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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, Metacritic 56/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 74% of the 936 2000s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Jean-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. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
5,171 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom TykwerDirector
- Andrew BirkinScreenplay
- Bernd EichingerScreenplay
- Tom TykwerScreenplay
- Tom TykwerOriginal Music Composer
- Johnny KlimekOriginal Music Composer
- Reinhold HeilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ben WhishawJean-Baptiste Grenouille
- Alan RickmanRichis
- Rachel Hurd-WoodLaura
- Dustin HoffmanGiuseppe Baldini
- John HurtNarrator (voice)
- Karoline HerfurthThe Plum Girl
- David CalderBishop of Grasse
- Simon ChandlerMayor of Grasse
- Sian ThomasMadame Gaillard
- Jessica SchwarzNatalie
- Corinna HarfouchMadame Arnulfi
- Paul BerrondoDominique Druot
Stills
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Themes
daughtersmall townbad smellprostituteparis, francebased on novel or bookobsessionorgygeniussupernaturallone wolfnose