The secret codes Irish Netflix users probably have no idea about that give you more movies

After 15 months of staying at home you may well think you’ve finished Netflix but it turns out that there are probably of fantastic movies and shows that you’ve been missing out on.

When you open Netflix it gives you suggestions based on what you have previously viewed so unless you have been diligently mixing up your genres and going through every single category on the site there are numerous offerings that it will never suggest to you.

However it is possible to find them all quickly in one place using one of the thousands of hidden codes that make searching much easier.

Each code represents a specific genre or sub genre so you can quickly find all the Classic movies or the Action movies or even the Political Comedies if that is your thing.

The beauty of these codes is that you will be able to find even the most obscure show or movie on the site which may otherwise have been completely off your radar.

The catch is that you can only use these codes to search on the Netflix website. So if you are watching through the app on a tablet or a TV box they won’t work. But you can always connect the laptop to the TV to solve this.

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There is no fully comprehensive list of the codes but after a bit of research we have found some of the most common ones.

Bear in mind that the content will vary from region to region and occasionally some of the suggestions may not seem to fit the genre you’re searching as the algorithm’s can mis-categorise some movies.

Happy searching.

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Action & Adventure (1365)

· Asian Action Movies (77232)

· Classic Action & Adventure (46576)

· Action Comedies (43040)

· Action Thrillers (43048)

· Adventures (7442)

· Comic Book and Superhero Movies (10118)

· Westerns (7700)

· Spy Action & Adventure (10702)

· Crime Action & Adventure (9584)

· Foreign Action & Adventure (11828)

· Martial Arts Movies (8985)

· Military Action & Adventure (2125)

Children & Family Movies (783)

· 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)

· Education for Kids (10659)

· Movies based on children’s books (10056)

· Family Features (51056)

· Kids’ TV (27346)

· Kids Music (52843)

· Animal Tales (5507)

Classic Movies (31574)

· Classic Comedies (31694)

· Classic Dramas (29809)

· Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy (47147)

· Classic Thrillers (46588)

· Film Noir (7687)

· Classic War Movies (48744)

· Epics (52858)

· Classic Foreign Movies (32473)

· Silent Movies (53310)

· Classic Westerns (47465)

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Comedies (6548)

· Dark Comedies (869)

· Foreign Comedies (4426)

· 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)

· Slapstick Comedies (10256)

Documentaries (6839)

· Biographical Documentaries (3652)

· Crime Documentaries (9875)

· Foreign Documentaries (5161)

· Historical Documentaries (5349)

· Military Documentaries (4006)

· Sports Documentaries (180)

· Music & Concert Documentaries (90361)

· Travel & Adventure Documentaries (1159)

· Political Documentaries (7018)

· Science & Nature Documentaries (2595)

· Social & Cultural Documentaries (3675)

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Dramas (5763)

· Biographical Dramas (3179)

· Classic Dramas (29809)

· Courtroom Dramas (528582748)

· Crime Dramas (6889)

· Dramas based on Books (4961)

· Dramas based on real life (3653)

· Tearjerkers (6384)

· Foreign Dramas (2150)

· Sports Dramas (7243)

· Independent Dramas (384)

· Teen Dramas (9299)

· Military Dramas (11)

· Period Pieces (12123)

· Political Dramas (6616)

· Romantic Dramas (1255)

· Showbiz Dramas (5012)

· Social Issue Dramas (3947)

Foreign Movies (7462)

· Art House Movies (29764)

· Foreign Action & Adventure (11828)

· Classic Foreign Movies (32473)

· Foreign Comedies (4426)

· Foreign Documentaries (5161)

· Foreign Dramas (2150)

· Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies (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)

· Korean Movies (5685)

· Latin American Movies (1613)

· Middle Eastern Movies (5875)

· New Zealand Movies (63782)

· Russian (11567)

· Scandinavian Movies (9292)

· Southeast Asian Movies (9196)

· Spanish Movies (58741)

· Greek Movies (61115)

· German Movies (58886)

· French Movies (58807)

· Eastern European Movies (5254)

· Dutch Movies (10606)

· Irish Movies (58750)

· Japanese Movies (10398)

· Italian Movies (8221)

· Indian Movies (10463)

· Chinese Movies (3960)

· British Movies (10757)

Independent Movies (7077)

· Experimental Movies (11079)

· Independent Action & Adventure (11804)

· Independent Thrillers (3269)

· Romantic Independent Movies (9916)

· Independent Comedies (4195)

· Independent Dramas (384)

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Music (1701)

· Kids Music (52843)

· Country & Western/Folk (1105)

· Jazz & Easy Listening (10271)

· Latin Music (10741)

· Urban & Dance Concerts (9472)

· World Music Concerts (2856)

· Rock & Pop Concerts (3278)

· Musicals (13335)

· Classic Musicals (32392)

· Disney Musicals (59433)

· Showbiz Musicals (13573)

· Stage Musicals (55774)

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Romantic Movies (8883)

· Romantic Favourites (502675)

· Quirky Romance (36103)

· Romantic Independent Movies (9916)

· Romantic Foreign Movies (7153)

· Romantic Dramas (1255)

· Steamy Romantic Movies (35800)

· Classic Romantic Movies (31273)

· Romantic Comedies (5475)

Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1492)

· Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1568)

· Alien Sci-Fi (3327)

· Creature features ( 6895 )

· Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy (47147)

· Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy (4734)

· Fantasy Movies (9744)

· Sci-Fi Adventure (6926)

· Sci-Fi Dramas (3916)

· Sci-Fi Horror Movies (1694)

· Sci-Fi Thrillers (11014)

· Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy (6485)

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Thrillers (8933)

· Action Thrillers (43048)

· Classic Thrillers (46588)

· Crime Thrillers (10499)

· Foreign Thrillers (10306)

· Independent Thrillers (3269)

· Gangster Movies (31851)

· Psychological Thrillers (5505)

· Political Thrillers (10504)

· Mysteries (9994)

· Sci-Fi Thrillers (11014)

· Spy Thrillers (9147)

· Steamy Thrillers (972)

· Supernatural Thrillers (11140)

Criminal (Netflix)

TV Shows (83)

· 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)

· Science & Nature TV (52780)

· TV Action & Adventure (10673)

· TV Comedies (10375)

· TV Documentaries (10105)

· TV Dramas (11714)

· TV Horror (83059)

· TV Mysteries (4366)

· TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1372)

· Reality TV (9833)

· Teen TV Shows (60951)