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).
Notable Works
Run Lola RunPerfume: The Story of a MurdererCloud Atlas
Filmography (39 movies)
9.0
9.0
How I Learned to Love the Numbers
2014
as Self
8.0
8.0
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
2006
as Himself
7.9
7.9
Critic
2008
as Self
7.6
7.6
Gigantic
1999
Producer
7.5
7.5
Supa Modo
2018
Producer
7.4
7.4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Director
7.3
7.3
Run Lola Run
1998
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
2015
as Self
7.0
7.0
Lusala
2019
Executive Producer
6.9
6.9
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
Screenplay
6.9
6.9
Winter Sleepers
1997
Director
6.9
6.9
Cloud Atlas
2012
Screenplay
6.8
6.8
Soul Boy
2010
Producer
6.8
6.8
Something Necessary
2013
Producer
6.8
6.8
True
2004
Director
6.8
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Writer
6.6
6.6
A Friend of Mine
2006
Producer
6.5
6.5
Life Is All You Get
1997
Screenplay
6.4
6.4
Heaven
2002
Director
6.3
6.3
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008
as Self
6.3
6.3
Soundless
2004
Producer
6.2
6.2
The International
2009
Director
6.0
6.0
Three
2010
Director
6.0
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
Director
5.9
5.9
The Light
2025
Screenplay
5.8
5.8
A Hologram for the King
2016
Screenplay
5.8
5.8
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009
Director
5.7
5.7
Epilog
1992
Director
5.5
5.5
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007
Producer
5.4
5.4
Deadly Maria
1993
Producer
5.2
5.2
Rosakinder
2012
Director
3.8
3.8
Because
1990
Director
3.8
3.8
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011
Director
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004
as Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005
as Self
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema