Uwe Boll (German: [ˈuːvə ˈbɔl]; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his 2005 Alone in the Dark adaptation is considered one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects during the 2010s were mostly released direct-to-video to negative reviews, although the 2009 films Rampage and Darfur were more positively received. After retiring in 2016 to become a restaurateur, Boll returned to filmmaking in 2020. His 2026 action thriller Citizen Vigilante garnered attention and controversy after it was refused age certification in Germany, banning it from wide distribution. (Via Wikipedia)