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{{Short description|German filmmaker (born 1965)}}
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| name               = Uwe Boll
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| caption            = Boll in 2016
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|6|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Wermelskirchen]], [[West Germany]]
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| education          = [[University of Cologne]]<br />[[University of Siegen]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Film director|producer|screenwriter}}
| children           = 1
| spouse             = {{marriage|Natalia Tudge|2014}}<ref name="VF">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/game-over-uwe-boll-worst-director|title=Game Over, Uwe Boll|last=King|first=Darryn|date=27 March 2017|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>
| years_active       = 1990–2016<br />2020–present
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'''Uwe Boll''' ({{IPA|de|ˈuːvə ˈbɔl|lang}}; born 22 June 1965)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|year=2010|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/53 53–56]|chapter=Boll, Uwe|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/53}}</ref> is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yongo |first=Sughnen |date=24 August 2023 |title=African Cinema on the Festival Circuit: A Renaissance Story |url=https://statementafrica.com/african-cinema-on-the-festival-circuit/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=STATEMENT |language=en-US}}</ref> Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his [[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|2005 ''Alone in the Dark'' adaptation]] is considered [[List of films considered the worst|one of the worst films ever made]]. Boll's subsequent  projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released [[direct-to-video]]. After retiring in 2016 to become a [[restaurateur]], Boll returned to filmmaking in 2022. His films are financed through his production companies [[Boll KG]] and Event Film Productions.

==Early life==
Boll was born in [[Wermelskirchen]] and studied at the [[University of Cologne]]. He holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in literature; in 1994, he published a [[dissertation]] at the [[University of Siegen]].<ref>Catalogue of the German National Library: Uwe Boll, [http://d-nb.info/94129529X ''Die Gattung Serie und ihre Genres''], Inaugural-Dissertation, Universität Siegen, 1994</ref>

Boll first decided to go into the movie business at ten years old after seeing [[Marlon Brando]]'s ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]''.<ref name="lrr">{{cite web|url=http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/330/An-Interview-with-Uwe-Boll|title=An Interview with Uwe Boll|date=26 May 2008|work=[[LoadingReadyRun]]|access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Uwe Boll {{!}} Bloody Good Horror - Horror movie reviews, podcast, news, and more! |url=http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/interviews/10/03/2003/uwe-boll |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.bloodygoodhorror.com}}</ref>

==Career==
===Films===
[[File:Uwe Boll Dungeon Siege.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Boll on the set of ''[[In the Name of the King]]'' at the studios in Vancouver, 2006]]
Boll's first two major releases were the horror movie ''[[Blackwoods (film)|Blackwoods]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=St-Esprit |first=Meg |date=30 October 2023 |title=The Growing Trend of Horror Movie-Inspired Vacations |url=https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/horror-movie-travel |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Thrillist |language=en}}</ref> and the drama ''[[Heart of America (film)|Heart of America]]'', both of which he directed and co-wrote.

He achieved recognition for loosely adapting video games into movies, having directed and produced a number of such adaptations, including ''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]'', ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'', ''[[Alone in the Dark II (film)|Alone in the Dark II]]'', ''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]'', ''[[BloodRayne 2: Deliverance]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18389|title=00's Retrospect: Dead on Arrival – Ten Horror Duds of the Last Decade|author=Chris Eggertsen|date=14 December 2009|publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref> ''[[BloodRayne: The Third Reich]]'', ''[[In the Name of the King]]'', ''[[In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds]]'', ''[[In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission]]'', ''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]'', and ''[[Far Cry (film)|Far Cry]]''.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |author=Editorial Team |date=12 September 2023 |title=Uwe Boll: The Filmmaker Who Turned $50,000 into a Blockbuster Empire |url=https://hurwitz.tv/uwe-boll-the-filmmaker-who-turned-50000-into-a-blockbuster-empire/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Hurwitz.tv |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the opening credits to ''[[Seed (2007 film)|Seed]]'' (2007), Boll used footage of animal abuse and torture he acquired from [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] to underscore the film's [[nihilism]]. He has also promised to donate 2.5% of his net profits from ''Seed'' to PETA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peta.de/web/seed.1249.html |title=SEED - Ein Horrorfilm, der den Tieren hilft (engl.: "A Horrorfilm that helps animals") |publisher=[[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|Peta]] |access-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106192837/http://www.peta.de/web/seed.1249.html |archive-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In September 2010, a trailer for Boll's film, titled ''[[Auschwitz (film)|Auschwitz]]'', about the [[Auschwitz|concentration camp of the same name]], was posted on [[YouTube]]. The trailer, in which Boll appears as an [[SS]] gas chamber guard, contains explicit scenes of the brutalization and killing of concentration camp inmates.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/want_to_see_the_trailer_for_uw.html|title=Who Wants to See the Trailer for Uwe Boll's Holocaust Movie?|magazine=New York Magazine}}</ref> Boll has been quoted as saying that films such as ''[[Schindler's List]]'' "no longer had the ability to reach young people and that it was his duty as a German to make the film as a way of confronting the past."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/12/uwe-boll-auschwitz-film-causes-outrage|title=German director's Holocaust film causes outrage|author=Kate Connolly|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=12 November 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, Boll was the subject of a documentary film titled ''Raging Boll'', directed by Dan West, which premiered at the [[Austin Film Festival]] in October 2010.<ref name="wrap">{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Uwe Boll Documentary Set to K.O. Austin Film Festival|date=21 September 2010|url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/uwe-boll-documentary-set-knock-out-austin-film-festival-21061|publisher=The Wrap|access-date=25 September 2010|archive-date=24 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924065137/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/uwe-boll-documentary-set-knock-out-austin-film-festival-21061|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, Boll released ''Blubberella'', a satirical take on superhero movies and a critique of Marvel’s MCU. Boll said, "...my criticism of the MCU in the past could be seen as part of my satirical approach rather than a personal stance on the entire cinematic universe concept."<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=7 July 2023 |title=Uwe Boll Talks Video Games, MCU & 'First Shift,' His Latest Project |url=https://fictionhorizon.com/interview-uwe-boll-talks-video-games-mcu-first-shift-his-latest-projects/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2012, it was announced he had finished directing a short horror story for the anthology film ''[[The Profane Exhibit]]''. The story, inspired by [[Josef Fritzl]], focuses on parents with a daughter locked in a room, where they can partake in immoral acts against her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/166063-uwe-boll-contributes-to-the-profane-exhibit-first-pics|title=Uwe Boll Contributes to The Profane Exhibit, First Pics - ComingSoon.net|date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

Boll planned a fourth entry in the ''BloodRayne'' franchise in a contemporary setting involving her trying to live a normal life. Natassia Malthe was expected to return, and was expected to be loosely based on the video game ''BloodRayne 2''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffman |first=Nick |date=10 July 2023 |title=Smashing Game Time – Episode 83 – Interview with Uwe Boll |url=https://gamechronicles.com/smashing-game-time-episode-83-interview-with-uwe-boll/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Game Chronicles |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2013, Boll announced plans to produce a sequel to ''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]'' based on achieving $500,000 from a [[Kickstarter]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Welch|first=Chris|title=Director Uwe Boll wants Kickstarter to help make 'Postal 2' because no one else will|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/8/29/4672036/uwe-boll-wants-kickstarter-to-help-make-postal-2-movie|website=The Verge|date=29 August 2013|access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Kickstarter]]|title=Postal 2|date=28 August 2013 |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1544635303/postal-2}}</ref> The campaign was, however, cancelled on 5 October 2013.

[[File:UweBollRampage3SHORTREVIEW2.jpg|thumb|upright|Boll at a 2016 presentation of his film ''[[Rampage: President Down]]'']]
In October 2016, during an interview with the Toronto edition of ''Metro'', Boll announced his retirement from filmmaking, chiefly citing the decline of DVD and [[Blu-ray]] sales, noting that he has had to use his own money to finance his work since 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jagernauth|first1=Kevin|title=Uwe Boll Announces His Retirement From Filmmaking|url=http://theplaylist.net/uwe-boll-announces-retirement-filmmaking-20161026/|website=The Playlist|date=26 October 2016 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Metro">{{cite web|last1=Crouse|first1=Richard|title='The market is dead': Schlock director Uwe Boll's Rampage of terrible films is finished|url=http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/10/20/director-uwe-boll-rampage-of-terrible-films-is-finished.html|website=Metronews.ca|access-date=26 October 2016|archive-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027054613/http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/10/20/director-uwe-boll-rampage-of-terrible-films-is-finished.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of 2017, he continued to work as a film producer.<ref name="VF">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/game-over-uwe-boll-worst-director|title=Game Over, Uwe Boll|last=King|first=Darryn|date=27 March 2017|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/|title=Uwe Boll|website=IMDb|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> In February 2018, he revealed in his [[vlog]] that he intends to return to film and has sent proposals to [[Netflix]]. However, he no longer wants to finance his projects.<ref name=":6">{{Citation|last=www.UweBollRaw.com Official|title=Uwe Boll talks 2018 RETURN TO FILMMAKING, Strippers hired for the show & more!|date=5 February 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bc6khf1RWM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/9Bc6khf1RWM| archive-date=17 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=2 July 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In November 2018, Boll was the subject of a second documentary film titled ''Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story'', directed by Sean Patrick Shaul and produced by Prairie Coast Films, which premiered at the 2018 [[Whistler Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whistlerfilmfestival.com/detail/?slug=fuck-you-all-the-uwe-boll-story |title=F*** You All: The Uwe Boll Story |publisher=[[Whistler Film Festival]] |access-date=22 May 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/documentary-explores-uwe-boll-as-most-hated-man-in-hollywood-1202936474/ |title=Documentary Explores Uwe Boll as 'Most Hated Man in Hollywood' |first=Liz |last=Lanier |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=11 September 2018 |access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> The film offers insights into Boll's filmmaking journey, capturing the perspectives of those who collaborated with him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Shift - Interview with Legendary Director Uwe Boll |url=https://www.alternateending.com/video/first-shift-interview-with-legendary-director-uwe-boll |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Alternate Ending}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929005241/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/f-k-you-all-the-uwe-boll-story/ |archivedate=September 29, 2020 |date=November 26, 2018|title=F**k You All: The Uwe Boll Story |author=Gore, Chris|authorlink=Chris Gore|work=[[Film Threat]] |url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/f-k-you-all-the-uwe-boll-story/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2020, Boll decided to return to making films and announced ''Germany in Winter'' as his next project in development.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sand|first=Dennis|date=15 October 2020|title=Uwe Boll: Der umstrittene Regisseur plant sein Comeback|work=DIE WELT|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/article217895566/Uwe-Boll-Der-umstrittene-Regisseur-plant-sein-Comeback.html|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, Boll announced that he would be directing and producing ''Ness'', which follows the later part of [[Eliot Ness]]'s career, and an action thriller titled ''12 Hours''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=18 May 2022 |title=Cannes: Uwe Boll Plans Return to Filmmaking With 'Ness' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2022-uwe-boll-return-directing-ness-1235148336/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tabarra |first=Mona |date=4 November 2022 |title=Germany's Uwe Boll returns to filmmaking with '12 Hours', Eliot Ness feature (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/germanys-uwe-boll-returns-to-filmmaking-with-12-hours-eliot-ness-feature-exclusive/5176192.article |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Screen Daily |language=en-UK}}</ref>

In February 2023, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Boll would be directing and producing the crime drama titled ''[[First Shift (film)|First Shift]]'' with Kristen Renton and Gino Anthony Pesi in lead roles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Great Things: Uwe Boll |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/three-great-things-uwe-boll/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Talkhouse |language=en-US}}</ref> following the journey of two contrasting NYPD officers on their initial day as colleagues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meza |first=Ed |date=16 February 2023 |title=Uwe Boll Returns With New York City Crime Drama 'First Shift' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/uwe-boll-returns-with-new-york-city-crime-drama-first-shift-1235520433/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=31 March 2023 |title=Notorious German Director Uwe Boll's 'First Shift' Faces Claim Over Unfair Labor Practices |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/uwe-boll-first-shift-film-unfair-labor-practices-union-iatse-1235362028/ |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 April 2023 |title=Following Films Podcast: Uwe Boll on Returning to Filmmaking |url=https://www.followingfilms.com/2023/04/following-films-podcast-uwe-boll-on.html |access-date=29 September 2023 }}</ref> At the post-production of ''First Shift'' Boll worked with [[Ethan Maniquis]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=John |date=12 July 2023 |title=Director Uwe Boll on Coming Back to Filmmaking, The Super Mario Bros. Is 'A Great Family Film,' Spending Thousands on Fortnite, and More |url=https://nerdreactor.com/director-uwe-boll-interview-returning-to-filmmaking/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Nerd Reactor |language=en-US}}</ref> alongside executive producer Michael Roesch.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Meza |first=Ed |date=31 October 2023 |title=Uwe Boll's 'First Shift' Acquired by Quiver Distribution Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/directors/uwe-bolls-first-shift-afm-quiver-1235770418/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In October, Quiver Distribution picked up Uwe Boll’s crime drama ''First Shift'' for the U.S., Canada and selected international territories.<ref name=":11" />

Uwe Boll appears as himself in the 2023 Romanian film ''[[Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World]]''.

As of 2023, Uwe Boll’s estimated net worth is approximately $10 million.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Uwe Boll Net Worth |url=https://investortimes.com/uwe-boll-net-worth/ |website=Investor Times |date=4 November 2023 |access-date=15 December 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215113701/https://investortimes.com/uwe-boll-net-worth/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Financing====
Boll's films have often performed poorly at the box office in the United States and around the world. ''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]'', which was budgeted at $12 million, made $5.73 million in its opening weekend,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=houseofthedead.htm|title=House of the Dead (2003)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref> ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'', which was budgeted at $20 million, made $5.1 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aloneinthedark.htm|title=Alone in the Dark (2005)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref> and ''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]'', which was made for $25 million, made $2.42 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bloodrayne.htm|title=BloodRayne (2006)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref> 

Boll was criticized in 2005 regarding his funding method, attributed to a loophole in the German tax laws that was finally closed in 2006.<ref name="cinemablend">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/features/Uwe-Boll-Money-For-Nothing-209.html|title=Uwe Boll: Money For Nothing|last=Wood|first=Stuart|date=17 October 2005|publisher=Cinemablend|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626232726/http://www.cinemablend.com/features/Uwe-Boll-Money-For-Nothing-209.html|archive-date=26 June 2006|access-date=4 August 2007}}</ref> In the DVD commentary of ''Alone in the Dark'', Boll explains how he used to fund his films: "[...] the reason I am able to do these kind of movies is I have a tax shelter fund in Germany, and if you invest in a movie in Germany you get basically fifty percent back from the government."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vocal.media/geeks/uwe-boll-s-11-best-worst-movies | title=Uwe Boll's 11 Best Worst Movies }}</ref>

Uwe Boll directed films have generated $41.3 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uwe Boll box office revenue as a director |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/16480401-Uwe-Boll#tab=summary}}</ref>

===Writings===
Boll has written six books:

* ''Wie man in Deutschland einen Film drehen muss'' (''How one must make a movie in Germany'')
* ''Die Gattung Serie und ihre Genres'' (''Genus Series and its Genres''), on themes of serial television.
* ''Ihr Könnt mich alle Mal (Fuck you all)'', about his career''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ihr könnt mich mal!: Vom Kurzfilmer in Burscheid zum meistgehassten Regisseur Amerikas (Tatort-Schreibtisch) von Uwe Boll |url=https://www.medimops.de/uwe-boll-ihr-koennt-mich-mal-vom-kurzfilmer-in-burscheid-zum-meistgehassten-regisseur-amerikas-tatort-schreibtisch-taschenbuch-M03946312179.html |access-date=14 April 2023 |website=medimops}}</ref>
* ''Warum sich keiner mehr zu sagen traut was wirklich ist (Why everybody is scared to say the truth)''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warum sich keiner mehr zu sagen traut, was wirklich ist |url=https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1062497956#:~:text=In%20diesem%20Buch%20spricht%20Kultregisseur,Wunden%2C%20die%20man%20ungern%20verarztet}}</ref>
* ''Tabula Rasa (Uwe's biography)''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Boll |first1=Uwe |url=https://www.amazon.de/Tabula-Rasa-Uwe-Boll/dp/B0C2RTN9KW |title=Tabula Rasa |last2=Starck |first2=Dominik |last3=Zindler |first3=Kevin |last4=Wurfbaum |first4=Florian |date=29 April 2023 |publisher=Independently published |isbn=979-8-3930-1501-5 |language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Uwe Boll" – Bücher gebraucht, antiquarisch & neu kaufen |url=https://www.booklooker.de/B%C3%BCcher/Angebote/autor=Uwe+Boll |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=www.booklooker.de |language=de}}</ref><!-- UNATTRIBUTED which, according to Boll's description, "endeavors to sketch a conceptual horizon of the 'fictitious' TV serial through a generic description, derived by film-historical and statistical methods, as well as by a bibliographical evaluation. Thereby, comprehensive materials and literary bases were made available for the purpose of this research, so that they may properly describe and distinguish the series as such from other kinds, and allow for typological categorization and verification of the computational matrices which form the basis of the various singular episodes." -->
* ''Uwe Boll Raw: A Memoir''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Boll |first=Uwe |title=Uwe Boll Raw: A Memoir |date=5 August 2024 |publisher=BearManor Media |isbn=979-8887714592}}</ref>
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=== Games ===
Boll appeared in the 2011 video game ''[[Postal III]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2009 |title=Uwe Boll paid dev to appear in Postal 3 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/uwe-boll-paid-to-appear-in-postal-3 |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref>

==Reception and reputation==
[[File:2009 Razzies Worst Career Achievement.jpg|thumb|Boll receiving the 2009 [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Award]] for [[Golden Raspberry Awards#Worst Career Achievement|Worst Career Achievement]]]]
As of September 2023, ''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]'' (for which VideoHound's "Golden Movie Retriever" described Boll as a "cinematic train wreck")<ref name="autogenerated416">Craddock, Jim, editor. ''VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever'' (Detroit, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2007), p.416.</ref> and ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'' appear on [[IMDb]]'s "Bottom 100" film list, with ''House of the Dead'' sitting at 7th and ''Alone in the Dark'' at 13th as of 2025.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom IMDb Bottom 100]. Retrieved 9 September 2023.</ref> In a review of ''Alone in the Dark'', Rob Vaux states that the movie makes other "bad" movie directors feel better in comparison: "'It's okay,' they'll tell themselves, 'I didn't make ''Alone in the Dark''.'"<ref name="Flipside">{{cite web|url=http://www.flipsidearchive.com/aloneinthedark.html |title=Alone in the Dark Review |access-date=27 April 2014 |author=Rob Vaux |publisher=Flipside Movie Emporium |date=28 January 2005}}</ref> Another reviewer wrote that ''Alone in the Dark'' was "so poorly built, so horribly acted and so sloppily stitched together that it's not even at the [[straight-to-DVD]] level."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/movie_reviews/b95666_alone_in_dark.html |title=Alone in the Dark |publisher=Eonline.com |date=28 January 2005 |access-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707030357/http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/movie_reviews/b95666_alone_in_dark.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 }}</ref> One critic has dubbed him the "[[Jonas Brothers]] of movie directors".<ref name="autogenerated416"/>

After Boll was linked to a potential film adaptation of the ''[[Metal Gear]]'' franchise, series creator [[Hideo Kojima]] responded, "Absolutely not! I don't know why Uwe Boll is even talking about this kind of thing. We've never talked to him. It's impossible that we'd ever do a movie with him."<ref name="Impossible">{{cite web| url=https://www.engadget.com/2006-02-03-kojima-on-uwe-boll-its-impossible.html |title=Kojima on Uwe Boll: "It's impossible" |website=[[Engadget]] |access-date=3 June 2021 |date=3 February 2006}}</ref> Boll also made a bid to direct an adaptation of the  ''[[Warcraft]]'' video game series, but was turned away by the owners of the franchise, [[Blizzard Entertainment]], who said: "We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you." Boll commented: "Because it's such a big online game success, maybe a bad movie would destroy that ongoing income, what the company has with it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2429954/uwe-boll-wont-ever-be-entering-the-world-of-warcraft/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117144517/http://www.mtv.com/news/2429954/uwe-boll-wont-ever-be-entering-the-world-of-warcraft/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=Uwe Boll Won't Ever Be Entering the World of Warcraft |publisher=MTV.com |date=18 April 2008 |access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>

Blair Erickson, a writer of a treatment for ''Alone in the Dark'', has written a critical account of his experience working with Boll, in which Erickson alleges that Boll stole ideas from prior movies and wanted to add elements to the story that were not true to the tone of the source material. Boll chose not to use Erickson's script, citing reasons such as it having "not enough car chases."<ref name="SomethingAwful">{{cite web|url=https://www.somethingawful.com/d/feature-articles/behind-scenes-uwe.php |title=Behind the Scenes: Uwe Boll and Uwe Boll's Alone In the Dark |access-date=13 June 2006 |author=Blair Erickson |publisher=[[Something Awful]] |date=2 February 2005}}</ref>

Boll has blamed the poor theatrical performance of his early video game adaptations on his distribution company, Romar, and has filed a lawsuit against them.<ref name="HollywoodReporter">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002613793 |title=Boll Sues Over BloodRayne |author=Jesse Hiestand |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=6 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115054032/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002613793 |archive-date=15 January 2009 }}</ref> Boll's films prior to the release of ''House of the Dead'' were more positively received. ''[[The New York Times]]'', for instance, gave ''[[Blackwoods (film)|Blackwoods]]'' a positive review, although most reactions to the film have been negative.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/blackwoods |title=Blackwoods (2002): Reviews |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref>

Boll received a rare "[[Golden Raspberry Awards#Worst Career Achievement|Worst Career Achievement]]" award at the 29th [[Golden Raspberry Awards]] on 21 February 2009 for ''[[In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale|In the Name of the King]]'', ''[[1968 Tunnel Rats]]'', and ''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]''.<ref name="CNN20090121">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/21/razzie.awards/index.html |title=Meyer's 'Guru' up for year's worst |publisher=Alan Duke |date=21 January 2009}}</ref> He has been nominated for Razzies three times in total.

In September 2010, ''[[Darfur (film)|Darfur]]'' won the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival prize for the best international film.<ref>[http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/darfur-wins-best-film-in-new-york Darfur wins Best Film in New York] FilmContact, 17 September 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913060121/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/darfur-wins-best-film-in-new-york |date=13 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/443/124/ |title=2010 Summer NY Awards |website=nyfilmvideo |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091915/http://nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/443/124/ |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}</ref>

===Response to criticism===
In the ''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]'' DVD commentary, he responds to criticism that his adaptations make significant changes to the plot and style of the source material: "Fans are always totally flipping out and I understand that the fan of a video game has his own agenda in his head and has his ideas about what is a good movie and what is a bad movie." Referring to ''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]'', Boll said: "I think I made a perfect ''House of the Dead'' movie, because it really shows how the game is. It's a lot of fun, it's over-the-top action."<ref name="EuroGamer" /> Boll is especially critical of his Internet detractors. Referring to two [[Ain't It Cool News]] critics who negatively reviewed his work, Boll said, "[[Harry Knowles|Harry]] (Knowles) and Quint (Eric Vespe) are retards."<ref name="1Up">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/uwe-boll-talks-bloodrayne |title=Uwe Boll Talks 'BloodRayne' |access-date=13 June 2006 |author=Patrick Klepek |website=[[1UP.com]] |date=8 January 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022181532/http://www.1up.com/news/uwe-boll-talks-bloodrayne |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref> Boll later claimed Knowles was being "played" by film studios that "kissed his ass" with set visits and pretend offers to produce large-budget films and suggested to Knowles the reason he did not like him was because, "I never kissed your ass, Harry."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whyte|first1=Jason|title=Uwe Boll Vancouver Interview for RAMPAGE: PRESIDENT DOWN (2016)|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=24 October 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOvulN5eEjg&t=14m2s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/oOvulN5eEjg |archive-date=17 November 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=25 September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Boll also criticizes the game companies themselves for not providing support to the production following the selling of the film rights. He cites the cross-promotion and support that comic book-based properties adapted for the screen receive, whereas video game companies often "sell off the license and then forget about it."<ref name="EuroGamer">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_uweboll_multi |title=Uwe Boll Bites Back |access-date=13 June 2006 |author=Ellie Gibson |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=15 February 2006}}</ref> He argues that this is the reason video game adaptations are not well received by critics and audiences.

When ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' published a negative review of ''Postal'', Boll responded with an email claiming that the critic didn't "understand anything about movies and that you are an untalented wannabe filmmaker with no balls and no understanding what ''POSTAL'' is. You don't see courage because you are nothing. and no go to your mom and fuck her ...because she cooks for you now since 30 years ..so she deserves it" {{sic}}.<ref name="SwearingWired">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2007/08/you-dumb-fck-uw/ |title=You Dumb F*ck: Uwe Boll Responds To Our ''Postal'' Review |access-date=15 August 2007 |author=Chris Kohler |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=14 August 2007}}</ref> Boll stated that this angry email was sparked not by the review, but because the ''Wired'' editor told Boll in person that they loved the movie and then published a negative review.<ref name="UweExplains">{{cite web|url=http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca/2007/11/23/worlds-worst-filmmaker/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125233717/http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca/2007/11/23/worlds-worst-filmmaker/ |archive-date=25 January 2008 |title='World's worst filmmaker' visits UBC |access-date=15 January 2008 |author=Celestian Rince |publisher=The Ubyssey Online Edition |date=23 November 2007}}</ref>

While his works were often met with critical disdain, Boll emphasizes that these projects were financially viable, especially in home video sales. He points out that his movies, while low-budget compared to studio blockbusters, often recouped their costs and more, even if they didn't dazzle at the box office. For instance, "House of the Dead", which had a production budget of $7 million, garnered $11 million at the box office and an additional $28 million from home video.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Why video game film adaptations used to suck and don't anymore {{!}} Uwe Boll interview |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/why-video-game-film-adaptations-used-to-suck-and-dont-anymore-uwe-boll-interview/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> Also, he said that his film "BloodRayne" gave more visibility to the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why video game film adaptations used to suck and don't anymore {{!}} Uwe Boll interview |url=https://flipboard.com/article/https%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2Fgames%2Fwhy-video-game-film-adaptations-used-to-suck-and-dont-anymore-uwe-boll-interview%2F |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Flipboard |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2023, in response to criticism, Uwe Boll has emphasized the importance of understanding video game source material for film adaptations and reflected on the need for better script development and collaboration with game developers.<ref name=":9" />  

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===Critic boxing matches – "Raging Boll"===
Boll made headlines by challenging his critics to "put up or shut up". In June 2006, his production company issued a press release stating that Boll would challenge his five harshest critics each to a 10-round boxing match. Invitations were also open to film directors [[Quentin Tarantino]] and [[Roger Avary]]. To qualify, critics had to have written two extremely negative reviews of Boll, in print or on the Web. In 2005, footage from the fights were to be included on the DVD of his upcoming film ''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]''.<ref name="sknr1">{{cite web|url=http://sknr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=565 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929143251/http://sknr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=565 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2007 |title=Uwe Boll Challenges Tarantino and his critics |access-date=13 June 2006 |author=Gareth Von Kallenbach |publisher=sknr.net |date=12 June 2006}}</ref> On 20 June 2006, [[Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka]] stated on [[Something Awful]] that he had been invited by Boll to be the first contestant, after Kyanka reviewed ''Alone in the Dark''.<ref name="SomethingAwful2">{{cite web|url=https://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/uwe-boll-wants.php |title=Uwe Boll Wants Me Alone In the Dark |access-date=20 June 2006 |author=Richard Kyanka |author-link=Richard Kyanka |publisher=[[Something Awful]] |date=20 June 2006}}</ref> The online gambling site [[GoldenPalace.com]] decided to sponsor this event, dubbing it "Raging Boll" (a play on the 1980 [[Martin Scorsese]] film ''[[Raging Bull]]''). A lot was drawn up in late August 2006, featuring Kyanka, ''Rue Morgue'' magazine writer Chris Alexander, webmaster of ''Cinecutre'' Carlos Palencia Jimenez-Arguello, ''[[Ain't it Cool News]]'' writer [[Jeff Sneider]], and Chance Minter, amateur boxer and website critic.<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/raging-boll-boxing-bouts-set/1100-6156346/ |title='Raging Boll' boxing bouts set |access-date=25 August 2006 |author=Brendan Sinclair |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=25 August 2006}}</ref><ref name="FNP">{{cite web|url=http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=52370 |title=Getting hit with opportunity's left hook |access-date=26 September 2006 |author=Jason Barbato |work=[[The Frederick News-Post]] |date=17 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225040238/http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=52370 |archive-date=25 February 2007}}</ref> Boll fought and won against all five participants. The first match took place on 5 September 2006 in [[Estepona]], Spain, against Carlos Palencia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uwe Boll to Literally Fight His Critics&nbsp;– GoldenPalace Sponsors Filmmaker's Revenge |date=22 August 2006 |url=http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2006-08-0822-002.shtml |access-date=30 March 2007 |archive-date=15 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015190624/http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2006-08-0822-002.shtml |url-status=dead}}</ref> The others battled on 23 September 2006, at the [[Plaza of Nations]] in [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Baker |first=Chris |title=Raging Boll |magazine=[[Wired Magazine]] |date= December 2006 |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.12/ragingboll.html |access-date=30 March 2007}}</ref>

After Kyanka lost his match, he would go on to make several allegations against Boll, including a claim that Boll refused to fight against Chance Minter who was an experienced amateur boxer. However, Boll fought Minter as his fourth opponent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlson |first=Peter |title=Box Office: Director KO'd His Critics |newspaper=Washington Post |date=19 December 2006 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/18/AR2006121801242.html |access-date=30 March 2007}}</ref> He also alleged that Boll had misled them by claiming that it was a PR stunt when he actually intended to fight them, and that Boll stated that the participants would get training before the match, which none did.<ref name=Kyankaint>[http://v.somethingawful.com/misc/lowtaxlive.asf Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka - video interview after the match]. Retrieved 3 February 2013. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221010751/http://v.somethingawful.com/misc/lowtaxlive.asf |date=21 December 2015}}</ref>

Kyanka added in a post-match interview that, "Half of us (the contenders) hadn't even seen his movies."<ref name=Kyankaint /> Sneider shared similar sentiments, stating "I think he's a jerk. This might be PR but I don't want to keep getting punched in the head."<ref name=AP>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/25/ap/entertainment/mainD8KC2TAO3.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220162944/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/25/ap/entertainment/mainD8KC2TAO3.shtml |archive-date=20 December 2007 |title=Maligned Director KOs His Critics |access-date=26 September 2006 |author=Jeremy Hainsworth |agency=Associated Press |date=25 September 2006 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref> Boll has denied these claims in an interview, stating that he gave his opponents three months to prepare.

Other contestants responded less negatively. Alexander, in a ''[[Toronto Star]]'' article, recounts being invited to Boll's beach house on the following day, where Boll asked him about the reasons for his negative reviews. Alexander bluntly told Boll that his movies were "bloated, expensive and incoherent attempts at aping American genre pictures, sporting some of the most boneheaded casting choices in filmdom". He also stated that Boll was an "insane, two-fisted rogue, and a shockingly honest one at that, someone who absolutely adores film, knows its history and truly lives for what he does."<ref name="torontostar">{{Cite news|first=Chris |last=Alexander |title=In the ring with raging Boll |work=[[Toronto Star]] |page=C6 |date=8 October 2006}}</ref>

Alexander referred to the event as "the weirdest pop culture bizarre [[journalism stunt]] I've ever been involved in."<ref name="AP" /> Minter also praised what he had seen of Boll's upcoming production known as ''Seed''.<ref name="CP">{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=8ab35e76-f422-4de4-856d-80dfa6b50c62&k=6807 |title=Controversial German director beats up harshest critics in boxing ring |access-date=26 September 2006 |author=Tiffany Crawford |publisher=[[Canadian Press]] |date=25 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225113101/http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=8ab35e76-f422-4de4-856d-80dfa6b50c62&k=6807 |archive-date=25 February 2007}}</ref> Boll praised the contestants in a post fight press conference, stating "I now like the critics. ... Everybody who was in the ring showed guts. Nobody dived."<ref name="AP" />

''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'''s November 2006 edition's "The Rest of the Crap" section, written by critic [[Seanbaby]], described Seanbaby's own involvement. Boll was going to appear on [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' to promote this fight by sparring with one of the hosts. Seanbaby stated that, "Again, he's a matchmaking genius, because everyone on TV is three feet tall. If you were watching ''Attack of the Show'' during the time I cohosted, you might have noticed that I could have leaned over and eaten host [[Kevin Pereira]]." A producer of the show then asked if Seanbaby would come and spar in the host's place for the event. Seanbaby said that he trains in [[muay thai]] and [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]], stating that "boxing is to fighting what [[Hungry Hungry Hippos]] is to fighting", but that he was eager to fight Boll nonetheless. When Boll heard of this, he wanted to know Seanbaby's age, height, weight and fighting experience since he "learned he wasn't fighting a midget." Seanbaby stated he sent said information to Boll, after which Boll chose not to appear on the program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3154304 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717122153/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3154304 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |title=Seanbaby's The Saga of Uwe |author=Seanbaby |date=17 October 2006 |website=1UP.com |access-date=4 June 2010 }}</ref> Boll similarly declined to fight Canadian comedian [[Ron Sparks (comedian)|Ron Sparks]].

The boxing matches are referred to in [[Radu Jude]]'s 2023 feature film ''[[Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World]]''. Boll appears in a cameo as himself directing a sci-fi horror movie and gets into conversation with the film's lead, a runner, Ilinca Manolache.

===Petition to retire===
In April 2008, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ran an article claiming Boll had promised to retire if an [[online petition]] at [[PetitionOnline]] asking him to do so received 1,000,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/07/news |title=Director promises to retire if a million people demand it. |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 April 2008 |access-date=24 October 2008 | location=London}}</ref> A petition was later started on the site in response, with the 1,000,000 signature goal.<ref name="PetitionOnline">{{cite web|url=http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RRH53888 |title=Stop Dr. Uwe Boll petition |access-date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701164315/http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RRH53888 |archive-date=1 July 2010 }}</ref>

On 7 May 2008, the makers of [[Stride (gum)|Stride gum]] announced they would give each signer a digital coupon for a pack of gum if the petition obtained the required 1 million signatures by 14 May  2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-07-2008/0004808311 |title=Stride(R) Gum Declares Its Support for StopUweBoll.org |publisher=[[PRNewsWire]] |access-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803121319/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F05-07-2008%2F0004808311 |archive-date=3 August 2009 }}</ref> This deadline ultimately passed without the petition reaching 1 million signatures.

In a later interview with Mike Gencarelli of the ''Movie Mikes'' website on 22 March 2010, Boll stated that he would not retire if the petition received one million signatures, commenting:

<blockquote>I think no, it has been too long. If they would have made it to a million in like two months, then they would have had something. They even got sponsored by that gum factory. I felt like it's three years later, forget it. I also felt that people signed numerous times on the petition so it is probably only like 150,000 people that actually signed it.<ref name="gencarelli">{{cite web|url=http://moviemikes.com/2010/03/interview-with-director-uwe-boll/|title=Interview with Director, Uwe Boll|last=Gencarelli|first=Mike|date=22 March 2010|publisher=moviemikes.com|access-date=28 March 2010|archive-date=27 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127130447/http://moviemikes.com/2010/03/interview-with-director-uwe-boll/|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>

The petition itself failed to reach one million signatures by the time PetitionOnline shut down on 30 September 2014, peaking at about 353,835 signatures.<ref name="PetitionOnline" />

====Response====
As part of a publicity stunt for ''Postal'', Boll released a video claiming that he is "the only genius in the whole fucking [movie] business" and that other directors such as [[Michael Bay]] and [[Eli Roth]] are "fucking retards."<ref>{{cite web |last=Bailey |first=Jason|title=The 30 Harshest Filmmaker-on-Filmmaker Insults in History |date=31 December 2011 |url=http://flavorwire.com/200745/the-30-harshest-filmmaker-on-filmmaker-insults-in-history#5 |publisher=FlavorWire}}</ref> He promised that his film ''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]'' would be "way better than all that social-critic [[George Clooney]] bullshit that you get every fucking weekend." In response to an "Anti-Uwe Boll" online petition, Boll has also expressed hopes that somebody will start a Pro-Uwe Boll petition, which he would expect to hit a million signatures. As of 22 July 2012, the pro-Uwe Boll petition with the most signatures is the ''Long Live Uwe Boll'' poll with a total of 7,631 signatures.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/04/uwe-boll-respon/ |title=Uwe Boll Responds to Anti-Boll Petition: I'm No George Clooney |access-date=3 May 2008 |author=Watercutter, Angela |date=9 April 2008 |magazine=[[Wired News]]}}</ref>

Bay responded to the "fucking retards" comment by calling Boll "a sad being" and stated that he did not care "in the slightest" about the remark,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24541#post24541|title=Being Called a "F*!$ing Retard" by Uwe Boll|access-date=11 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414022221/http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24541#post24541|archive-date=14 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Roth facetiously described Boll's comments as the "greatest compliment ever". Boll later noted that the comments were meant to paint a generic picture over Hollywood, and that he has nothing against the people mentioned.<ref>{{cite web|website=blubrry.com|url=http://www.blubrry.com/player/?p=361&explicit_ok=1|title=Blubrry Podcasting player}}</ref>

Boll then appeared on Thursday, 10 April's episode of G4's ''[[Attack of the Show]]'', where he was interviewed in the nude regarding his controversial online retort. In the interview, he said (in regard to Michael Bay and Eli Roth responding to his criticisms) that Roth "has a sense of humor" and that Bay "has no sense of humor". He also jokingly stated that he believes that his upcoming adaptation of ''Postal'' (from the video game of the [[Postal (film)|same name]]) could beat ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' at the box office.

In 2023, Boll responded that out of all the video game films he worked on, "Postal" ‘holds a special place in my heart’.  The film stands out for Boll because of the creative freedom he experienced, the ability to delve deep into satire and commentary, and the camaraderie shared with the cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

On 27 April 2008, Boll responded to Bay's "not caring about Boll" comment. "To prove who is the better director", Boll offered to challenge Bay to a boxing match at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. If Bay accepted, the match would last for 12 rounds and would take place in September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uwe Boll challenges Michael Bay to boxing match |url=https://www.neoseeker.com/news/7949-uwe-boll-challenges-michael-bay-to-boxing-match/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Neoseeker}}</ref> In response to Boll's offer, Bay again posted a statement, this time saying:

<blockquote>I never even heard his name till last week when he made threats and rants. The guy is a fucking idiot, making threats to me, Clooney, Eli Roth, says he has a doctorate—but uses the word "retard" in his vocabulary, come on. When you look at his videos, what is interesting are the backgrounds. I guess his low rent offices, with 15 year old 3/4 machines, archaic computers, this is just some dumb chump trying to get some fame when he has none, so he has to make YouTube lame quality anger rants. This guy just wants attention because he can't get any for the so called movies he makes. Nothing sadder when he had his screening in LA to an over half empty movie house.<ref>{{cite web |author=michaelbay |url=http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=27387#post27387 |title=Uwe Bowl is at it again |publisher=Shootfortheedit.com |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115194039/http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=27387#post27387 |archive-date=2009-01-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> </blockquote>

On 7 June 2015, Boll released a video on his [[YouTube]] account titled "fuck you all", targeting those who did not fund his last film, then tentatively titled ''Rampage 3'', on [[Kickstarter]] as he was unable to secure enough funds. The video quickly became popular and has over 1.9 million views as of June 2021.<ref>{{citation|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VT1J65KHX8E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/VT1J65KHX8E| archive-date=17 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=fuck you all|author=Uwe Boll Raw|date= 7 June 2015|access-date=1 April 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Luke Karmali |url= http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/06/08/uwe-boll-has-meltdown-following-failed-kickstarter |title= Uwe Boll has breakdown following failed Kickstarter |work= IGN News |publisher=[[IGN]] |date= 8 June 2015 |access-date= 15 June 2015}}</ref>

On 20 October 2016, in an interview with the Toronto, Canada edition of ''[[Metro International|Metro]]'', Boll announced that ''[[Rampage: President Down]]'', released a month earlier in September 2016, was his last film, citing market failures and funding difficulties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/10/20/director-uwe-boll-rampage-of-terrible-films-is-finished.html|title='The market is dead': Schlock director Uwe Boll's Rampage of terrible films is finished|publisher=[[Metro News]]|access-date=26 October 2016|archive-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027054613/http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2016/10/20/director-uwe-boll-rampage-of-terrible-films-is-finished.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the film's final credits, Boll can be seen tipping his hat and walking away from the camera. Despite saying this, he has continued to direct movies.

==Restaurants==
Following his retirement from filmmaking, Boll entered the restaurant industry. His desire to become a restaurateur came from his own love of fine dining.<ref name=":2" /> He claims to have visited 120 [[Michelin star|Michelin-starred]] restaurants within a span of 10 years,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/low-budget-gore-film-director-set-to-launch-high-end-vancouver-restaurant/article22372479/|title=Low-budget gore film director set to launch high-end Vancouver restaurant|last=Gill|first=Alexandra|date=8 January 2015|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> and has made a short video series of restaurant reviews.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://viewthevibe.com/bauhaus-vancouver-exploring-the-controversial-myths/|title=Bauhaus Vancouver: Exploring the controversial myths|last=Gill|first=Alexandra|date=11 June 2015|work=Vv Magazine|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbn7z8HVS68ZcxavZS1rXJw/videos|title=Uwe Boll Raw|website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>

In 2015, Boll opened the Bauhaus Restaurant in [[Vancouver]],<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://vacay.ca/2015/05/bauhaus-brings-culinary-art-to-vancouver/|title=Bauhaus brings culinary art to Vancouver|last=Brijbassi|first=Adrian|date=18 May 2015|website=Vacay.ca|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> after noting a lack of [[German cuisine]] in the city.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bauhaus-uwe-boll-50-best-1.4068136|title=Is the 'world's worst director' becoming one of Canada's best restaurateurs?|last=Yeung|first=Lien|date=17 April 2017|work=[[CBC News]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He hired Stefan Hartmann as executive chef, who earned a Michelin star for his own Hartmanns Restaurant in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/01/uwe-boll-ropening-restaurants.html|title='World's Worst' Film Director Uwe Boll Is Entering the Restaurant Business|last=Rainey|first=Clint|date=9 January 2015|work=[[New York (magazine)#Digital|Grub Street]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/michelin-stars-signal-new-era-of-german-cuisine-a-867191.html|title=Three-Star Pork Knuckle: Michelin Coup Signals New Era of German Cuisine|last=Turner|first=Zeke|date=16 November 2012|work=[[Spiegel Online]]|access-date=2 July 2018|language=de}}</ref> Hartmann resigned from Bauhaus in April 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/food/896466/chefs-move-stefan-hartmann-jonathan-chovancek-take-new-noteworthy-roles-hot-vancouver|title=Chefs on the move: Stefan Hartmann, Jonathan Chovancek take on new, noteworthy roles in hot Vancouver restaurants|last=Johnson|first=Gail|date=18 April 2017|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> to be replaced by chefs David Mueller and Tim Schulte.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://scoutmagazine.ca/2017/03/30/goods-chefs-david-mueller-tim-schulte-take-over-the-kitchen-at-gastowns-bauhaus/|title=Chefs David Mueller & Tim Schulte Take Over The Kitchen At Gastown's Bauhaus|last=Manager|first=Sponsored Content|date=30 March 2017|work=Scout Magazine|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>

Bauhaus has received some positive reviews from local and international food critics.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/my-review-of-bauhaus|title=My review of Bauhaus|last=Stainsby|first=Mia|date=25 June 2015|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/uwe-boll-s-bauhaus-restaurant-in-vancouver-boasts-michelin-starred-chef-1.2895552 |title=Uwe Boll's Bauhaus restaurant in Vancouver boasts Michelin-starred chef |access-date=16 February 2016 |date=9 January 2015 |publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/food/462671/uwe-bolls-bauhaus-restaurant-upholds-fine-dining-vancouver|title=Uwe Boll's Bauhaus restaurant upholds fine dining in Vancouver|last=Johnson|first=Gail|date=3 June 2015|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/restaurant-reviews/bauhaus-sophisticated-german-cuisine-worthy-of-a-michelin-star/article26235933/|title=Bauhaus: Sophisticated German cuisine worthy of a Michelin star|last=Gill|first=Alexandra|date=4 September 2015|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vanmag.com/taste/review-bauhaus-verge-greatness-obsolescence/|title=Is Bauhaus on the Verge of Greatness or Obsolescence?|last=Gill|first=Alexandra|date=17 October 2017|work=[[Vancouver Magazine]]|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093540/https://vanmag.com/taste/review-bauhaus-verge-greatness-obsolescence/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-german-bars-restaurants/index.html|title=Best German bars around the world|last=Stumm|first=Albert|date=10 October 2017|work=[[CNN Travel]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> The restaurant ranked 37th on the 2016 list of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://canadas100best.com/canadas-100-best-restaurants-2016/#1466432791843-4e4ebef9-4d33|title=Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2016|work=Canada's 100 Best|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> It is also listed in The World's 50 Best Restaurants Discovery Series in 2017, being one of only three Canadian restaurants to be included.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/USA-Mid-and-Canada.html|title=The next generation of dining destinations: USA Mid and Canada |date=2016|website=The Diners Club® World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy|access-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709232754/http://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/USA-Mid-and-Canada.html |archive-date=July 9, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/898191/vancouver-restaurant-bauhaus-reviled-filmmaker-uwe-boll-makes-international-dining|title=Vancouver restaurant Bauhaus, by reviled filmmaker Uwe Boll, makes international dining list|last=Takeuchi|first=Craig|date=20 April 2017|website=[[The Georgia Straight]]|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>

Boll has remarked about his newfound success in owning a restaurant: "It's interesting, right? I had to open up a restaurant to get good reviews."<ref name=":2" />

In early 2018, Boll and his wife Natalie formed the Bauhaus Group to expand business. The group acquired the Blenheim Pub in Vancouver, changing it from a sports bar to a family-oriented restaurant.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/food/1041071/bauhaus-restaurant-morphs-bauhaus-group-plans-expand-toronto-china|title=Bauhaus Restaurant morphs into Bauhaus Group, with plans to expand to Toronto, China|last=Johnson|first=Gail|date=6 March 2018|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en}}</ref> The restaurant closed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-blenheim-vancouver|title=The Blenheim - CLOSED - Kitsilano - Vancouver, BC, Canada|website=Yelp|language=en|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":8" /> They also announced plans to open a second Bauhaus Restaurant location in Toronto in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-bauhaus-opening-toronto-2018|title=Acclaimed Vancouver restaurant Bauhaus is opening a location in Toronto|last=Ipsum|first=Liora|date=4 April 2018|work=[[Daily Hive]]|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en}}</ref> A third location in China is also planned, to be opened in the [[Ocean Flower Island]] artificial archipelago and led by two European Michelin-starred chefs.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://scoutmagazine.ca/2018/03/07/gastowns-bauhaus-to-expand-with-restaurants-in-toronto-and-china/|title=Gastown's Bauhaus to Expand with Restaurants in Toronto and China|author=Sponsored Content Manager|date=7 March 2018|work=Scout Magazine|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, his restaurant won a gold award for Best European Restaurant at the 2020 Vancouver Magazine Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorman |first=Howard |date=15 May 2023 |title=INTERVIEW: Uwe Boll on returning to movie making after a taste of restauranteering & the "Fuck You All" Debacle |url=http://cinemachords.com/interview-uwe-boll-on-returning-to-movie-making-after-a-taste-of-restauranteering-the-fuck-you-all-debacle/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Boll currently lives in [[Vancouver]]. Despite having lived in Canada for many years, he still retains his German citizenship. He married Canadian film producer Natalia Tudge in 2014.<ref name="VF"/><ref name="lrr" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1651292/|title=Natalie Boll|website=IMDb|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> Together, they have a son and a stepson.<ref name=":5" />

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! [[Film director|Director]]
! [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! [[Film producer|Producer]]
! [[Film actor|Actor]]
! Notes
|-
| 1991
|''German Fried Movie''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| 1993
|''{{ill|Barschel – Mord in Genf|de|Barschel – Mord in Genf?}}''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 1994
|''[[Amoklauf]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| 1997
|''Das erste Semester''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|''[[Fíaskó]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Sanctimony (film)|Sanctimony]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| 2001
|''[[Blackwoods (film)|Blackwoods]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}} 
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''Angels Don't Sleep Here''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Heart of America (film)|Heart of America]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{partial|Story}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2003
|''[[House of the Dead (film)|House of the Dead]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' franchise by [[Sega]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]''
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''[[Alone in the Dark]]'' series by [[Infogrames]]
|-
|''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''[[BloodRayne]]'' franchise by [[Terminal Reality]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2007
|''[[In the Name of the King]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''[[Dungeon Siege]]'' series by [[Gas Powered Games]]
|-
|''[[They Wait]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[BloodRayne 2: Deliverance]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''BloodRayne'' franchise by Terminal Reality
|-
|''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Based on the ''[[Postal (franchise)|Postal]]'' franchise by [[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]]
|-
|''[[Seed (2007 film)|Seed]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|''[[Tunnel Rats (film)|Tunnel Rats]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Alone in the Dark II (film)|Alone in the Dark II]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''Alone in the Dark'' series by Infogrames
|-
|''[[Far Cry (film)|Far Cry]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''[[Far Cry]]'' franchise by [[Ubisoft]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|''[[Stoic (film)|Stoic]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Rampage (2009 film)|Rampage]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Darfur (film)|Darfur]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[The Final Storm (film)|The Final Storm]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Max Schmeling (film)|Max Schmeling]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2011
|''[[Auschwitz (film)|Auschwitz]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Blubberella]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[BloodRayne: The Third Reich]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''BloodRayne'' franchise by Terminal Reality
|-
|''[[In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''Dungeon Siege'' series by Gas Powered Games
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2013
|''[[Zombie Massacre (film)|Zombie Massacre]]''
| {{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Assault on Wall Street]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Suddenly''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| ''[[The Profane Exhibit]]'' (segment "Basement")
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2014
|''[[Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Based on the ''Dungeon Siege'' series by Gas Powered Games
|-
|''[[Rampage: Capital Punishment]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Morning Star Warrior''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|''[[Anger of the Dead]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=1|2016
|''[[Rampage: President Down]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| 2017
|''House of Evil''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2021
|''The Decline''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Documentary
|-
|''Hanau (Deutschland im Winter - Part 1)''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| 2023
|''[[Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[First Shift (film)|First Shift]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Bandidos''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Documentary
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Documentary
|-
|''[[Run (2025 film)|Run]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |TBA
|''[[Citizen Vigilante]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|Completed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/armie-hammer-dark-knight-renamed-citizen-vigilante-1236352349/|title=Armie Hammer Thriller 'Dark Knight' Getting New Title Following Chat With Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=April 3, 2025|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/uwe-bolls-run-quiver-distribution-afm-1236503883/|title=Uwe Boll’s Migrant Thriller ‘Run’ Picked Up by Quiver for North America, U.K., Set for Global Rollout in November (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=September 4, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''First Shift: Vengeance''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|Post-production<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/uwe-boll-paramount-first-shift-mipcom-afm-1236547337/|title=Uwe Boll Returns With Parts 2 and 3 of Paramount+ Hit ‘First Shift,’ Eyes Possible Series (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=October 13, 2025|access-date=October 13, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''First Shift: Redemption''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|Post-production<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/uwe-boll-paramount-first-shift-mipcom-afm-1236547337/|title=Uwe Boll Returns With Parts 2 and 3 of Paramount+ Hit ‘First Shift,’ Eyes Possible Series (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=October 13, 2025|access-date=October 13, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''Seed: Legacy''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{TBA}}
|Pre-production
|-
|}

===Music video===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
|-
| 2004
| "[[Wish I Had an Angel]]"
| [[Nightwish]]
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Award/Nomination
|-
| 1994
|''[[Amoklauf]]''
|Nominated for [[Max Ophüls Award]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Alone in the Dark (2005 film)|Alone in the Dark]]''
|[[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Sense of Direction]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]
|-
|''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]''
|[[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Sense of Direction]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|''[[In the Name of the King]]''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]<br />Nominated — [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture]]
|-
|''[[They Wait]]''
|Nominated — [[Leo Awards|Leo Award for Best Feature Length Drama]]
|-
|''[[Postal (film)|Postal]]''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]
|-
|''[[Seed (2007 film)|Seed]]''
|Best Special Effects at [[New York City Horror Film Festival]]
|-
|2008
|''[[Tunnel Rats (film)|Tunnel Rats]]''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director]]
|-
| 2009
|''[[Darfur (film)|Darfur]]''
|Best international film at New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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