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The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) -- This is the second theatrical trailer for The X-Files: I Want to Believe, directed by Chris Carter.
The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) -- FBI agents Mulder and Scully are called back to duty when a priest's visions may contain information about a kidnapped agent.
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The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) -- This is the first theatrical trailer for The X-Files: I Want to Believe, directed by Chris Carter.

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Frank Spotnitz (written by) and
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Release Date:
25 July 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Believe Again more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(110 articles)
David Duchovny wants more “alien-oriented conspiracy”
 (From Reel Loop. 22 October 2009, 11:09 AM, PDT)

David Duchovny Speaks Out About a Third X-Files Film
 (From MovieWeb. 21 October 2009, 8:52 AM, PDT)

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Weak, there is no point to it more (451 total)
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Also Known As:
The X Files 2 (USA) (working title)
The X Files: Done One (USA) (working title)
The X-Files (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
The X-Files Movie (USA) (promotional title)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (USA) (alternative spelling)
Untitled X Files Sequel (USA) (working title)
X-Files: Je veux y croire (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.
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104 min | USA:108 min (director's cut)
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This movie is dedicated to Randy Stone, the casting agent who cast the pilot of "The X Files" (1993) (and therefore found David Duchovny to play Mulder and Gillian Anderson to play Scully). Stone died in 2007. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Mulder is following the pick up truck to the hide out he scrolls through his phone contacts and highlights what some viewers have claimed is the name 'Gillian', the character Dana Sculley's actual first name. However, it actually says 'Gilligan'. more
Quotes:
Dana Scully: What are you doing?
Fox Mulder: Trying to ignore you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tropic Thunder (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Movin' On Up more

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39 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Weak, there is no point to it, 30 July 2008
5/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

The X-Files, one of the most famous television shows that ended in 2002, had a movie in 2000, just came out with a sequel. To be honest, I was wondering why, I know that there are still fans that are shaking to see their favorite agents back, but the story was weak and felt like another episode, just an extended one. Now I did enjoy The X-Files series, I also did like the first X-Files film, so I felt like maybe this was going to be big and have an exciting story, but instead we have just another episode that is trying to have the Saw edge and gross people out. We also have some added characters that are just weak, for example Xzibit as a one dimensional character who is just flat and typical, also, it's Xzibit, I don't know what casting director was thinking "he's perfect", no offense to this guy, but he should stick to his day job. David and Gillain are also off track and don't have the same chemistry as they did in the series.

Fox Mulder has been requested back by the FBI to help them with a case of missing female FBI agents, he meets a priest/pedophile/psychic who is also helping the FBI out with the case. Dana Scully has decided to stay with her current career as a doctor who is struggling to save a little boy's brain disease. But Fox wants her back in work with him and together they discover the darker world that is happening with these missing FBI agents and the Russian black market.

The X Files: I Want to Believe is over all not a bad movie by any means, but it's at this point that it seems like the writers were not even trying. Also with David and Gillain, I like to call this movie The X Files: I Want a Paycheck, because they just didn't put their hearts into this and you can tell very much, I thought David hated the series, you think he would have been more stubborn or at least would have read the script first before the paycheck. As far as for the fans, I'd recommend that you just do the matinée, it's not a full price ticket movie, it's just an extended episode, the ending is anti-climatic and this was just pointless.

5/10

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