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The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2008

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Movie details

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

“To find the truth, you must believe.”

2008 Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 44m

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5.9 / 10

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Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

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Directed by

Chris Carter

Written by

Chris Carter · Frank Spotnitz

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Dana Scully

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Dakota Whitney

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Joseph Crissman

Xzibit

Xzibit

Mosley Drummy

Mitch Pileggi

Mitch Pileggi

Walter Skinner

Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Janke Dacyshyn

Court is in session

Put The X-Files: I Want to Believe on trial.

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The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.