The X-Files: I Want to Believe - Vrach Frankenshteyn

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2026

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When a group of women is mysteriously abducted, it becomes a case right out of The X-Files. Years after walking away from the FBI, Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully are pulled back from the shadows when a federal agent vanishes without a trace. In a case you'd never see on TV, their only lead is a disgraced, defrocked priest claiming to have horrific psychic visions of the crime. Forced to confront the ghosts of their past, the partners must navigate a chilling winter landscape and an even darker human monstrosity. The truth of these crimes is out there somewhere... and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it.

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

3/4

Alongside the nostalgic bump of this release, it’s just refreshing to see a brutal, standalone thriller for adults, one that recalls films from the ‘70s and ‘80s, instead of the CGI-heavy flicks for teens that dominate the culture today.

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Joe Kucharski

Pop Culture Leftovers

13h

The X-Files: I Want to Believe - Vrach Frankenshteyn won't convert skeptics into believers... But it beautifully reminds us why Mulder and Scully became one of television's defining partnerships in the first place.

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

14h

5/10

Now running 98 minutes and with a greater focus on its "case of the week," Chris Carter's director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' now plays, for better or worse, more like a two-part episode of 'The X-Files'.

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Jesse Schedeen

IGN Movies

5/10

All the strengths and flaws from the original I Want to Believe are still here. That means fans can expect a forgettable, unambitious new case and a largely bland supporting cast.

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

5.5/10

Chris Carter's new director's cut of 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' proves less radical reimagining and more subtle rejiggering.

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Daniel Kurland

Dread Central

2/5

In Vrach Frankenshteyn, Chris Carter completes his bold monstrosity. Unfortunately, it’s a largely pointless endeavor that will leave fans wanting to raise their pitchforks and torches in protest, rather than praising this reanimated atrocity.

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@Bradster69 16h

Chris Carter’s new director’s cut of The X-Files‘ 2008 standalone film is a disappointing experiment that doesn’t bring forward anything new and merely highlights the original movie’s messy shortcomings.

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Director: Chris Carter
Producer: Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Screenwriter: Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Distributor: Disney+
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 14, 2026

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