20 Worst Film Directors of the 21st Century (So Far)

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 26, 2017

Recently, we looked at the best directors of the 21st century so far. Now, it's time for the flipside: our list of the century's worst filmmakers, ranked by their average Metascores.

To be included, a director must have four or more eligible films. Such films have seven or more reviews from professional critics and were first released (in any country) on or after January 1, 2000, and must have been released (including as a straight-to-Netflix streaming release) at some point in the USA. Multi-director anthology films are excluded, as are theatrical re-releases of older films. Averages were calculated using Metascores from July 12, 2017, and include films released through July 7, 2017.

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#2

Uwe Boll

We know what you're thinking: Only #2? Sure, it seems odd that the man widely regarded as one of the worst filmmakers in cinema history didn't capture first place. But, from the table below, it also looks like Boll stopped making films a decade ago.

Unfortunately, that's not the case. If anything, Boll has been more prolific than ever over the past 10 years. But his films now bypass theaters—and thus critics—thereby sparing him from any additional low scores. So it's up to you to fill in the blanks and guess what Metascores that Boll films like Auschwitz and Blubberella would have received.

Films directed, 2000-2017
▣	Alone in the Dark	2005
▣	House of the Dead	2003
▣	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	2007
▣	BloodRayne	2005
▣	Postal	2007
▣	Blackwoods	2002

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