50+ Secret Netflix Codes for Finding All the Best Shows

Netflix organizes all of its content into special categories — thousands of them in fact. You can explore each genre by typing its unique number after the web address: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/X, with X being the code. So the next time you're mindlessly scrolling through the homepage, jump to exactly what you want using one of these special shortcuts.

Zero in on specific age groups or fam favorites (Disney!) by clicking straight onto one of these categories:

Children & Family Movies: 783

Disney: 67673

Education for Kids: 10659

Family Features: 51056

Kids’ TV: 27346

Movies based on children’s books: 10056

Movies for ages 0 to 2: 6796

Movies for ages 3 to 4: 6218

Movies for ages 5 to 7: 5455

Movies for ages 8 to 10: 561

Movies for ages 11 to 12: 6962

For when the new Ellen Degeneres special is not enough:

Comedies: 6548

Cult Comedies: 9434

Dark Comedies: 869

Slapstick Comedies: 10256

Stand-up Comedy: 11559

Grab the tissues and get ready to sob your way through one of these:

Tearjerkers: 6384

Emotional Movies: 4136

Cozy up on the couch with your significant other for a crowd-pleaser:

Action & Adventure: 1365

Action Comedies: 43040

Biographical Dramas: 3179

British Movies: 10757

British TV Shows: 52117

Dramas: 5763

Dramas based on Books: 4961

Dramas based on Real Life: 3653

Mysteries: 9994

Period Pieces: 12123

Sci-Fi Adventure: 6926

Sometimes the streaming service gets a little too ambitious promoting its own content. You could try installing the "No Netflix Originals" Chrome extension to remove them completely from your browse page or jump ahead to one of these categories ahead:

Classic Movies (31574)

Classic Comedies (31694)

Classic Dramas (29809)

Classic TV Shows (46553)

Cult Movies (7627)

Cult TV Shows (74652)

Not in the mood for complicated plot lines and whispered dialogue? These don't require a lot of brain space after a long day.

Food & Travel TV: 72436

Food & Wine: 3890

Reality TV: 9833

Home Improvement: 3293

Science & Nature Documentaries: 2595

Science & Nature TV: 52780

Travel & Adventure Documentaries: 1159

Hint: When "one more episode" turns into 10, go to "My Profile" and then "Playback Settings." There's an option to uncheck "Play next episode automatically." But we won't judge you for spending an hour (or 10) on one of these categories:

Classic TV Shows: 46553

Crime TV Shows: 6146

TV Action & Adventure: 10673

TV Comedies: 10375

TV Dramas: 11714

TV Mysteries: 4366

TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1372

From the light and happy rom-com to steamy Romance with a capital R, these will have you feeling some type of way.

Romantic Movies: 8883

Romantic Favorites: 502675

Romantic Dramas: 1255

Steamy Romantic Movies: 35800

Classic Romantic Movies: 31273

Romantic Comedies: 5475

Romantic Christmas Films: 1394527

Romantic Movies based on Books: 3830

Romantic Movies based on Real Life: 3963

On your computer, go to a category page (like Romantic Comedies) and look for a box with four dots on the upper right hand side of the page. From the dropdown menu, you can change it from "Suggestions for you" to sort by year released, alphabetical, or reverse alphabetical order.

If you question what Netflix considers "critically acclaimed" (us too), filter in another layer of critiques by installing the Google Chrome extension RateFlix. The free add-on will display IMDb ratings, Rotten Tomato percentages, and Metacritic scores right next to the movie description before you accidentally click on Bright.

Check websites like What's on Netflix and Just Watch. They'll tell you what's brand-new on the service and what's about to leave, so you can stream it before it disappears.

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