
The X-Files
Taste attributes: crimemysterysci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalmafia/gangsterdramaespionagefantasydetectiveadventureunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"The truth is out there."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy series that is layered, dark and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Fox Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











