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The X-Files: Fight the Future

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The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)

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Reviews Counted:68

Fresh:43

Rotten:25

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Results may vary for newcomers, but fans of the series will enjoy its big-screen transition.

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The stars of TV's THE X-FILES, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) make it to the big screen in this long-awaited extension of the hit television series. True to the premise of... The stars of TV's THE X-FILES, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) make it to the big screen in this long-awaited extension of the hit television series. True to the premise of the show, the movie opens with the discovery of a mysterious black substance which is predictably covered up by an unnamed, seemingly official group of men. Evading various perils, Mulder and Scully scramble through a series of spectacularly shot scenes not possible in the television productions. [More]

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Blythe Danner

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Blythe Danner, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Director: Rob Bowman

Director: Rob Bowman
Screenwriter: Chris Carter
Producer: Daniel Sackheim, Chris Carter
Composer: Mark Snow

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Reviews for The X-Files: Fight the Future

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Excellent!

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/19/08
Channel 4 Film
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The truth may be out there, but it's certainly not in here.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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It can't decide whether it wants to satisfy those with an obsessive special interest or those looking for a spectacle, and I can't decide if it will satisfy either.

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07/20/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

I want to believe this latest X-Files film was created for a reason other than financial reward, but I find it difficult to guess at what that reason might have been.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment 2 Comments
08/03/08
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

...lives up to the standard set by its small-screen predecessor's superb early seasons.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
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Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
07/25/08
Sydney Morning Herald
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The X-Files movie is really just a two-hour teaser for the series's sixth season. And little else.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/19/08
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

Some fans will be pleased, others annoyed and endless online discussion will be generated, while X virgins will most likely wonder what all the fuss is about.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/19/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Dark, funny, paranoid, arbitrary, humming with tamped-down eroticism and in love with all things weird: That's the good news.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/19/08
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

Stylish, scary, sardonically funny and at times just plain gross.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
05/19/08
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

As it is, pic serves up set-pieces and a measure of scope that are beyond TV size but remain rather underwhelming by feature standards.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/19/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Only two scenes in this spin-off are worth the time of followers of the TV series.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/19/08
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

One big, vaguely ominous blur, in which nothing really seems to be at stake except Chris Carter's future as a movie creator.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

The director, Rob Bowman, is not some TV hack; his work is thrillingly kinetic.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
06/08/07
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

If you watch the show religiously, you've probably already seen it this weekend.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

Production-wise, the film is pretty slick with large budget F/X helping the upscale television production.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

... dumbed down and flattened out

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A huge disappointment.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment 1 Comment
04/08/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

I'm sure that fans of the show were satisfied, but others may find this movie uninvolving and its conspiracy theories juvenile. It's nothing more than a two-hour promotion for the television series that fails to resolve any of the conflicts it introduces.

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08/11/03
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

It's a great way to relieve the anxiety that the series' endless mysteries have built.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
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Latest News for The X-Files: Fight the Future

November 18, 2008: Frank Spotnitz Talks X-Files 3 Opens in new window
"X-Files" writer/producer Frank Spotnitz admits that the franchise's second installment didn't do as well as hoped, but he says another sequel isn't out of the question -- and... More...

August 01, 2008: RT Interview: David Duchovny on The X-Files, Californication and Directing
It's been six years since we last saw Mulder and Scully together on screen, and with the release of The X-Files: Fight the Future, David Duchovny sits down to tell us what the... More...

June 23, 2008: X-Files: I Want To Believe Sneak Peek Opens in new window
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April 16, 2008: X-Files Sequel Gets A Title! Opens in new window
The truth is finally out there about the new "X-Files" movie title. The second big-screen spinoff of the paranormal TV adventure will be called "The X-Files: I Want to... More...

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