The X-Files vs Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for The X-Files). The X-Files is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 9m. Twelve Monkeys is the older of the two (1995 against 1998). Both are mystery, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The X-Files
Twelve Monkeys| The X-Files | Twelve Monkeys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Rob Bowman | Terry Gilliam |
| Main cast | Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson, Blythe Danner, Bruce Harwood, David Duchovny | Jon Seda, Matt Ross, David Morse, Christopher Meloni, Brad Pitt |
Synopsis
The X-Files
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.
Twelve Monkeys
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to…
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