The X-Files

1993 • Showcase

4.7

173 reviews

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Season 5 episodes (20)

1 Redux

97/11/02

Season-only

To locate a potential cure for Scully’s illness, Mulder accesses a secret research facility, leading to a stunning revelation about the origins of her cancer.

2 Redux II

97/11/09

Season-only

With his partner lying comatose in a hospital bed, Mulder receives key information from the Cigarette-Smoking Man that could mean life or death for Scully.

3 Unusual Suspects

97/11/16

Season-only

In a flashback, the Lone Gunmen meet for the first time and join forces with Mulder to stop a covert government experiment that may be targeted at the American public.

4 Detour

97/11/23

Season-only

Mulder and Scully are stalked by an ancient legion of lethal beings while investigating a boy’s claims that he was attacked by an invisible creature.

5 The Post-Modern Prometheus

97/11/30

Season-only

While investigating the appearance of a freakish creature in a rural town the agents uncover a dangerous genetic experiment that has spun wildly out of control.

6 Christmas Carol

97/12/07

Season-only

A mysterious phone call leads Scully to investigate a woman’s suicide and a young girl who may be the daughter of her deceased sister, Melissa.

7 Emily

97/12/14

Season-only

Scully attempts to adopt three-year old Emily Sim, only to discover that the young girl has developed a disturbing illness that may be the by-product of a sinister conspiracy.

8 Kitsunegari

98/01/04

Season-only

Mulder and Scully hunt a criminal with powerful mind-control capabilities – a madman who may have selected an unwitting Mulder as his next victim.

9 Schizogeny

98/01/11

Season-only

Mysterious trees become the prime suspects in a series of unexplained deaths the agents are attempting to solve.

10 Chinga

98/02/08

Season-only

Rumors of witchcraft and sorcery surrounding a bizarre murder lead Scully to a little girl and a cursed doll that may be hiding a murderous presence.

11 Kill Switch

98/02/15

Season-only

When the co-inventor of the Internet is brutally murdered Mulder and Scully begin to suspect the killer may be a conscious computer program with a mind of its own.

12 Bad Blood

98/02/22

Season-only

While exploring the deaths of cattle killed by a series of blood extractions, the agents uncover a cult of vampires residing in a small Texas town.

13 Patient X

98/03/01

Season-only

After a group of alien abductees is buried alive by faceless assailants, the agents uncover proof that the event is linked to alien colonization.

14 The Red and the Black

98/03/08

Season-only

Mulder and Scully discover more evidence of the planned alien colonization of Earth and set out to preserve what may be humanity’s last remaining link to freedom.

15 Travelers

98/03/29

Season-only

While researching unsolved killings in which the victims' organs were removed, Mulder uncovers a species-altering experiment that may be traced back to his own father.

16 Mind's Eye

98/04/19

Season-only

The prime suspect in a murder case is a woman who has been blind since birth, leading Mulder and Scully to conclude she may possess the ability to see through a killer's eyes.

17 All Souls

98/04/26

Season-only

The death of a girl, whose eyes appear to have been burned out of their sockets, unveils a prophetic struggle between good and evil for the reclamation of souls.

18 The Pine Bluff Variant

98/05/03

Season-only

Mulder goes deep undercover to infiltrate a militia group wanted for domestic terrorism, but Scully learns that Mulder's assignment may be a suicide mission.

19 Folie a Deux

98/05/10

Season-only

Mulder questions the sanity of an employee who believes his boss is a literal monster – until Mulder himself begins to perceive the presence of a hideous entity.

20 The End

98/05/17

Season-only

Mulder and Scully discover a 12-year old clairvoyant whose life may be in danger due to his gifted ability to solve all the unexplained phenomena in the X-Files.

About this show

The X-Files is the legendary drama series about FBI special agents who investigate cases called "X-Files," involving paranormal or unexplained phenomena. The X-Files concerns all manner of unexplained phenomena, monsters and extraterrestrial life, from the bizarre to the terrifyingly commonplace, all the while defining the science fiction genre like no other series before or since.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

173 reviews

WOLFGANG SCHLOSSUS

07 August 2021

The best TV series ever,but Fox Molder went sometimes overboard with his Alien believe, the normal Human brain knows that at this moment there are no means to travel from one Galaxy to another Galaxy the billions of km are just toooo far to make Contact with other Lifeforms ,otherwise very very good show. However when we changed the Internet company it took more then 2 weeks to change over, also many purchased movies and TV series like X-Files are lost.Google wants me to pay that X-File series.

Chris cichlid

12 February 2018

Having watched the original xfiles growing up on them all the way through to today. I am still in love with the stories and the cast. However I've herd that Gilliam Anderson won't come back after these present lot. And that they may bring Einstein and her partner in. I can predict if this happens the show will fail within a year. And it will leave a bad taste in loyal viewers mouths. YOU NEED GILLIAN TO CONTINUE OR NO ONE WILL CARE ABOUT THE TRUTH YOU CAN'T REPLACE THE ORIGINAL CAST. Plus there are to many questions left unanswered I could do at least 4 scripts alone for the William saga which has not been accurately answered.

No No

23 May 2019

unwatchable. bought it ages ago, can't watch it in it's current state an they won't give a refund. you have to scroll through every episode to get to where you're up too. if you're up to season 9 you have to scroll manually 9*24 episoded while it lags out due to the size of the catalogue.