The secret Netflix codes to find tons of hidden categories

Netflix hidden categories are the secret to better binging, friends. 

The vast amount of content on Netflix can get pretty unwieldy. Luckily, there’s a secret, better way to browse the swaths of mediocre titles on the streaming service to get to what you’re really looking for.

Netflix has a master list of hidden categories that go far beyond the usual Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, and the like. First discovered by the blog What’s On Netflix, anyone can access them by simply typing specific URLs into a browser. Each URL has the format:

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

…where the “###” is where you put the code that relates to the particular Netflix category you’re looking for. For example, 35800 is steamy romantic films, 11140 is supernatural thrillers, and 67879 is Korean TV shows. You can check out the complete list below.

“We categorize our content into thousands of subgenres to help match the right content to the right member based on their viewing history,” Netflix spokesperson Marlee Tart told Mashable via email.

Some of these categories don’t even come up in a Netflix search. While searching “Korean TV Shows” brings up the same list that appears at the category URL, searching “Classic War Films” doesn’t bring up up any results. Some categories appear to be only used for suggestion purposes.

Tart didn’t share the exact number of genres they use to curate their films and TV shows, but she says it changes often.

Netflix category codes:

Action & Adventure: 1365
Action Comedies: 43040
Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1568
Action Thrillers: 43048
Adult Animation: 11881
Adventures: 7442
African Films: 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 Films: 29764
Asian Action Films: 77232
Australian Films: 5230
B-Horror Films: 8195
Baseball Films: 12339
Basketball Films: 12762
Belgian Films: 262
Biographical Documentaries: 3652
Biographical Dramas: 3179
Boxing Films: 12443
British Films: 10757
British TV Shows: 52117
Campy Films: 1252
Children & Family Films: 783
Chinese Films: 3960
Classic Action & Adventure: 46576
Classic Comedies: 31694
Classic Dramas: 29809
Classic Foreign Films: 32473
Classic Films: 31574
Classic Musicals: 32392
Classic Romantic Films: 31273
Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 47147
Classic Thrillers: 46588
Classic TV Shows: 46553
Classic War Films: 48744
Classic Westerns: 47465
Comedies: 6548
Comic Book and Superhero Films: 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 Films: 10944
Cult Films: 7627
Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 4734
Cult TV Shows: 74652
Dark Comedies: 869
Deep Sea Horror Films: 45028
Disney: 67673
Disney Musicals: 59433
Documentaries: 6839
Dramas: 5763
Dramas based on Books: 4961
Dramas based on real life: 3653
Dutch Films: 10606
Eastern European Films: 5254
Education for Kids: 10659
Epics: 52858
Experimental Films: 11079
Faith & Spirituality: 26835
Faith & Spirituality Films: 52804
Family Features: 51056
Fantasy Films: 9744
Film Noir: 7687
Food & Travel TV: 72436
Football Films: 12803
Foreign Action & Adventure: 11828
Foreign Comedies: 4426
Foreign Documentaries: 5161
Foreign Dramas: 2150
Foreign Gay & Lesbian Films: 8243
Foreign Horror Films: 8654
Foreign Films: 7462
Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 6485
Foreign Thrillers: 10306
French Films: 58807
Gangster Films: 31851
Gay & Lesbian Dramas: 500
German Films: 58886
Greek Films: 61115
Historical Documentaries: 5349
Horror Comedy: 89585
Horror Films: 8711
Independent Action & Adventure: 11804
Independent Comedies: 4195
Independent Dramas: 384
Independent Films: 7077
Independent Thrillers: 3269
Indian Films: 10463
Irish Films: 58750
Italian Films: 8221
Japanese Films: 10398
Jazz & Easy Listening: 10271
Kids Faith & Spirituality: 751423
Kids Music: 52843
Kids’ TV: 27346
Korean Films: 5685
Korean TV Shows: 67879
Late Night Comedies: 1402
Latin American Films: 1613
Latin Music: 10741
Martial Arts Films: 8985
Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling: 6695
Middle Eastern Films: 5875
Military Action & Adventure: 2125
Military Documentaries: 4006
Military Dramas: 11
Military TV Shows: 25804
Miniseries: 4814
Mockumentaries: 26
Monster Films: 947
Films based on children’s books: 10056
Films for ages 0 to 2: 6796
Films for ages 2 to 4: 6218
Films for ages 5 to 7: 5455
Films for ages 8 to 10: 561
Films for ages 11 to 12: 6962
Music & Concert Documentaries: 90361
Music: 1701
Musicals: 13335
Mysteries: 9994
New Zealand Films: 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 Films: 7153
Romantic Independent Films: 9916
Romantic Films: 8883
Russian: 11567
Satanic Stories: 6998
Satires: 4922
Scandinavian Films: 9292
Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1492
Sci-Fi Adventure: 6926
Sci-Fi Dramas: 3916
Sci-Fi Horror Films: 1694
Sci-Fi Thrillers: 11014
Science & Nature Documentaries: 2595
Science & Nature TV: 52780
Screwball Comedies: 9702
Showbiz Dramas: 5012
Showbiz Musicals: 13573
Silent Films: 53310
Slapstick Comedies: 10256
Slasher and Serial Killer Films: 8646
Soccer Films: 12549
Social & Cultural Documentaries: 3675
Social Issue Dramas: 3947
Southeast Asian Films: 9196
Spanish Films: 58741
Spiritual Documentaries: 2760
Sports & Fitness: 9327
Sports Comedies: 5286
Sports Documentaries: 180
Sports Dramas: 7243
Sports Films: 4370
Spy Action & Adventure: 10702
Spy Thrillers: 9147
Stage Musicals: 55774
Stand-up Comedy: 11559
Steamy Romantic Films: 35800
Steamy Thrillers: 972
Supernatural Horror Films: 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 Films: 75804
Werewolf Horror Films: 75930
Westerns: 7700
World Music Concerts: 2856
Zombie Horror Films: 75405

Wow, a weekend kicked off with Scandinavian Films, followed by a 12-hour rotation of Disney Musicals and Werewolf Horror Films and finished off with Satanic Stories to lull you to sleep? Live that Netflix dream.