Director
Tom Tykwer
Born May 23, 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany20 films
Tom Tykwer (German: [ˈtɪkvɐ]; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing Run Lola Run (1998), Heaven (2002), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), and The International (2009).
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First watchPerfume: The Story of a Murderer20067.4Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as director- 2025The LightDirector
- 2016A Hologram for the KingDirector
- 2012Cloud AtlasDirector
- 2012RosakinderDirector
- 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirector
- 2010ThreeDirector
- 2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationDirector
- 2009The InternationalDirector
- 2008Man in ThingsDirector
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererDirector
- 2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector
- 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director
- 2004TrueDirector
- 2002HeavenDirector
- 2000The Princess and the WarriorDirector
- 1998Run Lola RunDirector
- 1997Winter SleepersDirector
- 1993Deadly MariaDirector
- 1992EpilogDirector
- 1990BecauseDirector