Name: Episode 3 — Unusual Suspects
Released: 1997-11-16
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

The X-Files (1993 – 2018)

1993 • 11 seasons • Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TV-14

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Episode 3 — Unusual Suspects

Released: 1997-11-16 • Mystery/Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Crime

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Set in 1989, the story of the founding of The Lone Gunmen is finally told as we see how a straight-laced federal employee, a sex mad AV expert, and a nerdy computer hacker meet Susanne Modeski, a strange woman with evidence of a government conspiracy. When their plan to expose the conspiracy fails and Susanne is captured by a group of men-in-black, led by none other than X, they soon become a paranoid group of government watchdogs.

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Creator	Chris Carter
Episode air date	16.11.1997
Episode runtime	45 min
Episode rating	7.90
Genres	Mystery / Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Crime
TMDB series rating	8.4
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	14+
Country	US

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