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"The X Files" (1993) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1993-2002

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"The X Files" (1993): :  -- Scully and Mulder have a close encounter of the almost-got-crushed kind.
"The X Files" (1993): :  -- Mulder finds a bomb in building across the street from the federal building.
"The X Files" (1993): :  -- A bartender gets more than a mouthful when she asks Mulder an innocent question.
"The X Files" (1993): :  -- A scientist studying an alien life form gets more contact than he bargained for.
"The X Files" (1993): :  -- Mulder and Scully kiss...almost.

Overview

User Rating:
9.1/10   22,805 votes
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Creator:
Chris Carter
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 full episode list
Release Date:
10 September 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Truth is Out There more
Plot:
Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts. full summary
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Awards:
Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 65 wins & 142 nominations more
User Comments:
Quite simply the best television show ever more (221 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 406)

Gillian Anderson ... Dana Scully / ... (200 episodes, 1993-2002)

David Duchovny ... Fox Mulder (176 episodes, 1993-2002)

Mitch Pileggi ... Walter Skinner / ... (82 episodes, 1994-2002)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The X-Files (USA)
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Runtime:
45 min
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Iceland:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2007) (self applied) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Hungary:18 | Ireland:12 (some episodes) | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R13 (season 9) | Poland:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 8) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Fox Mulder's sister Samantha was abducted while she and Fox were watching an episode of "The Magician" (1973). When Patty Hearst (Patricia Hearst) was kidnapped by the SLA, she was watching "The Magician" with her boyfriend Steven Weed. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: In numerous episodes in the earlier seasons, characters are seen driving cars with British Columbia License plates. more
Quotes:
Scully: It seems to me that the best relationships, the ones that last, are frequently the ones that are rooted in friendship. You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Spaced: Leaves (#2.7)" (2001) more

FAQ

What different taglines have been used instead of "The Truth is Out There" in the opening credits?
Why does Mulder tape an X on his window?
Which episode is it that has the inbred family in it?
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179 out of 207 people found the following comment useful.
Quite simply the best television show ever, 25 January 1999
Author: n0f8 (nohaybanda@gmx.net) from Lisbon, Portugal

"The X-Files" is the show which re-defined television, and in a few years time it will become known as THE show of the 90s. First of all, don't think "Fight the Future" - the movie was nowhere near as smart or well-written as the series, and was only a sort of Hollywood-esque approach to the concept of the show. Although some episodes are a bit on the downside, the majority of X-Files episodes are true masterpieces which really challenge our "little grey cells" in a way no other TV program does. Great cinematography, great writing, great FX and an always amazing soundtrack by Mark Snow turn "The X-Files" into a chilling television experience.

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