On the streaming platform Netflix, it is possible to enter secret codes and thus have a larger selection of films and series suggested. It also allows you to access sub-genres and search specifically for titles. These include, for example, sports documentaries or political comedies.
How the secret Netflix codes work
Netflix suggests titles on the homepage to each user individually based on the films and series they have watched. In addition, new content can be searched for within various genres. However, only the recommendations created by Netflix are displayed. To access the broad media library of the streaming platform and to escape the algorithm, you can use secret Netflix codes.
Each genre and subgenre has its own number sequence. You can enter this in the browser.
This number can be found at the end of the web page link. Here accordingly marked as XXX: https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/XXX.
Instead of the placeholder, now insert the respective number sequence. For the category Independent Dramas (384), the link looks like this: https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/384.
Even if you want to watch Netflix via an app, you must first enter the link in the browser. Then the installed app should open automatically. Unfortunately, this procedure does not work via the television. However, you can put suitable titles on your watch list via the browser and then watch them via the TV.
The Netflix codes of different categories
On the Netflix page, only a few categories of films or series are displayed. You can view sub-genres and other categorisations through the codes. Below you can find out the respective codes of the most popular genres.
- Action films (1365) have many more subcategories. For example, Asian action films (77232), military action and adventure (2125), spy action and adventure (10702), action thrillers (43048), action comedies (43040), adventure (7442), westerns (7700), martial arts films (8985) or comic book and superhero films (10118).
- The genre Anime (7424) is also subdivided again: Adult Animation (11881), Action Anime (2653), Anime Dramas (452), Anime Comedies (9302), Anime Series (6721), Fantasy Anime (11146), Horror Anime (10695) and Sci-Fi Anime (2729).
- Documentaries (6839) are very popular: biographical documentaries (3652), crime documentaries (9875), historical documentaries (5349), military documentaries (4006), sports documentaries (180), music documentaries (90361), travel documentaries (1159), political documentaries (7018), nature documentaries (2595) and cultural documentaries (3675).
- Film Classics can be found like this: Comedy Classics (31694), Classic Dramas (29809), Sci-Fi and Fantasy Classics (47147), Thriller Classics (46588), Film-Noir (7687), War Classics (48744), Epics (52858), Silent Films (53310) and Classic Westerns (47465).
- There are also categories like LGBTQ Movies (5977), LGBTQ Comedies (7120), Romantic LGBTQ Movies (3329), LGBTQ Dramas (500), LGBTQ Documentaries (4720) or LGBTQ Series (65263).
- Comedies (6548) can be found under: Dark Comedies (869), 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) or Slapstick Comedies (10256).
- The genre Drama (5763) is divided into Biographical dramas (3179), Crime dramas (6889), Dramas based on books (4961), Dramas based on true events (3653), Independent dramas (384), Teen dramas (9299), Military dramas (11), Historical dramas (12123), Political dramas (6616), Romantic dramas (1255), Social dramas (3947).
- Also Science fiction and fantasy (1492) still has subcategories: Action Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1568), Alien Science Fiction (3327), Sci-Fi and Fantasy Classics (47147), Fantasy Films (9744), Science Fiction Adventure (6926) and Science Fiction Thriller (11014).
- The genre Thriller (8933) can be found like this: Psychological Thrillers (5505), Thriller Classics (46588), Independent Thrillers (3269), Gangster Films (31851), Supernatural Thrillers (11140), Political Thrillers (10504) or Crime Thrillers (10499).
- Horror Films (8711) to scare you are here: B-horror films (8195), Monsters and creatures (6895), Horror comedies (89585), Monster films (947), Serial killer films (8646), Supernatural horror films (42023), Vampire horror films (75804), Zombie horror films (75405) or Devilish stories (6998).
- series (83) are also categorised: British series (52117), Crime series (26146), Food and travel series (72436), For children (27346), Korean series (67879), Political thrillers (10504), Mini series (4814), Military series (25804), Comedy series (10375), Documentary series (10105), Mystery series (4366) and Reality TV (9833).
