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The X-Files

Name: The X-Files
Director: Rob Bowman
Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1998-06-19
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 7
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville

1998 · 2h 1m · Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

IMDb 7.0 Metacritic 60 RT 66%

If you're craving paranoid sci-fi thrills with charismatic leads and government conspiracy intrigue, absolutely watch this—Mulder and Scully's chemistry is magnetic, and the mythology-heavy plot hits the sweet spot between cerebral and propulsive. Skip it only if you're allergic to X-Files lore or need a self-contained story, because this one demands you know what you're walking into.

Plot

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

Director: Rob Bowman

Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville

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