Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel is a Russian film director. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia.

The Edge is a 2010 Russian historical drama film directed by Alexei Uchitel. The film was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was also selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.