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The X-Files
UNSAFE
Sci-Fi · Mystery · Thriller · Drama·1993 - 2018

The X-Files

Unsafe — contains visual nudity and/or sex scenes

Sex & Nudity Content

Visual content only. References, dialogue, and jokes don't count.

  • Mulder and Scully are occasionally seen in their underwear.
  • A woman is briefly shown walking around a facility naked, although objects obscure most of her body.
  • Some episodes feature women in highly revealing outfits, including thong-style underwear with the buttocks visible.
  • There are lengthy and explicit discussions of sexual abuse.
  • Mulder briefly looks through a calendar featuring women in bikinis.
  • Pornographic magazines and videos are occasionally mentioned, but explicit material is generally not shown.
  • Some episodes contain sexual violence, including both depicted and implied incidents.
  • Occasional sex scenes occur, generally without nudity, along with rare scenes of characters partially undressed.
  • Prostitutes occasionally appear as part of storylines.
  • Season 7, Episode 13, First Person Shooter, features a woman dressed provocatively throughout the episode, with her buttocks visible while wearing a thong.
  • Season 7, Episode 15, En Ami, includes several close-ups of Scully wearing a bra with her breasts exposed.
  • Season 8, Episode 8 features a man repeatedly spying on a woman while she undresses down to her bra.
  • Season 8, Episode 11, The Gift, contains multiple scenes of a woman fully nude, including visible breasts and buttocks.
  • An episode features a naked Neanderthal woman, with brief partial and rear nudity but no sexual activity.
  • One episode concerns a woman who was raped by supernatural entities. She is shown struggling in bed while fully covered and later appears badly bruised and psychologically traumatized.
  • An episode involves a family whose history is the result of incest.

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Our Safety Parameters

We measure one thing and one thing only: visual nudity and sex scenes. Every TV show and movie is rated Safe, Slightly Safe, or Unsafe.

SAFE
  • Zero visual nudity or sex scenes throughout the movie or episode
  • Verbal references, dialogue, or jokes are considered safe
  • Violence and profanity do not affect the safety rating
SLIGHTLY SAFE
  • ~Only brief flashes of nudity (a second or two) or partial / distant exposure
  • ~Sex is implied — covered, under sheets, fades to black, no body parts shown
  • ~No extended, graphic, or repeated sexual content
UNSAFE
  • Clear visual nudity (breasts, genitals, full buttocks shown plainly)
  • On-screen sex scenes with thrusting, undressing, or extended intimacy
  • Multiple or graphic sexual scenes anywhere in the movie or episode