Question 1

Is The X-Files (1998) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The X-Files (1998) mixes scares with other modes. As a conspiracy film, it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 8.4/10 for atmosphere, and 7.7/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is The X-Files (1998) streaming?

Accepted Answer

The X-Files (1998)'s US theatrical release date is June 19, 1998. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

What age is The X-Files (1998) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The X-Files (1998) is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.0/10 for fear and 1.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. Content warnings on file: child endangerment.

Question 4

Who is in the cast of The X-Files (1998)?

Accepted Answer

David Duchovny plays Agent Fox Mulder, Gillian Anderson plays Agent Dana Scully, Mitch Pileggi plays Assistant Director Walter Skinner, William B. Davis plays The Cigarette-Smoking Man, John Neville plays The Well-Manicured Man, Martin Landau plays Kurtzweil, Jeffrey DeMunn plays Bronschweig, Tom Braidwood plays Frohike.

Question 5

What are some films like The X-Files (1998)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The X-Files (1998) on Watch Darkly include Sphere (1998), Aliens (1986), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The X-Files

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe2008

Sphere1998

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe2008

Sphere1998

Aliens1986