The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

To find the truth, you must believe.

2008104 min5.9 / 10

A moody, character-driven mystery that prioritizes the emotional bond between its protagonists over spectacle, grounded in faith and doubt rather than clear answers.

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

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