Netflix has an insane amount of content, but it's not always easy to find exactly what you want.
The categories that Netflix normally gives you access to while browsing are pretty broad, but below the surface Netflix actually splits movies and TV shows into hundreds (potentially thousands) of incredibly specific micro-categories.
All these categories are tagged with a number — for example, "Epics" is category No. 52858. If you know the code, all you have to do is type it into your address bar after "genre/," like this: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/52858.
But it's annoying to try to find those codes, which is why engineer Deekshith Allamaneni decided to make a Chrome extension that makes it easy for you to find them.
The extension, called "Netflix Categories," gives you a dropdown menu for the categories and a search bar. It lets you mark your favorites. Right now, the extension has more than 100 categories, and Allamaneni says more will be added.
This short video shows how it works:
If you're curious to see some of best secret categories, following is a list we put together of 18 of them:
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Wine and Beverage Appreciation (1458)
Sample: "Drinking Buddies" (2013). Complications ensue when Chicago brewery workmates Luke and Kate — the best friends on and off the clock — spend a weekend at a lakeside retreat.
More examples: "The Birth of Sake,""Three Stars,""A Yeah in Champagne"
Steamy British Independent Dramas (4170)
Sample: "The Look of Love" (2013). This bittersweet biopic chronicles the over-the-top life of Paul Raymond, England's Hugh Hefner, from nightclub to mind reader to burlesque impresario.
Other examples: "The Duke of Burgundy,""Perfect Sense,""The Comedian"
Movies for Ages 0 to 2 (6796)
Sample: "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas" (1999). Who stuffs your stocking with tales of holiday cheer? The one and only mouse with big, round ears!
Other examples:"The Very Hungry Caterpillar,""Three Little Pigs,""Piglet's Big Movie"
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