Adventure | 11828 |
| Foreign Comedies | 4426 |
| Foreign Documentaries | 5161 |
| Foreign Dramas | 2150 |
| Foreign Horror Movies | 8654 |
| Foreign Movies | 7462 |
| Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 6485 |
| Foreign Thrillers | 10306 |
| French Movies | 58807 |
| Gangster Movies | 31851 |
| German Movies | 58886 |
| Greek Movies | 61115 |
| Historical Documentaries | 5349 |
| Horror Comedy | 89585 |
| Horror Movies | 8711 |
| Independent Action & Adventure | 11804 |
| Independent Comedies | 4195 |
| Independent Dramas | 384 |
| Independent Movies | 7077 |
| Independent Thrillers | 3269 |
| Indian Movies | 10463 |
| Irish Movies | 58750 |
| Italian Movies | 8221 |
| Japanese Movies | 10398 |
| Jazz & Easy Listening | 10271 |
| Kids Faith & Spirituality | 751423 |
| Kids Music | 52843 |
| Kids’ TV | 27346 |
| Korean Movies | 5685 |
| Korean TV Shows | 67879 |
| Late Night Comedies | 1402 |
| Latin American Movies | 1613 |
| Latin Music | 10741 |
| Martial Arts Movies | 8985 |
| Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling | 6695 |
| Middle Eastern Movies | 5875 |
| Military Action & Adventure | 2125 |
| Military Documentaries | 4006 |
| Military Dramas | 11 |
| Military TV Shows | 25804 |
| Miniseries | 4814 |
| Mockumentaries | 26 |
| Monster Movies | 947 |
| Movies based on children’s books | 10056 |
| 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 |
| Music & Concert Documentaries | 90361 |
| Music | 1701 |
| Musicals | 13335 |
| Mysteries | 9994 |
| New Zealand Movies | 63782 |
| Period Pieces | 12123 |
| Political Comedies | 2700 |
| Political Documentaries | 7018 |
| Political Dramas | 6616 |
| Political Thrillers | 10504 |
| Psychological Thrillers | 5505 |
| Quirky Romance | 36103 |
| Reality TV | 9833 |
| Religious Documentaries | 10005 |
| Rock & Pop Concerts | 3278 |
| Romantic Comedies | 5475 |
| Romantic Dramas | 1255 |
| Romantic Favorites | 502675 |
| Romantic Foreign Movies | 7153 |
| Romantic Independent Movies | 9916 |
| Romantic Movies | 8883 |
| Russian | 11567 |
| Satanic Stories | 6998 |
| Satires | 4922 |
| Scandinavian Movies | 9292 |
| Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1492 |
| Sci-Fi Adventure | 6926 |
| Sci-Fi Dramas | 3916 |
| Sci-Fi Horror Movies | 1694 |
| Sci-Fi Thrillers | 11014 |
| Science & Nature Documentaries | 2595 |
| Science & Nature TV | 52780 |
| Screwball Comedies | 9702 |
| Showbiz Dramas | 5012 |
| Showbiz Musicals | 13573 |
| Silent Movies | 53310 |
| Slapstick Comedies | 10256 |
| Slasher and Serial Killer Movies | 8646 |
| Soccer Movies | 12549 |
| Social & Cultural Documentaries | 3675 |
| Social Issue Dramas | 3947 |
| Southeast Asian Movies | 9196 |
| Spanish Movies | 58741 |
| Spiritual Documentaries | 2760 |
| Sports & Fitness | 9327 |
| Sports Comedies | 5286 |
| Sports Documentaries | 180 |
| Sports Dramas | 7243 |
| Sports Movies | 4370 |
| Spy Action & Adventure | 10702 |
| Spy Thrillers | 9147 |
| Stage Musicals | 55774 |
| Stand-up Comedy | 11559 |
| Steamy Romantic Movies | 35800 |
| Steamy Thrillers | 972 |
| Supernatural Horror Movies | 42023 |
| Supernatural Thrillers | 11140 |
| Tearjerkers | 6384 |
| Teen Comedies | 3519 |
| Teen Dramas | 9299 |
| Teen Screams | 52147 |
| Teen TV Shows | 60951 |
| Thrillers | 8933 |
| Travel & Adventure Documentaries | 1159 |
| TV Action & Adventure | 10673 |
| TV Cartoons | 11177 |
| TV Comedies | 10375 |
| TV Documentaries | 10105 |
| TV Dramas | 11714 |
| TV Horror | 83059 |
| TV Mysteries | 4366 |
| TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 1372 |
| TV Shows | 83 |
| Urban & Dance Concerts | 9472 |
| Vampire Horror Movies | 75804 |
| Werewolf Horror Movies | 75930 |
| Westerns | 7700 |
| World Music Concerts | 2856 |
| Zombie Horror Movies | 75405 |
Netflix Christmas-Theme Movies and Shows
Netflix has a bunch of hidden codes that you can use to unlock different types of content. Here are some codes that you can use to get Christmas-themed movies and TV shows:
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| British Christmas Children & Family Films | 1527064 |
| Canadian Christmas Children & Family Films | 1721544 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films | 1474017 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for ages 5 to 7 | 1477201 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for ages 8 to 10 | 1477204 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films for ages 11 to 12 | 1477206 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films from the 1990s | 1476024 |
| Christmas Children & Family Films from the 1990s | 147602 |
| European Christmas Children & Family Films | 1527063 |
| Family-friendly Christmas Films | 1394522 |
| Feel-good Christmas Children & Family Films | 1475066 |
| Goofy Christmas Children & Family Films | 1475071 |
| Romantic Christmas Films | 394527 |
Netflix Bollywood-Theme Movies and Shows
If you are a fan of Bollywood movies, then you will be happy to know that there is a secret code that will allow you to watch them on Netflix.
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Bollywood Exciting Crime Movies | 79798 |
| Bollywood Exciting Comedies | 89863 |
| Bollywood Exciting Dramas | 75096 |
| Bollywood Gangster Action and Adventure | 91543 |
| Bollywood Gangster Movies | 77081 |
| Bollywood Exciting Romantic Movies | 75094 |
Netfix Codes for Underdog Entertainment
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Inspiring Underdog Dramas | 28092 |
| Feel-Good Underdog Dramas | 28289 |
| Underdog Dramas Based on Books | 53238 |
| Underdog Family Dramas | 29584 |
Netfix Codes for Documentaries
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Biographical Documentaries | 3652 |
| British Historical Documentaries | 3661 |
| Conspiracy Theory Docuseries | 53599 |
| Critically Acclaimed Historical Documentaries | 10466 |
| Critically Acclaimed Military Historical Documentaries | 5288 |
Netflix Codes for Scary Movies
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Independent Thrillers | 3269 |
| Monster Movies | 947 |
| Ominous Action Thrillers | 83526 |
| Satanic Stories | 6998 |
| Scary Comedies | 932 |
| Slasher and Serial Killer Movies | 8646 |
| Supernatural Horror Movies | 42023 |
| Teen Screams | 52147 |
| Vampire Horror Movies | 75804 |
| Werewolf Horror Movies | 75930 |
| Zombie Horror Movies | 75405 |
Netflix Codes for Justice & Vindication Movies
| Genre | Netflix Codes |
| Best Actor Oscar-Winning Political Dramas | 84343 |
| Cerebral Courtroom Dramas | 15971 |
| Courtroom Dramas Based on Real Life | 11660 |
| Courtroom TV Comedies | 48553 |
Ready to watch your favorite show?
Remember these are just examples to give you an idea and are not all-inclusive. Now that you know what kinds of movies are available, you can start thinking about what you want to watch.
If you’re not sure where to start, try looking at a few of the different genres to see what looks interesting. There are plenty of great movies out there, so take your time and find something that you’ll enjoy. Thanks for reading!
Source: Mashable, Lifewire, and 12tomatoes.