These Netflix Secret Codes will help you find what to watch fast

It’s a scenario we’ve all been through. You open Netflix, ready to watch something, but end up endlessly scrolling through options, unable to decide. While Netflix’s algorithm does its best to suggest titles, it doesn’t always get it right. Luckily, there’s a way to simplify things: Netflix’s Secret Codes. These hidden codes have been around for a long time now and unlock categories you won’t easily find by browsing Netflix. 

Whether it’s heart-pounding Action Thrillers (43048) or a collection of Indian Movies (10463), Netflix’s secret codes let you jump straight to the kind of content you’re in the mood for. So, if you’re done wasting time scrolling, here’s how to use Netflix’s Secret Codes to find your next watch faster.

How to unlock hidden categories using Netflix's secret codes

To enter Netflix codes on a smart TV, launch the Netflix app and navigate to the search function. Then, use your remote to enter the code in the search box. On a PS4 or PS5, while there’s no way to enter a secret code directly, there’s a workaround. 

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Simply go to the search function and type in the genre you’re looking for. In the results, look for Explore titles related to and select the specific genre you’re seeking. On an iPhone, launch the Netflix app, tap Search, and enter the code in the search box.

Sample Netflix secret codes

While we can’t include all 4,000+ codes here (Netflix keeps adding new ones), here are a few popular codes to get you started:

Action & Adventure: 1365

• Action Comedies: 43040
• Action Thrillers: 43048
• Action with a Side of Romance: 81647318
• Adventures: 7442
• Asian Action Movies: 77232
• Classic Action & Adventure: 46576
• Comic Book & Superhero Movies: 10118
• Crime Action & Adventure: 9584
• Foreign Action & Adventure: 11828
• Martial Arts Movies: 8985
• Military Action & Adventure: 2125
• Spy Action & Adventure: 10702
• Westerns: 7700

Animation: 4698

• Adult Animation: 11881

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

Children & Family Movies: 783

• Animal Tales: 5507
• Disney: 67673
• Education for Kids: 10659
• Family Features: 51056
• Kids Music: 52843
• Kids TV: 27346
• Movies Based on Kids’ Books: 10056
• Movies for Ages 0-2: 6796
• Movies for Ages 2-4: 6218
• Movies for Ages 5-7: 5455
• Movies for Ages 8-10: 561
• Movies for Ages 11-12: 6962
• TV Cartoons: 11177

Classics: 31574

• Classic Comedies: 31694
• Classic Dramas: 29809
• Classic Foreign Movies: 32473
• Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 47147
• Classic Thrillers: 46588
• Classic War Movies: 48744
• Classic Westerns: 47465
• Epics: 52858
• Film Noir: 7687
• Silent Movies: 53310

Comedy: 6548

• Dark Comedies: 869
• Foreign Comedies: 4426.
• Late Night Comedies: 1402
• Mockumentaries: 26
• Political Comedies: 2700
• Romantic Comedies: 5475
• Satires: 4922
• Screwball Comedies: 9702
• Slapstick Comedies: 10256
• Sports Comedies: 5286
• Stand-Up Comedy: 11559
• Teen Comedies: 3519

Documentaries: 6839

• Biographical Documentaries: 3652
• Crime Documentaries: 9875
• Foreign Documentaries: 5161
• Historical Documentaries: 5349
• Military Documentaries: 4006
• Music & Concert Documentaries: 90361
• Political Documentaries: 7018
• Religious Documentaries: 10005
• Science & Nature Documentaries: 2595
• Social & Cultural Documentaries: 3675
• Sports Documentaries: 180
• Travel & Adventure Documentaries: 1159

Drama: 5763

• Biographical Dramas: 3179
• Classic Dramas: 29809
• Courtroom Dramas: 52858
• Crime Dramas: 6889
• Dramas Based on Books: 4961
• Dramas Based on Real Life: 3653
• Foreign Dramas: 2150
• Gay & Lesbian Dramas: 500
• Independent Dramas: 384
• Military Dramas: 11
• Period Pieces: 12123
• Political Dramas: 6616
• Romantic Dramas: 1255
• Showbiz Dramas: 5012
• Social Issue Dramas: 3947
• Sports Dramas: 7243
• Tearjerkers: 6384
• Teen Dramas: 9299

Horror: 8711

• B-Horror Movies: 8195
• Creature Features: 6895
• Cult Horror Movies: 10944
• Deep Sea Horror Movies: 45028
• Foreign Horror Movies: 8654
• Goofy Horror Movies: 4021
• Horror Comedy: 89585
• High-Brow Horror: 3261672
• Monster Movies: 947
• Satanic Stories: 6998
• Slasher & Serial Killer Movies: 8646
• Small Town Scares: 81496215
• Supernatural Horror Movies: 42023
• Survival Horror: 2939659
• Teen Screams: 52147
• Vampire Horror Movies: 75804
• Werewolf Horror Movies: 75930
• Zombie Horror Movies: 75405

Music: 1701

• Classic Musicals: 32392
• Country & Western/Folk: 1105
• Disney Musicals: 59433
• Jazz & Easy Listening: 10271
• Kids Music: 52843
• Latin Music: 10741
• Musicals: 13335
• Rock & Pop Concerts: 3278
• Showbiz Musicals: 13573
• Stage Musicals: 55774
• Urban & Dance Concerts: 9472
• World Music Concerts: 2856

Romance: 8883

• Classic Romantic Movies: 31273
• Quirky Romance: 36103
• Romantic Comedies: 5475
• Romantic Dramas: 1255
• Romantic Favorites: 502675
• Romantic Foreign Movies: 7153
• Romantic Independent Movies: 9916
• Steamy Romantic Movies: 35800
• 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
• Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 6485
• Sci-Fi Adventure: 6926
• Sci-Fi Dramas: 3916
• Sci-Fi Horror Movies: 1694
• Sci-Fi Thrillers: 11014

Sports: 4370

• Baseball Movies: 12339
• Basketball Movies: 12762
• BMX & Extreme Riding: 4582
• Boxing Movies: 12443
• Car & Motorsport Movies: 49944
• Football Movies: 12803
• Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling: 6695
• Soccer Movies: 12549
• Sports Comedies: 5286
• Sports Documentaries: 180
• Sports Dramas: 7243
• Sports & Fitness: 9327

Thrillers: 8933

• Action Thrillers: 43048
• Classic Thrillers: 46588
• Crime Thrillers: 10499
• Foreign Thrillers: 10306
• Gangster Movies: 31851
• Independent Thrillers: 3269
• Mysteries: 9994
• Political Thrillers: 10504
• Psychological Thrillers: 5505
• Sci-Fi Thrillers: 11014
• Spy Thrillers: 9147
• Steamy Thrillers: 972
• Supernatural Thrillers: 11140

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TV Shows: 83

• British TV Shows: 52117
• Gentle British Reality TV: 81240711
• Classic TV Shows: 46553
• Crime TV Shows: 26146
• Cult TV Shows: 74652
• Food & Travel TV: 72436
• Kids TV: 27346
• Korean TV Shows: 67879
• Military TV Shows: 25804
• Miniseries: 4814
• Reality TV: 9833
• Science & Nature TV: 52780
• Teen TV Shows: 60951
• TV Action & Adventure: 10673
• TV Comedies: 10375
• TV Documentaries: 10105
• TV Dramas: 11714
• TV Horror: 83059
• TV Mysteries: 4366
• TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1372

Foreign: 7462

• African Movies: 3761
• Arabic Movies: 107456
• Argentinian Movies: 100310
• Art House Movies: 29764
• Australian Movies: 5230
• Belgian Movies: 262
• Bollywood Movies: 5480
• Brazilian Movies: 100373
• British Movies: 10757
• Canadian Movies: 107519
• Chinese Movies: 3960
• Classic Foreign Movies:32473
• Dutch Movies: 10606
• Eastern European Movies:5254
• Foreign Action & Adventure:11828
• 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
• French Movies: 58807
• German Movies: 58886
• Greek Movies: 61115
• Indian Movies: 10463
• Irish Movies: 58750
• Italian Movies: 8221
• Japanese Movies: 10398
• Korean Movies: 5685
• Latin American Movies: 1613
• Middle Eastern Movies: 5875
• New Zealand Movies: 63782
• Romantic Foreign Movies: 7153
• Russian: 11567
• Scandinavian Movies: 9292
• Southeast Asian Movies: 9196
• Spanish Movies: 58741
• Cult Movies: 7627
• B-Horror Movies: 8195
• Campy Movies: 1252
• Cult Comedies: 9434
• Cult Horror Movies: 10944
• Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 4734

LGBT+: 5977

• Foreign LGBT+ Movies: 8243
• LGBT+ Comedies: 7120
• LGBT+ Documentaries: 4720.
• LGBT+ Dramas: 500
• LGBT+ TV Shows: 65263
• Romantic LGBT+ Movies: 3329
• Independent Movies: 7077
• Experimental Movies: 11079
• Independent Action & Adventure: 11804
• Independent Comedies: 4195
• Independent Dramas: 384
• Independent Thrillers: 3269
• Romantic Independent Movies: 9916

Christmas: 107985

• Christmas Children & Family Movies: 1474017
• Christmas Classics: 1394522
• Christmas Comedies: 1394524
• Christmas Documentaries: 1421050
• Christmas Movies Based on Books: 1394529
• Christmas Movies for ages 5 to 7: 1477201
• Christmas Movies for ages 8 to 10: 1477204
• Christmas Movies for ages 11 to 12: 1477206
• Christmas Movies for the Whole Family: 1394528
• Christmas Horror Movies: 1394523
• Christmas TV shows: 1394525
• Cozy Christmas: 81346420
• European Christmas Family Movies: 1527063
• More Naughty Than Nice: 81354837
• Romantic Christmas Comedies: 1394526
• Romantic Christmas Movies: 1394527
• Twisted Christmas: 2300975

Halloween: 81612176

• Halloween Favorites: 36103
• Halloween Children & Family Movies: 10056
• Halloween Cult Horror Movies: 10944
• Halloween Horror Comedy: 89585
• Halloween Independent Thrillers: 9916
• Halloween Monster Movies: 947
• Halloween Mysteries: 9994
• Halloween Sci-Fi Horror: 1694
• Halloween Teen Screams: 52147
• Supernatural Horror: 42023