The X-Files
The truth is out there.
Created by Chris Carter
On FOX
A long-running conspiracy thriller built on paranoia and the tension between belief and skepticism, where the truth remains perpetually out of reach.
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
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Where to watch
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Questions people ask
Is The X-Files one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of series.
Is The X-Files scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Does The X-Files leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is The X-Files sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The X-Files violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The X-Files easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
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.
