What's great about Netflix, at least in theory, is that it can figure out exactly what you want to watch. It will recommend other shows you might like based on your viewing patterns, rating patterns, etc. Like other streaming competitors, Netflix uses artificial intelligence and machine learning models under the hood.

In practice, however, it isn't always perfect. Maybe one day, you decide to watch an unusual movie that ends up skewing Netflix's perception of your tastes, which leads to a bunch of weird recommendations.

Fortunately, if this happens to you, there are certain things you can do to fix your Netflix recommendations.

1. Delete Your Netflix Viewing History

Among other factors, Netflix depends on your viewing history to recommend new titles. So if you watch one action movie, you might see a bunch of similar movies or TV Shows on your home page the next day. As such, sharing your Netflix profile with a friend or significant other can be problematic. Thankfully, you can reset your recommendations by deleting shows and movies from your Netflix viewing history.

Go to Netflix.com and log in to your account if you need to. Hover over your profile icon in the top right, select Account, and on the next page, scroll down to the Profile & Parental Controls section. Here, choose your Netflix profile and click on the Viewing Activity link. Select the Hide icon adjacent to the movie you wish to remove.

By doing so, Netflix will not use that weird movie that you recently watched to recommend other titles to you. You can clear your Netflix history by scrolling down the page and selecting Hide all.

2. Adjust or Delete Incorrect Ratings

Your ratings are also crucial to Netflix's recommendation algorithm. If you rate a show or use the double thumbs-up feature on Netflix to rate some movies higher than others, you'll likely see more similar TV shows or movies on your recommendations.

Similarly, the recommendation algorithm will stop displaying similar content if you give a show a bad rating. Therefore, when your tastes change, you must review your Netflix ratings to inform the algorithm of your updated preferences.

You can correct or delete your Netflix ratings by following these steps on your browser. In your Netflix account, hover over your profile picture in the top right corner and select Account. Next, choose your profile in the Profile & parental controls section. Finally, select View on the right side of Ratings. You can view, adjust or delete your Netflix ratings on the next page.

Adjust your preferences by selecting a different rating. Netflix offers three different ratings: Not for me (thumbs down), Rated (one thumb up), and Love this (double thumbs up). Clicking the selected rating will remove the show or movie from your list. If you didn't mean to remove it from your rating list, you'll have to search the movie and give it a new rating.

3. Create a New Profile

If you don't want to go through all the trouble, you can jump-start your recommendations by creating a new Netflix profile. Start by deleting your current Netflix profile, then create a new one. Since Netflix's recommendations are tailored for every profile, each profile under the same account has different recommendations.

So, if your profile's recommendations suck, unfortunately—fortunately—that only affects you. Other users with different profiles will not experience the same recommendations.

Fortunately, creating a new profile on Netflix is easy and will give you a fresh start. While setting up your new profile, don't forget to select a few titles that you love. Netflix will use your selections to inform the algorithm.

However, as time passes, whatever you will be watching will have more importance in the eyes of the algorithm. If the algorithm doesn't cut it, you can use third-party tools to find good shows on Netflix.

Don't Let Bad Recommendations Ruin Your Netflix Experience

Netflix's recommendation algorithm relies on different factors to find what's suitable for you. However, sometimes previous movies to shows may ruin your recommendations. Using the three tips above, you can inform Netflix's algorithm to showcase more appropriate titles.

Of course, suppose your tastes change in the future, or you just want to make Netflix recommendations more fitting. In that case, you can go back to your settings and re-rate certain shows and movies, remove some titles from your profile and even watch Netflix's library in other countries.