Alone in the Dark (2005 film)

Alone in the Dark
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uwe Boll
Written by	Elan Mastai Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer
Based on	Alone in the Dark by Infogrames
Produced by	Uwe Boll Wolfgang Herold Shawn Williamson
Starring	Christian Slater Tara Reid Stephen Dorff
Cinematography	Mathias Neumann
Edited by	Richard Schwadel
Music by	Reinhard Besser Oliver Lieb Bernd Wendlandt Peter Zweier
Production companies	Boll KG Entertainment Herold Productions Brightlight Pictures Infogrames Entertainment
Distributed by	Odeon Films (Canada)[1] Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) Lions Gate Films (United States)
Release dates	28 January 2005 (2005-01-28) (United States & Canada) 3 February 2005 (2005-02-03) (Germany)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Canada Germany United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$12.7 million[2]

Alone in the Dark is a 2005 action horror film directed by Uwe Boll and written by Elan Mastai, Michael Roesch, and Peter Scheerer. Based on the video game series of the same name, it stars Christian Slater, Tara Reid, and Stephen Dorff as paranormal investigators who combat a supernatural threat. The film's story is a loose adaptation of the game Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2001).

Upon release, the film was panned by critics for the story, dialogue, special effects, and Reid's performance. Holding a 1% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Alone in the Dark is considered one of the worst films ever made. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $12.7 million on a $20 million budget, although the home media releases were more successful. A sequel with a different cast and story was released to home media in 2008; Boll served as a producer.^[3]