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Critic Neil Jeffries
rated 6

An impressive cinematic makeover that belies its TV roots.

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Cast & Crew

Rob Bowman
Director
Martin Landau
As Kurtzweil
Armin Mueller-Stahl
As Strughold
Terry O'Quinn
As Michaud
Blythe Danner
As Cassidy
Gary Grubbs
As Fire Captain Cooles
Josh McLaglen
As Buzz Mihoe

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Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, two FBI agents, investigate a terrorist attack on a federal building in Dallas that may be connected to a mysterious virus with extraterrestrial origins. As they dig deeper, they uncover a conspiracy that threatens to change the course of humanity forever. With Martin Landau.

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The X Files was released in theaters on June 19, 1998.