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The X-Files

1998-06-19 · 121 min · ★ 6.9

Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller

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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Directors
Rob Bowman
Production companies
Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 66,000,000
Revenue
USD 189,198,313

Top Cast

David DuchovnyDavid DuchovnyFox Mulder
Gillian AndersonGillian AndersonDana Scully
Mitch PileggiMitch PileggiWalter Skinner
William B. DavisWilliam B. DavisCarl Busch
John NevilleJohn NevilleThe Well-Manicured Man
Martin LandauMartin LandauKurtzweil
Jeffrey DeMunnJeffrey DeMunnBronschweig
Tom BraidwoodTom BraidwoodFrohike
Blythe DannerBlythe DannerCassidy
Terry O'QuinnTerry O'QuinnMichaud
Dean HaglundDean HaglundLangly
Bruce HarwoodBruce HarwoodByers
Armin Mueller-StahlArmin Mueller-StahlStrughold
Lucas BlackLucas BlackStevie
Christopher Fennell2nd Boy
Cody NewtonCody Newton3rd Boy
Blake Stokes4th Boy
Don S. WilliamsDon S. WilliamsGroup Elder
George MurdockGeorge Murdock2nd Elder
Michael Shamus WilesMichael Shamus WilesBlack-Haired Man

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