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The X-Files (1998)
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The TV phenomenon of the 1990s makes an effortless transition to the big screen, and, while the plot remains firmly grounded in the themes of the series, the uninitiated should not feel put off, as this plays equally well as a classy conspiracy thriller. Here, intrepid FBI duo Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) investigate an explosion at a federal building and stumble across the biggest alien cover-up in the world's history. Director Rob Bowman (who has also worked on the series) is faithful to the show's paranoiac roots, but gleefully opens the action out to stage some spectacular set pieces. He is well served by his leads, and by the likes of Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl and John Neville. JF
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Running time
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117min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Science-fiction Thriller
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Alternate title
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Blackwood,
The X Files Movie,
The X-Files: The Movie
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Chris Carter, from a story by Carter, Frank Spotnitz
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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