The X-Files

1993 • FOX
4.8
1.2K reviews
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Season 4 episodes (24)

1 Herrenvolk
10/4/96
To save his dying mother, Mulder must protect the extraterrestrial healer, Jeremiah Smith, from a ruthless alien bounty hunter.
2 Home
10/11/96
In a small, otherwise peaceful town, the agents investigate the death of an infant with disturbing birth defects, and the trail of clues leads to a clan of inbred, genetic mutants.
3 Teliko
10/18/96
When several black men turn up dead – their bodies completely devoid of skin pigmentation – Mulder and Scully hunt down an African killer who must consume human hormones to survive.
4 Unruhe
10/27/96
To catch a twisted killer, Mulder and Scully attempt to decipher the clues he unwittingly leaves behind – psychic photographs revealing his darkest fantasies and fears.
5 The Field Where I Died
11/3/96
While investigating a religious cult, Mulder encounters a woman whom he may have known in a previous life.
6 Sanguinarium
11/10/96
A series of murders at a prestigious hospital lead Mulder and Scully on the trail of a plastic surgeon who may be attempting to extend his own life through black magic.
7 Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man
11/17/96
The secret history of Mulder and Scully's shadowy nemesis reveals the truth behind the assassination of JFK and the infamous UFO cover-up of Area 51.
8 Tunguska
11/24/96
When a deadly, viscous organism is discovered inside a strange rock, the agents race to determine the rock's origin.
9 Terma
12/1/96
To gain tangible proof the organism inside the rock is an alien entity, Mulder joins forces with the duplicitous Krycek and comes face to face with the starling depths of his deception.
10 Paper Hearts
12/15/96
Seemingly prophetic dreams send Mulder on a search for the undiscovered victims of a serial killer, only to discover that one of them may be his missing sister, Samantha.
11 El Mundo Gira
1/12/97
After a series of paranormal deaths occur at a Mexican migrant camp, Mulder and Scully go on the trail of a mythical blood-sucking creature known as "El Chupacabra."
12 Leonard Betts
1/26/97
When the body of a decapitated paramedic seemingly comes back to life, the agents begin to suspect the man may be an evolutionary freak capable of regeneration.
13 Never Again
2/2/97
Feeling disillusioned with her life, Scully begins dating a dangerous stranger whose jealous tattoo compels him to murder the women he encounters.
14 Memento Mori
2/9/97
Scully attempts to come to terms with her inoperable cancer, while Mulder and the Lone Gunmen break into a high-security research lab to find the cure that could save her life.
15 Kaddish
2/16/97
While investigating a hate crime inside a Hasidic Jewish community the agents uncover a murder that appears to have been committed by a dead man.
16 Unrequited
2/23/97
To stop the murders of military officials by an unseen assassin, Mulder and Scully must apprehend an embittered Vietnam vet who can make himself invisible to his victims.
17 Tempus Fugit
3/16/97
While investigating the unexplained crash of a commercial airliner the agents’ search for answers leads to the bottom of a desolate lake and a startling discovery.
18 Max
3/23/97
Mulder and Scully set out to prove the passengers aboard the doomed airliner were deliberately sacrificed by the military in pursuit of stolen alien technology.
19 Synchrony
4/13/97
When several research scientists are found frozen to death, Mulder and Scully being to suspect the murders may have been committed by a time traveler from the future.
20 Small Potatoes
4/20/97
The true birth father of small-town babies born with vestigial tails turns out to be a chameleon-like man capable of impersonating anyone – including Mulder.
21 Zero - Sum
4/27/97
Trapped in a deal to save Scully's life, Skinner helps the Cigarette-Smoking Man destroy evidence in a fatal bee attack, only to discover he's been framed for murder.
22 Elegy
5/4/97
When ghostly images of female victims appear near murder scenes, Mulder and Scully conclude the apparitions may be harbingers of death for those who see them.
23 Demons
5/11/97
Covered in blood and suffering from amnesia, Mulder pieces together the events of the last few days, but the trail leads to a double murder that appears to have been committed with Mulder's weapon.
24 Gethsemane
5/18/97
Mulder fights to prove that a discovery frozen in the mountains of Canada is irrefutable evidence of alien life, but his quest for the truth leads to only more lies…and an unthinkable conclusion.

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

4.8
1.2K reviews
Noah Shepard
December 7, 2015
The X-Files is one the best TV shows to ever grace television. David Duchovny plays FBI Agent Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson plays FBI Agent Dana Scully. Mulder is a believer of the supernatural and UFOs while Scully is person of science, who is also a doctor. The two solve cases deemed by the FBI as X-Files, unexplained crimes or circumstances that may or may not involve the supernatural. Naturally, Scully was paired with Mulder to debunk his work, but as the show goes on, she realizes the truth maybe out there. The X-Files debuted in the 1990s and became a cultural phenomenon. It lasted for 9 seasons, had 2 Theatrical Feature Films and a new miniseries with the original cast set to debut in 2016. Anderson and Duchovny are simply terrific together and are one of the best pairings in history. Words can't express how much this show influenced television forever and how good this show still is. After all these years, it holds up and if you haven't seen it yet, there is not a better time than the present. Just remember, trust no one.
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David Wolfman
August 24, 2015
This show scared the crap out of me as a kid & I loved every moment of it; still do! David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson along with the rest of the cast are a dream team with great acting. X Files has an intriguing storyline and it's THE show that set the stage for so many other paranormal horror shows that attempted to follow in the X-Files footsteps. I think the X Files far surpasses mostly anything I've seen in this genre. I got to meet Gillian Anderson at Comic-Con one year and she's a wonderful lady too
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Caleb
February 9, 2018
I grew up watching X-Files from my early teens. My mom bought me every season back in the day, and I watched every episode more than once. I was excited to see new seasons. I actually liked it quite a bit. It was slightly different in ways that are hard to pin down. Overall still one of the best shows in existence.
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