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The X-Files

The X-Files

TV Show · 1993

14+ Ages 12-14
Editor
Excellent
TV-14

Creator: Chris Carter

Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

What's the Story?

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.


Content Ratings

What's in the title & why it matters

Language Mild
1/5

Profanity is exceptionally mild (mostly 90s network television-approved slurs like "damn" or "hell").

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking Mild
2/5
Violence & Scariness Moderate
3/5

Punches, stabbings, and point-blank executions occur. However, the violence is rarely glorified; it is usually frantic, dark, and treated with gravity.

Sex, Romance & Nudity Mild
1/5

Romance is mostly limited to intense eye contact, hand-holding, and rare emotional embraces.

Diverse Representations Mild
2/5
Flow & Focus Mild
2/5
Positive Role Models Mild
2/5
Products & Purchases Mild
1/5

Where to Watch

Seasons

11 seasons available

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The Review

Written by Parent Guide Plus Editors

The X-Files is an iconic American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.


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