Have you ever opened Netflix, only to find yourself scrolling through endless movie suggestions for what feels like an eternity, only to give up and resort to watching reruns of The Real Housewives? If you know exactly what you want to watch, Netflix is fantastic, but let’s be honest: the browsing feature can be incredibly frustrating.
Enter a game-changing list of secret genre codes that will transform your Netflix experience. Where has this been all our lives? There’s a site called What’s On Netflix that provides a detailed list of Netflix genres and their corresponding codes. By simply clicking on a genre code, you can see exactly how many titles are available in that category. This is the Netflix trick you didn’t know you needed!
Netflix has attempted to help us navigate our viewing preferences with a complex algorithm that analyzes our watch history. However, if you’re a parent, you may find your kids dominating the TV, leaving you with a suggestion list filled with options you don’t care for. How often have you longed for a more comprehensive browsing option that goes beyond the 30 titles Netflix assumes you’ll enjoy?
To access an extensive list of movies in a specific genre, just visit What’s On Netflix, find the category you’re interested in, and use the genre number provided to create a URL like this: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER. Now you can go to Netflix and search for that movie you know will be there thanks to your newfound directory knowledge!
For instance, if you’re in the mood for romantic comedies, check the directory for the RomCom code, which is 5475, and insert it into the URL. Voilà! A complete list of romantic comedies will appear.
There’s also a handy site, Netflixcodes.me, which features a clickable list of categories along with a fun “Surprise Me” tool at the top. Sure, you might argue that you’ll just have more titles to sift through, but at least now you can explore a full list instead of being limited to Netflix’s selected few.
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In summary, this Netflix hack using secret genre codes can drastically cut down your movie-searching time and help you find exactly what you want to watch, making family movie night a lot more enjoyable.