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Netflix hidden categories are Film noir Archivesthe 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 huge 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 movies, 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 Movies" brings up a grab-bag of results, only some of which fit the bill. Some categories appear to be only used for suggestion purposes.

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

Netflix category codes:

Action & Adventure: 1365Action Comedies: 43040Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1568Action Thrillers: 43048Adult Animation: 11881Adventures: 7442African Movies: 3761Alien Sci-Fi: 3327Animal Tales: 5507Anime: 7424Anime Action: 2653Anime Comedies: 9302Anime Dramas: 452Anime Fantasy: 11146Anime Features: 3063Anime Horror: 10695Anime Sci-Fi: 2729Anime Series: 6721Art House Movies: 29764Asian Action Movies: 77232Australian Movies: 5230B-Horror Movies: 8195Baseball Movies: 12339Basketball Movies: 12762Belgian Movies: 262Biographical Documentaries: 3652Biographical Dramas: 3179Boxing Movies: 12443British Movies: 10757British TV Shows: 52117Campy Movies: 1252Children & Family Movies: 783Chinese Movies: 3960Classic Action & Adventure: 46576Classic Comedies: 31694Classic Dramas: 29809Classic Foreign Movies: 32473Classic Movies: 31574Classic Musicals: 32392Classic Romantic Movies: 31273Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 47147Classic Thrillers: 46588Classic TV Shows: 46553Classic War Movies: 48744Classic Westerns: 47465Comedies: 6548Comic Book and Superhero Movies: 10118Country & Western/Folk: 1105Courtroom Dramas: 2748Creature Features: 6895Crime Action & Adventure: 9584Crime Documentaries: 9875Crime Dramas: 6889Crime Thrillers: 10499Crime TV Shows: 26146Cult Comedies: 9434Cult Horror Movies: 10944Cult Movies: 7627Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 4734Cult TV Shows: 74652Dark Comedies: 869Deep Sea Horror Movies: 45028Disney: 67673Disney Musicals: 59433Documentaries: 6839Dramas: 5763Dramas based on Books: 4961Dramas based on real life: 3653Dutch Movies: 10606Eastern European Movies: 5254Education for Kids: 10659Epics: 52858Experimental Movies: 11079Faith & Spirituality: 26835Faith & Spirituality Movies: 52804Family Features: 51056Fantasy Movies: 9744Film Noir: 7687Food & Travel TV: 72436Football Movies: 12803Foreign Action & Adventure: 11828Foreign Comedies: 4426Foreign Documentaries: 5161Foreign Dramas: 2150Foreign Gay & Lesbian Movies: 8243Foreign Horror Movies: 8654Foreign Movies: 7462Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 6485Foreign Thrillers: 10306French Movies: 58807Gangster Movies: 31851Gay & Lesbian Dramas: 500German Movies: 58886Greek Movies: 61115Historical Documentaries: 5349Horror Comedy: 89585Horror Movies: 8711Independent Action & Adventure: 11804Independent Comedies: 4195Independent Dramas: 384Independent Movies: 7077Independent Thrillers: 3269Indian Movies: 10463Irish Movies: 58750Italian Movies: 8221Japanese Movies: 10398Jazz & Easy Listening: 10271Kids Faith & Spirituality: 751423Kids Music: 52843Kids’ TV: 27346Korean Movies: 5685Korean TV Shows: 67879Late Night Comedies: 1402Latin American Movies: 1613Latin Music: 10741Martial Arts Movies: 8985Martial Arts, Boxing & Wrestling: 6695Middle Eastern Movies: 5875Military Action & Adventure: 2125Military Documentaries: 4006Military Dramas: 11Military TV Shows: 25804Miniseries: 4814Mockumentaries: 26Monster Movies: 947Movies based on children’s books: 10056Movies for ages 0 to 2: 6796Movies for ages 2 to 4: 6218Movies for ages 5 to 7: 5455Movies for ages 8 to 10: 561Movies for ages 11 to 12: 6962Music & Concert Documentaries: 90361Music: 1701Musicals: 13335Mysteries: 9994New Zealand Movies: 63782Period Pieces: 12123Political Comedies: 2700Political Documentaries: 7018Political Dramas: 6616Political Thrillers: 10504Psychological Thrillers: 5505Quirky Romance: 36103Reality TV: 9833Religious Documentaries: 10005Rock & Pop Concerts: 3278Romantic Comedies: 5475Romantic Dramas: 1255Romantic Favorites: 502675Romantic Foreign Movies: 7153Romantic Independent Movies: 9916Romantic Movies: 8883Russian: 11567Satanic Stories: 6998Satires: 4922Scandinavian Movies: 9292Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1492Sci-Fi Adventure: 6926Sci-Fi Dramas: 3916Sci-Fi Horror Movies: 1694Sci-Fi Thrillers: 11014Science & Nature Documentaries: 2595Science & Nature TV: 52780Screwball Comedies: 9702Showbiz Dramas: 5012Showbiz Musicals: 13573Silent Movies: 53310Slapstick Comedies: 10256Slasher and Serial Killer Movies: 8646Soccer Movies: 12549Social & Cultural Documentaries: 3675Social Issue Dramas: 3947Southeast Asian Movies: 9196Spanish Movies: 58741Spiritual Documentaries: 2760Sports & Fitness: 9327Sports Comedies: 5286Sports Documentaries: 180Sports Dramas: 7243Sports Movies: 4370Spy Action & Adventure: 10702Spy Thrillers: 9147Stage Musicals: 55774Stand-up Comedy: 11559Steamy Romantic Movies: 35800Steamy Thrillers: 972Supernatural Horror Movies: 42023Supernatural Thrillers: 11140Tearjerkers: 6384Teen Comedies: 3519Teen Dramas: 9299Teen Screams: 52147Teen TV Shows: 60951Thrillers: 8933Travel & Adventure Documentaries: 1159TV Action & Adventure: 10673TV Cartoons: 11177TV Comedies: 10375TV Documentaries: 10105TV Dramas: 11714TV Horror: 83059TV Mysteries: 4366TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 1372TV Shows: 83Urban & Dance Concerts: 9472Vampire Horror Movies: 75804Werewolf Horror Movies: 75930Westerns: 7700World Music Concerts: 2856Zombie Horror Movies: 75405

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

This story was originally published in 2016 and updated in 2020.