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 6.5/10 for fear, 7.5/10 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 6.5/10 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), The Abyss (1989), 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

Aliens1986

The Abyss1989

The X-Files: I Want to Believe2008

Sphere1998

Aliens1986

The Abyss1989