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1998·121 min·Dir. Rob Bowman·★ 7.0
MysteryScience FictionThriller
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.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008·1h 44m·★ 5.9·Chris Carter
The X Files Collection3 shared cast incl. David Duchovny & Gillian AndersonThemes: extraterrestrial technology, fbi
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg
Themes: ufo, extraterrestrial technology, obsessionTMDB recommends
Chain Reaction
1996·1h 47m·★ 5.7·Andrew Davis
Themes: secret lab, conspiracy, fbiFans also likedThriller & Science Fiction
The Quiet Earth
1985·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Geoff Murphy
Themes: government, bombFans also likedScience Fiction & Thriller
All the President's Men
1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula
Themes: conspiracy, fbiTMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller
Sphere
1998·2h 14m·★ 6.1·Barry Levinson
Themes: extraterrestrial technology, space marineFans also likedScience Fiction & Mystery & Thriller
The Thing
1982·1h 49m·★ 8.2·John Carpenter
Themes: mutation, helicopter, space marineMystery & Science Fiction
Inside The X-Files
1998·45m·★ 7.7·Glen Kasper
5 shared cast incl. David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson
Aliens
1986·2h 17m·★ 8.4·James Cameron
Themes: extraterrestrial technology, space marineThriller & Science Fiction
Eyes Wide Shut
1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick
Themes: secret society, conspiracyThriller & Mystery
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019·2h 11m·★ 7.4·Chad Stahelski
Themes: secret society, secret organization
Dr. No
1962·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Terence Young
Themes: secret organization, space marine
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951·1h 32m·★ 7.7·Robert Wise
TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Steven Spielberg
Themes: extraterrestrial technology, space marine
Now You See Me 2
2016·2h 9m·★ 6.4·Jon M. Chu
Themes: secret society, fbi
Planet of the Apes
2001·2h·★ 5.7·Tim Burton
TMDB recommendsThriller & Science Fiction
Godzilla
1998·2h 19m·★ 5.5·Roland Emmerich
TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Thriller
Sicario
2015·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Denis Villeneuve
Themes: bomb, fbi
Now You See Me
2013·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Louis Leterrier
Themes: conspiracy, fbi
Shooter
2007·2h 4m·★ 7.2·Antoine Fuqua
Themes: conspiracy, fbi
How Good Is The X-Files?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
7.0Well Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB6.9
★ IMDb7.0
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Yes, Worth Watching
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