Netflix is a fantastic way to stream all your favourite movies and TV shows, but finding the exact categories and genres you want can be a bit hit-and-miss.

Have no fear! These ‘secret codes’ allow you to find a range of very specific categories.

They will allows you to discover more entertainment that isn’t just in your recommended section.

The recommended movies and TV shows you see on Netflix are based on your viewing history. Basically, Netflix collects your data and uses algorithms to compile a list based on reoccurring tags on your profile.

Due to this personalisation, you may miss some of the best stuff the platform has to offer.

To manually find these secret categories, all you have to do is enter the following URL: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER

Simply replace INSERTNUMBER with any of the codes below (or just click them to go straight to the page) .

There is a full extended list of sub-genres however here are some of the best category codes:

• Action Thrillers = 43048
• Adventures = 7442
• Anime Action = 2653
• Anime Sci-Fi = 2729
• Animal Tales = 5507
• Australian Movies = 5230
• Basketball Movies = 12762
• British TV Shows = 52117
• Classic Comedies = 31694
• Classic War Movies = 48744
• Crime Documentaries = 9875
• Crime TV Shows = 26146
• Dark Comedies = 869
• Disney = 67673
• Faith and Spirituality Movies = 52804
• Food and Travel = 72436
• Foreign Movies = 7462
• Independent Movies = 7077
• Military Action and Adventure = 2125
• Monster Movies = 947
• Political Dramas = 6616
• Psychological Thrillers = 5505
• Quirky Romance = 36103
• Reality TV Shows = 9833
• Romantic Comedies = 5475
• Showbiz Dramas = 5012
• Sports Documentaries = 180
• Tearjerkers = 6384
• Teen Comedies = 3519
• Teen Screams = 52147
• Travel and Adventure Documentaries = 1159
• Vampire Horror Movies = 75804
• Sci-Fi Thrillers = 11014
• Spy Thrillers = 9147