The X-Files

The X-Files

Fight the future.

Directed by Rob Bowman

Produced by Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox

1998121 min6.9 / 10

A paranoid, high-stakes conspiracy thriller about two FBI agents fighting shadowy government forces and extraterrestrial threats, driven by obsession and distrust.

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.

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  • Is The X-Files scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The X-Files violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The X-Files easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does The X-Files end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is The X-Files sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like The X-Files, and what each one shares →

Like The X-Files

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The X-Files

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The X-Files, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The X-Files, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The X-Files, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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