---
title: 'The X-Files (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Bowman'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-x-files-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The X-Files (1998)

1998 · PG-13 · 121 min · Drama, Action, Science Fiction, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The X-Files is a 1998 American science fiction thriller film based on Chris Carter's television series of the same name, which revolves around fictional unsolved cases called the X-Files and the characters solving them. It was directed by Rob Bowman, written by Carter and Frank Spotnitz and featured five main characters from the television series: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, John Neville, and William B. Davis reprise their respective roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner, Well-Manicured Man, and the Cigarette-Smoking Man. The film was promoted with the tagline Fight the Future.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rob Bowman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-bowman)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-carter), [Frank Spotnitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-spotnitz)
- **Producer:** [Chris Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-carter), [Daniel Sackheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-sackheim)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Snow](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-snow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ward Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-russell)

## Cast

- [Lucas Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucas-black)
- [Terry O'Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-o-quinn)
- [Don S. Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-s-williams)
- [John Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neville) as Well-Manicured Man
- [Michael Shamus Wiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shamus-wiles)
- [Jason Beghe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-beghe)
- [Jeffrey DeMunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-demunn)
- [Gillian Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillian-anderson) as Dana Scully
- [William B. Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-b-davis) as The Smoking Man
- [Glenne Headly](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenne-headly)
- [Tom Braidwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-braidwood) as Melvin Frohike
- [Larry Joshua](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-joshua)
- [Gary Grubbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-grubbs)
- [George Murdock](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-murdock)
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl) as Conrad Strughold

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