R-rated director's cut of X-Files film restores Chris Carter's original horror vision
Hulu released Chris Carter’s R-rated director’s cut of the 2008 standalone X-Files film I Want to Believe, retitled The X-Files: I Want to Believe–Vrach Frankenshteyn, as an August 14 release with a full re-edit to “make it the scary movie” he originally intended.
Aug 14, 2026 ·Ars Technica














