Movies Like The X-Files: I Want to Believe

If you liked The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), a mystery and science fiction movie directed by Chris Carter, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Rage of Stars (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
A story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.
2
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and thriller
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
3
The X-Files (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and science fiction
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
4
The Empty Man (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
5
Hypnotic (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and science fiction
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
6
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mystery
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
7
Alien Nation (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
8
All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
9
Dark Skies (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an…
10
God Told Me To (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and science fiction
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
11
Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
12
Serenity (2005)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew…
13
Solace (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mystery
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
14
Tau (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thriller
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
15
Crimes of the Future (2022)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller
With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks…
16
Barbarian (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she…
17
UFO (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and thriller
A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.
18
Predator 2 (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thriller
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
19
Flashback (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery
Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury…
20
Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…