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The X-Files - Fight the Future (1998)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 25

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

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 7

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

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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 63,598

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This 60-million-dollar science fiction suspense drama (marketed with an additional 25 million dollars), was adapted from the popular TV series The X-Files -- arriving in theaters while the Emmy-winning series was still being aired, continuing plot threads familiar to many of the series' 25 million viewers, and featuring several familiar recurring characters introduced during the previous five TV seasons. In 15,000 B.C., a strange creature attacks a caveman. Cut to present day, when a boy at the

May 4, 1999

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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All Critics (72) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (26) | DVD (30)

The X-Files movie is really just a two-hour teaser for the series's sixth season. And little else.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Dark, funny, paranoid, arbitrary, humming with tamped-down eroticism and in love with all things weird: That's the good news.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
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Stylish, scary, sardonically funny and at times just plain gross.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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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.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Only two scenes in this spin-off are worth the time of followers of the TV series.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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The director, Rob Bowman, is not some TV hack; his work is thrillingly kinetic.

June 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Slate | Comment
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Chris Carter had the daunting task of pleasing fans of the show, while at the same time not alienating those new to it. It's a balancing act that he mostly achieved, but in the end it's probably best enjoyed by those who are already fans.

July 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | Comment
Three Movie Buffs

Same TV show sci-fi on a king-sized f/x budget.

December 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

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.

August 3, 2008 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | Comments (3)
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...lives up to the standard set by its small-screen predecessor's superb early seasons.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Excellent!

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

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.

May 19, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

The truth may be out there, but it's certainly not in here.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

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

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

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

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | Comment
Reeling Reviews

... dumbed down and flattened out

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Comment
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Audience Reviews for The X-Files - Fight the Future

After The success of the show, it was obvious that a film would conclude it's terrific run. X Files: Fight The Future is a terrific Sci Fi Horror film with a fairly good story and decent enough acting to keep one entertained. Moulder and Scully are back one the trail of the paranormal, and this film succeeds in

January 28, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Released in between two seasons, Fight the Future was a sad cop-out that only true fans could enjoy (I am one of them).

July 16, 2010
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Tony Gandia

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