The X Files
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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.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely split on whether the film transcends its TV origins or merely extends them at greater expense. Fans of the series tended to find enough reward in the expanded mythology and Mulder-Scully dynamic, while skeptics argued the storytelling leaned too hard on years of accumulated lore, leaving casual viewers adrift and even devoted followers short-changed by its deliberately open-ended structure.
“The X-Files has always been the most cinematic show on TV, and Bowman (who's directed many of its best episodes) expands the show's scale and impact on the big screen while keeping its charms intact.”
Andrew Johnston·Time Out New York
“The X-Files isn't so much a bad movie as it is a crackerjack piece of television. It's crisply made--not sodden like many of the Star Trek pictures. But it's as annoyingly open-ended as the rest of the series' episodes.”
David Edelstein·Slate
“Only two scenes in this spin-off are worth the time of followers of the TV series.”
Lisa Alspector·Chicago Reader
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Rob BowmanDirector
David DuchovnyFox Mulder
Gillian AndersonDana Scully
Mitch PileggiWalter Skinner
William B. DavisCarl Busch
John NevilleThe Well-Manicured Man
Martin LandauKurtzweil
Jeffrey DeMunnBronschweig
Tom BraidwoodFrohike
Blythe DannerCassidy
Terry O'QuinnMichaud
Dean HaglundLangly
Bruce HarwoodByers
Mark SnowComposer
Chris CarterWriter
Frank SpotnitzWriterThe X Files
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.
What critics thought
Critics were genuinely split on whether the film transcends its TV origins or merely extends them at greater expense. Fans of the series tended to find enough reward in the expanded mythology and Mulder-Scully dynamic, while skeptics argued the storytelling leaned too hard on years of accumulated lore, leaving casual viewers adrift and even devoted followers short-changed by its deliberately open-ended structure.
“The X-Files has always been the most cinematic show on TV, and Bowman (who's directed many of its best episodes) expands the show's scale and impact on the big screen while keeping its charms intact.”
Andrew Johnston·Time Out New York
“The X-Files isn't so much a bad movie as it is a crackerjack piece of television. It's crisply made--not sodden like many of the Star Trek pictures. But it's as annoyingly open-ended as the rest of the series' episodes.”
David Edelstein·Slate
“Only two scenes in this spin-off are worth the time of followers of the TV series.”
Lisa Alspector·Chicago Reader
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Rob BowmanDirectorDavid DuchovnyFox MulderGillian AndersonDana ScullyMitch PileggiWalter SkinnerWilliam B. DavisCarl BuschJohn NevilleThe Well-Manicured ManMartin LandauKurtzweilJeffrey DeMunnBronschweigTom BraidwoodFrohikeBlythe DannerCassidyTerry O'QuinnMichaudDean HaglundLanglyBruce HarwoodByersMark SnowComposerChris CarterWriterFrank SpotnitzWriterStream
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