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Tart didn't share the exact number of genres they use to curate their movies and TV shows, but she says it changes often. Some categories appear to be only used for suggestion purposes. 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 of these categories don't even come up in a Netflix search. "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. You can check out the complete list below. For example, 35800 is steamy romantic movies, 11140 is supernatural thrillers, and 67879 is Korean TV shows.
where the "#" is where you put the code that relates to the particular Netflix category you're looking for. First discovered by the blog What's On Netflix, anyone can access them by simply typing specific URLs into a browser. Netflix has a huge list of hidden categories that go far beyond the usual Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, and the like. 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. The vast amount of content on Netflix can get pretty unwieldy. Netflix hidden categories are the secret to better binging, friends.