Do you think you’ve run out of everything there is to watch on Netflix? Well, you are wrong. There is still a lot to explore.
Netflix has thousands of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and documentary series available for streaming. But they don’t always appear in your recommendations. Sometimes you spend hours scrolling through the site and never find what you’re really looking for.
Fortunately, there is a way to dig into popular categories – often “pushed” by Netflix – and find content that most viewers don’t have access to.
Netflix offers TV shows and movies divided according to their genres. These genres have specific codes. Most people search by genre like sci-fi, action, drama, etc. This limits their options.
But these genres are further refined based on festivals, events, length of movies, length of TV series, etc.
For example, Netflix added a “Black Lives Matter” category in 2020 with a range of films, TV series, documentaries and stand-up films that “tell complex, layered stories about racial injustice and blackness in America.” .
When we say “Black Lives Matter†we also mean “black storytelling mattersâ€.
Knowing that our commitment to real systemic change will take time – we begin by highlighting powerful and complex accounts of the black experience.
– Netflix (@netflix) June 10, 2020
These organized categories are also assigned a code.
Now thanks to What’s new on Netflix, a blog, we can access these codes and use them to search for movie titles and TV series.
Here is how to do it
First of all, you need to know the code of the category you are looking for. Then go to Netflix on your browser, not the mobile app because you need to insert a URL.
When browsing content on Netflix, this URL is generated: www.netflix.com/browse/genre/34399
Do you see the number at the end? It’s the code of the genre. Add the code of the genre you are looking for and you can have a list of all the movies and TV shows available in that genre on Netflix.
Trust us, there you will find amazing stuff hidden away. Categories that never even crossed your mind.
Here is the list of all genre codes on Netflix.
Action & Adventure: 1365
Action Comedies: 43040
Action, Science Fiction & Fantasy: 1568
Action Thrillers: 43048
Entertainment for adults: 11881
Adventures: 7442
African Movies: 3761
Alien Sci-Fi: 3327
Animal Tales: 5507
Anime: 7424
Animated Action: 2653
Animated comedies: 9302
Animated Dramas: 452
Anime Fantasy: 11146
Anime features: 3063
Animated Horror: 10695
Sci-Fi Anime: 2729
Animated Series: 6721
Art house films: 29764
Asian Action Movies: 77232
Australian Movies: 5230
Horror Movies B: 8195
Baseball Movies: 12339
Basketball Movies: 12762
Belgian Movies: 262
Biographical Documentaries: 3652
Biographical Dramas: 3,179
Boxing Movies: 12443
British Movies: 10757
UK TV Shows: 52117
Camp Movies: 1252
Children & Family Movies: 783
Chinese Movies: 3960
Classic Action & Adventure: 46576
Classic Comedies: 31694
Classic Dramas: 29,809
Classic Foreign Movies: 32473
Classic Movies: 31574
Classic Musicals: 32392
Classic Romantic Movies: 31273
Classic and Fantasy Sci-Fi: 47147
Classic Thrillers: 46588
Classic TV Shows: 46553
Classic War Movies: 48744
Classic Westerns: 47465
Comedies: 6548
Superhero Comics & Movies: 10,118
Country & Western / Folk: 1105
Courtroom Dramas: 2,748
Creature Characteristics: 6895
Criminal action and adventure: 9584
Police documentaries: 9,875
Crime Dramas: 6889
Crime Thrillers: 10,499
Criminal TV Shows: 26146
Cult comedies: 9434
Cult Horror Movies: 10944
Cult Movies: 7627
Cult sci-fi and fantasy: 4734
Cult TV Shows: 74,652
Dark Comedies: 869
Horror Movies on the High Seas: 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 children: 10659
Epics: 52,858
Experimental films: 11079
Faith & Spirituality: 26835
Faith and Spirituality Movies: 52804
Family Features: 51056
Fantasy Movies: 9744
Film noir: 7687
Food and travel television: 72436
Soccer Movies: 12803
Overseas Action & Adventure: 11828
Foreign comedies: 4426
Foreign documentaries: 5161
Foreign dramas: 2150
Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies: 8243
Foreign Horror Movies: 8654
Foreign Movies: 7462
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Abroad: 6485
Foreign Thrillers: 10,306
French Movies: 58807
Gangster Movies: 31851
Gay & Lesbian Dramas: 500
German Movies: 58886
Greek Movies: 61115
Historical Documentaries: 5349
Horror Comedy: 89585
Horror Movies: 8711
Independent Action & Adventure: 11,804
Independent comedies: 4,195
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
Children’s Faith and Spirituality: 751423
Children’s music: 52843
Children’s TV: 27346
Korean Movies: 5685
Korean TV Shows: 67,879
Late Night Comedies: 1402
Latin American Movies: 1613
Latin music: 10741
Martial Arts Movies: 8985
Martial arts, boxing and wrestling: 6695
Middle Eastern Movies: 5875
Military Action & Adventure: 2125
Military documentaries: 4006
Military dramas: 11
Military TV Shows: 25,804
Mini-series: 4814
False documentaries: 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 and concert documentaries: 90361
Music: 1701
Musicals: 13335
Mysteries: 9994
New Zealand Movies: 63782
Period pieces: 12123
Political comedies: 2,700
Political Documentaries: 7018
Political dramas: 6616
Political Thrillers: 10,504
Psychological Thrillers: 5505
Unusual Romance: 36103
Reality TV: 9833
Religious documentaries: 10005
Rock & Pop concerts: 3278
Romantic comedies: 5,475
Romantic Dramas: 1255
Romantic Favorites: 502675
Foreign Romantic Movies: 7153
Romantic Independent Movies: 9916
Romantic Movies: 8883
Russian: 11567
Satanic Stories: 6998
Satires: 4922
Scandinavian Movies: 9292
Science fiction and fantasy: 1492
Sci-Fi Adventure: 6926
Sci-Fi Dramas: 3,916
Sci-Fi Horror Movies: 1694
Sci-Fi Thrillers: 11014
Science & Nature Documentaries: 2595
Science & Nature Television: 52780
Screw comedies: 9702
Showbiz Dramas: 5012
Showbiz musicals: 13573
Silent Movies: 53310
Burlesque comedies: 10,256
Slasher & Serial Killer Movies: 8,646
Soccer Movies: 12549
Social and cultural documentaries: 3,675
Social dramas: 3947
Southeast Asian Movies: 9196
Spanish Movies: 58741
Spiritual Documentaries: 2,760
Sports and fitness: 9327
Sports comedies: 5286
Sports documentaries: 180
Sports dramas: 7243
Sports Movies: 4370
Spy Action & Adventure: 10702
Spy Thrillers: 9147
Musicals: 55774
Stand-up comedy: 11559
Steamy Romantic Movies: 35,800
Steamy Thrillers: 972
Supernatural Horror Movies: 42023
Supernatural Thrillers: 11140
Tears: 6384
Teen comedies: 3519
Teen Dramas: 9299
Teenage Screams: 52147
Teen TV Shows: 60,951
Thrillers: 8933
Travel & Adventure Documentaries: 1159
TV Action & Adventure: 10673
TV cartoons: 11,177
TV Comedies: 10,375
TV Documentaries: 10105
TV Series: 11714
TV Horror: 83059
TV Mysteries: 4,366
Science-Fiction & Fantasy TV: 1372
TV Shows: 83
Urban Concerts & Dance: 9472
Vampire Horror Movies: 75804
Werewolf Horror Movies: 75930
Westerns: 7700
World music concerts: 2856
Zombie Horror Movies: 75405
Yes you’re welcome. Don’t forget to grab a bowl of popcorn and a few drinks before you go for the weekend!
