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Uwe Boll

Producer, director, writer and actor · Born June 22, 1965 (61) · Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Uwe Boll (born June 22, 1965) is a German filmmaker and restaurateur. He finances his own films through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions. Many of his films are produced on low budgets and Boll himself has backed his projects financially or made use of crowdfunding platforms. His career is generally divided into two distinct phases: the first of big-budget fare, many adapted from video games, with a usually renowned cast, most of which gained him a reputation as a 'schlock maestro', while receiving primarily negative critical reviews, with Alone in the Dark (2005) considered one of the worst films ever made. His second phase is marked by films of smaller or independent backing, relatively unknown actors and different approaches to filmmaking; Boll's Rampage film series, Tunnel Rats, Stoic, Amoklauf, Heart of America, Assault on Wall Street and Darfur were better received. Boll decided to branch out from filmmaking in 2016 to work in the restaurant industry. He opened his Bauhaus Restaurant in Vancouver, which had earned positive reviews among food critics. In 2022, he returned to making films after selling the restaurant.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1965 (61)
From
Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Works as
Producer, director, writer and actor
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Uwe Boll's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Morality
24%
Society
12%
Self
12%
Bonds
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 13 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 27

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 38 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 22 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Dread
24
Melancholic
13
Thrilling
11
Cold
9
Other
20

How their films linger

Unsettling25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous15
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Uwe Boll's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Uwe Boll's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Citizen Vigilante(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · as Broadcast director (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Run(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • ApoKalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Office Boll (voice)

  • First Shift(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bandidos and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • Thanatomania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World(2023)

    as Uwe Boll

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Luna Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Hanau (Deutschland im Winter - Part 1)(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • House of Evil(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rampage: President Down(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay · Writer · as Rampage Killer #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Willits(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • ABCs of Superheroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as President

  • Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Anger of the Dead(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Mission NinetyTwo(2015)

    as Boat owner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rampage: Capital Punishment(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Andy the Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the King: The Last Mission(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Seed 2(2014)

    Characters · Producer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Forbidden Empire(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Prisoners of the Sun(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Suddenly(2013)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Red Reaper(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Assault on Wall Street(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Zombie Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer · as Président des États-Unis

  • The Profane Exhibit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Real Uwe Boll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Er selbst

  • In the Name of the King: Two Worlds(2011)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • 50/50(2011)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Blubberella(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Adolf Hitler

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Schlaraffenhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Presenter

  • Auschwitz(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Nazi Officer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Max Schmeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Referee #2

  • BloodRayne: The Third Reich(2011)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Final Storm(2010)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Attack on Darfur(2009)

    Director · Idea · Producer · Screenplay · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rampage(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stoic(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kopf oder Zahl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Thanks

  • Far Cry(2008)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alone in the Dark 2(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 1968 Tunnel Rats(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale(2007)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Postal(2007)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Uwe Boll

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • BloodRayne II: Deliverance(2007)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • They Wait(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Seed(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • BloodRayne(2005)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Alone in the Dark(2005)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Nightwish: Wish I Had An Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • House of the Dead(2003)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Heart of America(2002)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Angels Don't Sleep Here(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Blackwoods(2001)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sanctimony(2000)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fiasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Fake - Die Fälschung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • The First Semester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Amoklauf(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Boxen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Barschel: Murder in Geneva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • German Fried Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Tipgeber

  • 23 Years Later: The Castle of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Alone in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • First Shift: Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • First Shift: Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Ness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Rampage IV: The New Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 66 titles, 60 of them dated from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Forbidden Empire (2014)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Citizen Vigilante (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 66: 6 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thDirecting44 of 66: 3 only directing, 41 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rdWriting29 of 66: 0 only writing, 29 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thProducing50 of 66: 11 only producing, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score3rdCinematography1 of 66: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 66: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

66 titles, 43 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 37 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · 2 acting · 6 crew2000s21 · 1 acting · 21 crew2010s24 · 9 acting · 21 crew2020s9 · 4 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Uwe Boll's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 3rd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 7th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th33

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Citizen Vigilante (2026)

95th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)

Midcredits 88th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 44/100 and the pacing 32/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Uwe Boll's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles85–95 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles13–73 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles47–89 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles22–68 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles67–89 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Uwe Boll work with?

People who share at least 2 of Uwe Boll's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mathias Neumann shares the most, 27.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles