Netflix genre codes: How to find Netflix’s hidden categories

We all love Netflix, but it’s very easy to spend hours scrolling around its menus, only to see the same old recommended movies or original TV shows. Sometimes, you want to try something new, and the best thing for that is to use Netflix’s hidden genre codes. The genre codes are strings of numbers for every imaginable genre of film or TV, that’ll help you easily refine your search.

Each code may look like a random collection of numbers, but when you add them into Netflix’s URL, they become the keys to the kingdom for a whole host of shows or movies that you never knew were on Netflix, because they were never suggested to you.

The codes work in every region that has Netflix, and even show you sub-genres and films on your list that are in that genre. This makes finding whatever film you’re in the mood for incredibly easy, whether it’s a film you’ve seen before, Netflix recommends for you, or that is so far removed from your previous tastes that Netflix would never imagine you watching it.

To use a Netflix genre code, just find the code for the genre you want below, and add it to the end of the URL bar like so:

http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER

Whether you want to find a new film in a genre you’ve watched to death, or explore a whole new genre that you’ve never tried before, just plug this code into the URL to find a list of all relevant films and shows.

Netflix Genre Codes: Action and Adventure

• Action & Adventure – 1365

• Action Comedies – 43040

• Action Thrillers – 43048

• Adventures – 7442

• Classic Action & Adventure – 46576

• Comic Book and Superhero – 10118

• Crime Action & Adventure – 9584

• Foreign Action & Adventure – 11828

• Martial Arts – 8985

• Asian Action Movies – 77232

• Military Action & Adventure – 2125

• Spy Action & Adventure – 10702

• Westerns – 7700

Netflix Genre Codes: Anime

• 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

Netflix Genre Codes: Children and Family

• Animal Tales – 5507

• Children & Family – 783

• Disney – 67673

• Education for Kids – 10659

• Family Features – 51056

• Movies age 0 to 2 – 6796

• Movies age 2 to 4 – 6218

• Movies age 5 to 7 – 5455

• Movies age 8 to 10 – 561

• Movies age 11 to 12 – 6962

• Movies based on children’s books – 10056

• Kids Music – 52843

• Kid’s TV – 27346

• TV Cartoons – 11177

Netflix Genre Codes: Classic Movies

• Classic Comedies – 31694

• Classic Dramas – 29809

• Classic Foreign Movies – 32473

• Classic Movies – 31574

• Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy – 47147

• Classic Thrillers – 46588

• Classic War Movies – 48744

• Classic Westerns – 47465

• Epics – 52858

• Film Noir – 7687

• Silent Movies – 53310

Netflix Genre Codes: Comedies

• B-Horror Movies – 8195

• Campy Movies – 1252

• Comedies – 6548

• Cult Comedies – 9434

• Cult Horror Movies – 10944

• Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy – 4734

• Dark Comedies – 869

• Foreign Comedies – 4426

• Independent Comedies – 4195

• 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

Netflix Genre Codes: Documentaries

• Biographical Documentaries – 3652

• Crime Documentaries – 9875

• Documentaries – 6839

• 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

• Spiritual Documentaries – 2760

• Travel & Adventure Documentaries – 1159

Netflix Genre Codes: Dramas

• Biographical Dramas – 3179

• Classic Dramas – 29809

• Courtroom Dramas – 528582748

• Crime Dramas – 6889

• Dramas – 5763

• Dramas based on books – 4961

• Dramas based on real life – 3653

• Faith & Spirituality – 26835

• Faith & Spirituality Movies – 52804

• Foreign Dramas – 2150

• Gay & Lesbian – 500

• Independent Dramas – 384

• Kids Faith & Spirituality – 751423

• Military Dramas – 11

• Period Pieces – 12123

• Political Dramas – 6616

• Romantic Dramas – 1255

• Showbiz Dramas – 5012

• Social Issues Dramas – 3947

• Tearjerkers – 6384

• Teen Dramas – 9299

Netflix Genre Codes: Foreign Movies

• Art House Movies – 29764

• Classic Foreign Movies – 32473

• Foreign Action & Adventure – 11828

• Foreign Comedies – 4426

• Foreign Documentaries – 5161

• Foreign Dramas – 2150

• Foreign Gay & Lesbian – 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

• British Movies – 10757

• Chinese Movies – 3960

• Dutch Movies – 10606

• Eastern European Movies – 5254

• 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

• Russian Movies – 11567

• Scandinavian Movies – 9292

• Southeast Asian Movies – 9196

• Spanish Movies – 58741

Netflix Genre Codes: Horror Movies

• B-Horror Movies – 8195

• Creature Features – 6895

• Cult Horror Movies – 10944

• Deep Sea Horror Movies – 45028

• Experimental Movies – 11079

• Foreign Horror Movies – 8654

• Horror Comedy – 89585

• Horror Movies – 8711

• Independent Horror Movies – 7077

• Independent Thrillers – 3269

• Monster Movies – 947

• Romantic Independent Movies – 9916

• Satanic Stories – 6998

• 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 Genre Codes: Musicals

• Classic Musicals – 32392

• Country & Western/Folk – 1105

• Disney Musicals – 59433

• Jazz & Easy Listening – 10271

• Kids Music – 52843

• Latin Music – 10741

• Music – 1701

• Musicals – 13335

• Rock & Pop Concerts – 3278

• Showbiz Musicals – 13573

• Stage Musicals – 55774

• Urban & Dance Concerts – 9472

• World Music Concerts – 2865

Netflix Genre Codes: Romance

• Classic Romantic Movies – 31273

• Quirky Romance – 36103

• Steamy Romantic Movies – 35800

• Romantic Comedies – 5475

• Romantic Dramas – 1255

• Romantic Favourites – 502675

• Romantic Foreign Movies – 7153

• Romantic Independent Movies – 9916

• Romantic Movies – 8883

Netflix Genre Codes: Sci-Fi and Fantasy

• 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 & Fantasy – 1492

• Sci-Fi Adventure – 6926

• Sci-Fi Dramas – 3916

• Sci-Fi Horror Movies – 1694

• Sci-Fi Thrillers – 11014

Netflix Genre Codes: Sports

• Baseball Movies – 12339

• Basketball Movies – 12762

• Boxing Movies – 12443

• Football Movies – 12803

• Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling – 6695

• Soccer Movies – 12549

• Sports Comedies – 5286

• Sports Documentaries – 180

• Sports Dramas – 7243

• Sports & Fitness – 9327

• Sports Movies – 4370

Netflix Genre Codes: Thrillers

• 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

• Thrillers – 8933

Netflix Genre Codes: TV Shows

• 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

• Reality TV Shows – 9833

• Science & Nature TV – 52780

• Teen TV Shows – 60951

• TV Comedies – 10375

• TV Documentaries – 10105

• TV Dramas – 11714

• TV Horror 83059

• TV Mysteries – 4366

• TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy – 1372

• TV Shows – 83

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