X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Director:	Chris Carter
Writers:	Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Cast:	David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley
Released:	Friday, July 25, 2008
Length:	104 minutes
Studio:	20th Century Fox
Genre:	Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Drama/Suspense
Rating:	Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

X-Files: I Want to Believe Synopsis

---

Purchase your copy of X-Files: I Want to Believe today at

Download X-Files: I Want to Believe From iTunes

X-Files: I Want to Believe images are ©20th Century Fox. All Rights Reserved.

X-Files: I Want to Believe News

Jennifer Lawrence Talks About Mystique Costume for X-Men: Days O...  3/1/2013 4:09 PM EDT
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, who will be starring in the upcoming film " X-Men: Days Of Future Past", said that she will be wearing a bodysuit in the film, and ditching the body paint."I'm so excited because I'm going to wear a body suit. It will be from neck down so it will cut out time and the blisters." Lawrence said that they had to call the doctor for her to treat skin irritation caused by...  More>>

Gillian Anderson Up For Another X-Files Film  8/28/2009 9:47 AM EDT
According to radaronline.com, actress Gillian Anderson spoke with reporters at the Sarajevo Film Festival and said that she wouldn't rule out a third "X-Files" film. In fact, she says a film could be out by 2012. "There isn't any reason not to do it. I feel a certain commitment to that group of people that I worked with and we still enjoy doing it, when we do it. There is no reason why not t...  More>>

What Are These Two X-File FBI Agents Thinking?  7/22/2008 9:21 PM EDT
Caption this photo of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the upcoming film X-Files: I Want To Believe. Just post your comment in the comments below to win a gift certificate from Fandango . Like a caption? Then vote it up or down -- you decide! Contest will end on Friday 25th at 12:01 am E...  More>>

X-Files Star Gillian Anderson Holds Charity Auctions on eBay  7/15/2008 1:41 PM EDT
Gillian Anderson, star of the television series, X-Files, and the upcoming film "The X Files - I Want to Believe", is holding a charity auction on eBay.  The auction is to benefit Neurofibromatosis, Inc. NF, Inc. is a national, tax-exempt, charitable organization whose mission is to create a network of support for those affected by NF, through education, advocacy, and coalitions, and by supporting...  More>>

X-Files 2 Receives A Title  4/17/2008 3:54 PM EDT
The sequel to the X Files movie, which was released in 1998, has been officially named. The new film will be titled "The X-Files: I Want to Believe".The announcement was confirmed today by Chris Carter, creator and director of the film. 20th Century Fox signed off on the title earlier today, after deciding that the title was indeed marketable. "It's a story that involves the difficulties in mediat...  More>>

Bootleg X-Files 2 Trailer Put Online And Gets Quickly Removed  3/28/2008 1:38 PM EDT
X-Files fans got a double dose of a much needed fix this week when creator Chris Carter spilled some details, and a sneak peak at the theatrical trailer. ( Youtube quickly took down the trailer due to copyright infringement). X-Files: Fight The Future (1998) was a theatrical version of the highly rate television series of the same name. The se...  More>>

X-Files: I Want to Believe Staff Review

It has been six years since X-files has been off the air, but this summer, the series creator, Chris Carter, along with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, bring back the critically acclaimed series to the big screen in X-Files: I Want To Believe.

In the stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, they take the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) in unexpected directions.  Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder's pursuits -- through a paranormal FBI case.

Joining along for the ride this time are some fresh faces: played Xzibit, Amada Peet and Bill Connolly whose acting skills seemed to not be utilized to their fullest.

While this film did spark a little bit of the same chemistry that was found in the original series, the film truly lacked the same spirit we used to see with Mulder and Scully on screen.

The film just seemed to be going through the motions for the sake of it, and not really giving us any more of what audiences craved throughout the 90's when they watched the ground- breaking television show and its first theatrical movies, X-Files: Fight The Future.

When all is said and done, this film really could have just been one of the standalone forgettable episodes of the series, and did not push the envelope that would have been required for a "reboot".

Will Mulder and Scully return for another bout on the big screen in 2012? Only time will tell (and also the box-office)!

--Nathan M Rose

For more reviews please visit our film/television review section.

X-Files: I Want to Believe Photos

X-Files: I Want to Believe images © 20th Century Fox. All Rights Reserved.