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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 kid finds into a strange cave and a strange parasite finds him.
"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.

Overview

User Rating:
9.1/10   21,180 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
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(273 articles)
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User Comments:
The most intricately perfect work of art. more

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
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | 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 | USA:TV-MA | USA:TV-PG | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

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Trivia:
The character Leyla Harrison was named after a writer of The X-Files Internet fan-fiction who died of cancer in February 2001. The fictional Leyla Harrison was a fan of Mulder's and Scully's, having spent her time in the F.B.I poring over their expense reports (in much the same way that Internet fans of the show examined the minute nuances of every episode), so the tribute was very appropriate. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: In numerous episodes in the earlier seasons, characters are seen driving cars with British Columbia License plates. more
Quotes:
Mulder: Sorry, nobody down here but the FBI's most unwanted.
Scully: Agent Mulder? I'm Dana Scully. I've been assigned to work with you.
Mulder: Oh, isn't it nice to be suddenly so highly regarded. So, who did you tick off to get stuck with this detail, Scully?
Scully: Actually, I'm looking forward to working with you. I've heard a lot about you.
Mulder: Oh, really? I was under the impression that you were sent to spy on me.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (#6.10)" (1994) more

FAQ

Which episode is it where Mulder and Scully are on a boat with Nazis?
Why did David Duchovny leave?
What music is playing in Within (#8.1)?
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131 out of 147 people found the following comment useful:-
The most intricately perfect work of art., 20 October 2002
10/10
Author: adi_inbar from Jerusalem, Israel

I find it hard to comment on The X- Files because it simply transcends words. It's an intelligent masterpiece, an epos of beautifully complicated scenarios, plots and characters. Eruditely taking on the grayest of areas, confronting those things under your bed and inside your closet thus bringing new meaning to the fears brought on by conventions and the imprudent obstinacy of social norms. The script, the actors and the direction make the most unbelievable seem believable and the unfathomable- unfathomably real. So thought provoking that if you really let yourself dwell in its essence, it can change the way you see the world, if only just by believing in the conviction that The Truth Is Out There.

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