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The X-Files

Play trailer Poster for The X-Files PG-13,  1998,  2h 0m,  Sci-Fi/ Drama/ Action Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 66% 71 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 50,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
66% Tomatometer 71 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
In a small Texas town, a mysterious black substance emanating from the remains of a prehistoric human engulfs a young boy and his rescuers. Later, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are in Dallas to disarm a bomb set to detonate inside a federal facility. Unfortunately the bomb explodes -- leaving four inside dead. Mulder and Scully then receive a tip that the disaster was a government effort to cover up an alien virus linked to the boy's death.
The X-Files

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Critics Consensus

Results may vary for newcomers, but fans of the X-Files series will enjoy its big-screen transition.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com Feb 5, 2018
I came close to getting very excited on several different occasions, and that's saying something when you consider that I thought the experience would be more like participating in a card game that's beyond my comprehension. Go to Full Review
Paul Clinton (CNN.com) CNN.com Feb 5, 2018
I predict you'll be pleasantly surprised, and may even find yourself in front of the TV on Sunday nights with the rest of us X-Files groupies. Go to Full Review
Rita Kempley Washington Post May 19, 2008
The X-Files movie is really just a two-hour teaser for the series's sixth season. And little else. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sep 6, 2023
3/4
[Carter's] are mysteries told using intelligent dialogue and subtle inference, chases, and suspense, versus the actionized spoils of your typical Hollywood alien-centric fluff. For that reason, this is a better-than-average TV-to-film adaptation. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Jan 7, 2023
2/4
So if you’re free on Sunday nights, tune into the show and catch up on a fascinating journey into paranormal disturbances and government conspiracies. It’s a wild ride and more exciting when you see it on the small screen. Go to Full Review
Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind Jul 17, 2020
4/5
Whilst elements were designed to bring on new fans, the experience is better for fans who have knowledge of the show. Go to Full Review
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George R Mar 29, 2019 An interesting and intense ending to the 5th Season and beginning to the 6th.
Theodore L Mar 11, 2019 One of the best movies of all time!
Abraham R Oct 31, 2018 Finally the famed TV show debuts on the big screen. Does one have to be a watcher of the show to better appreciate this film? Nope. The script can be followed by someone with literally no previous knowledge of the characters or situations. FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are introduced as any motion protagonists might be, and we're presented with bits and pieces of information about their background through cleverly constructed dialogue. Plot Wise this film has similarities to Charlie Sheen's The Arrival. Both the leads are completely at home and I am happy to say that even non X Files fans will have a good time and appreciate the film. See more
Albus W Jul 14, 2018 As a big fan of the show, I loved the movie and saw it on opening night. Nothing but love for this film.
Draco G Feb 3, 2018 (4.0 out of 6) When we see what direction we go when the course of history is about to change to only change with the times it serves. When what other direction we may see such change we run away, contain or study further. When we don't always see the change until it happens when directions we follow no longer work when problems are advancing. When we see what direction we follow when the clues of its existence takes us to other places when changes in higher places want to detain and keep such things from surfacing. When directions we are headed others don't normally go to see that change is happening in everyplace when new solutions are what's needed to move forward. When we don't see all the directions others are headed we only see the clues and symptoms of such changes that only push us deeper into questioning more into answers. When we don't see what direction we are headed when we get thrusted into what others don't wish to change about science and people's minds of anything when we are detained. When we see what direction we must go when all traces of such existences are disappearing to only follow the clues to change others outcome. When we end up in a direction far away and down below we see what sort of changes others are up to when such places contains evidence that could change our vary existence of life. When what we direction others must go when such places change and are compromised. When others start over again in another direction and change locations when there is much more to be studied on such new findings. When we see what direction others go to only follow when such changes only mean we change along with it to uncover what is being done over our heads when we ought to know. When we see others who believe in the Constitution and laws to move in the direction along side us when the times are changing, human and other life is evolving faster to only let those go in that direction when it could end human life as we know it. See more
Harry W Jan 25, 2018 Great film, glad X-Files is back
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Synopsis In a small Texas town, a mysterious black substance emanating from the remains of a prehistoric human engulfs a young boy and his rescuers. Later, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are in Dallas to disarm a bomb set to detonate inside a federal facility. Unfortunately the bomb explodes -- leaving four inside dead. Mulder and Scully then receive a tip that the disaster was a government effort to cover up an alien virus linked to the boy's death.
Director
Rob Bowman
Producer
Chris Carter, Daniel Sackheim
Screenwriter
Chris Carter
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$83.9M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
Surround
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