Citizen Vigilante

"An action film inspired by real events."

2026 1h 29m EN

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A man takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief.

“An action film inspired by real events.”

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Cast

Armie Hammer
Sanders
Costas Mandylor
Interpol Regional Chief Henry
Désirée Giorgetti
Elsa
Steffen Mennekes
Manager Owen
Neb Chupin
SWAT Leader Pierre
Mukit Abdul Hamid
Yusuf
Fares Mongi
Ibrahim
Hila Harush
Dehlia

Credits

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Director: Uwe Boll
Writers: Uwe Boll
Countries: Germany, Croatia, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Croatia, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Uwe Boll, shot by Uwe Boll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rodolfo Matulich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ethan Maniquis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Armie Hammer and Costas Mandylor and Désirée Giorgetti carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An action film inspired by real events.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Uwe Boll directs. Uwe Boll behind the camera. Rodolfo Matulich scores. Ethan Maniquis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Croatia, United States of America.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Croatia, United States of America.
4Directed by Uwe Boll, shot by Uwe Boll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rodolfo Matulich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ethan Maniquis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Armie Hammer and Costas Mandylor and Désirée Giorgetti carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "An action film inspired by real events.".
9IMDB entry: tt35309713 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "rape", "corruption", "police", "immigration".

The technical file

Cinematography: Uwe Boll
Original score: Rodolfo Matulich
Editing: Ethan Maniquis
Costume design: Zrinka Marekovic
Makeup / hair: Snjezana Raguz
Sound: A.J. Pyatak
Stunt coordinator: Kules Tihomir
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Citizen Vigilante (2026)

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TriceratopsAU2026-06-23
★ 10/10
I only watched this movie after I heard that it was effectively "banned" by Germany. I am really glad I spent the time and money to see such a great film. It's an extremely effective and brutal reminder that we need to be aware of what our leaders and governments are importing to our shores. Dangerous people are being favoured over both our indigenous and European populations. We're tired of being ignored and it's time we start taking action.
aell882026-06-25
★ 10/10
Citizen Vigilante is easily one of Uwe Boll's strongest and most thought-provoking films. Powered by a solid performance from Armie Hammer, it follows an American expat who embarks on a violent crusade against criminals. Rather than offering easy answers, the film makes you question what happens when public faith in legal institutions completely collapses. The stylish visuals, dark humor, and willingness to tackle difficult themes keep it engaging, even if the graphic violence and political commentary won't be for everyone. Recommended for fans of 1970s vigilante cinema.
Chocolatier2026-06-27
★ 1/10
I started watching this without realizing it's an Uwe Boll film until opening credits began to roll. For better or worse, I've watched a bunch of Uwe Boll movies over the years and they were all extremely bad, but - this is a new low. Garbage hate-ad made by a thin skinned evil manbaby Uwe Boll, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole movie was financed by extreme right wing organization/s or it's a psyop sponsored by some oppressive dicatorship, but I also wouldn't be surprised if he financed it himself. Plot is basically this - rich american landlord (ex military) with daddy issues that constantly talks like edgy loser reddit mod, comes to some european country (it was shot in Croatia if I clocked it correctly) and just goes on to murder bunch of people because they're migrants or migrant loving lefties, under the cover of "them" being evil - he's portrayed to be a "hero of the people" in this movie. Migrants are portrayed as bunch of criminals that slash women's throats in broad daylight, gangs that go on raping sprees, etc. It's all sprinkled with stupid news reports that call for race war and hate, where Uwe Boll is the producer behind the scenes. Also, there's an awful sex scene where Armie has sex with a prostitute in a building he rents to her pimp. Whole script reads like it was either written by an angry incel or slopped together with AI, a hate, xenopobic filled manifesto by Uwe Boll, voiced through Armie Hammer. Editing is just atrocious, music is a collection of trash elevator tunes. Acting is abominable. I mean, it's just ridiculous. I mean, it would be ridiculous if it wasn't so directly vile and evil, dehumanizing pile of crap. There is nothing tongue in cheek about this movie. Unbeliveably, he's been making "films" for decades now an still has no talent or any skill to make a movie look good, to be shoot well, lighted well, scripted well, edited well. It's all a incompetent delusion from a pathetic little weak man with no value or talent trying to say something about society and the only thing he can convey is that he knows nothing about society or anyting. Everyone in this should be ashamed, Armie Hammer managed to get himself unemployable for the second time, hopefully for good this time. Dude was up to play Batman at some point and he ended up like this. He behaves like a complete psychopath, a mouth piece for director/screenwriter Uwe Boll's hate and evil. And I want to make something really clear - Boll is not some counterculture artist or an activist, "creating shock value to point something important" or to make a good point, this is all a weak grift he's been grinding on for decades, this is what he does, this is how he makes a living. Before AI, this was THE slop. In the end - he can make whatever movie he wants and you should not ban them, it doesn't mean you have to watch it. If I knew people that were involved in this, I would actively tell them to never contact me again and block them. What a waste of time.