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Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer

Director · Born May 23, 1965 · Wuppertal, Germany

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Biography

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).

Directed 21

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Light

    Director

2010s

  1. 2017

    Babylon Berlin

    Director

    82
  2. 2016

    A Hologram for the King

    Director

    62
  3. 2015

    Sense8

    Director

    81
  4. 2012

    Cloud Atlas

    Director

    67

  5. Rosakinder

    Director

  6. 2011

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    Director

  7. 2010

    Three

    Director

2000s

  1. 2009

    Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

    Director

  2. The International

    Director

    60
  3. 2006

    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

    Director

    68

  4. Paris Je T'aime

    Director

    73

  5. Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    Director

  6. 2004

    True

    Director

  7. 2002

    Heaven

    Director

    69
  8. 2000

    The Princess and the Warrior

    Director

    69

1990s

  1. 1998

    Run Lola Run

    Director

    80
  2. 1997

    Winter Sleepers

    Director

    71
  3. 1993

    Deadly Maria

    Director

  4. 1992

    Epilog

    Director

  5. 1990

    Because

    Director

Wrote 16

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Light

    Screenplay

  2. 2022

    Looop Lapeta

    Original Story

    61

1990s

  1. 1998

    Run Lola Run

    Screenplay

    80
  2. 1997

    Winter Sleepers

    Screenplay

    71

  3. Life Is All You Get

    Screenplay

    71
  4. 1993

    Deadly Maria

    Screenplay

  5. 1992

    Epilog

    Writer

  6. 1990

    Because

    Writer

Sound 16

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Light

    Original Music Composer

  2. 2021

    The Matrix Resurrections

    Original Music Composer

    60

1990s

  1. 1998

    Run Lola Run

    Original Music Composer

    80
  2. 1997

    Winter Sleepers

    Original Music Composer

    71
  3. 1993

    Deadly Maria

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1992

    Epilog

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1990

    Because

    Original Music Composer

Produced 14

2020s

  1. 2027

    I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

    Producer

  2. 2026

    Kochschule Schwarz

    Producer

  3. 2025

    The Light

    Producer

2010s

  1. 2019

    Lusala

    Executive Producer

  2. 2018

    Supa Modo

    Producer

  3. 2017

    Babylon Berlin

    Executive Producer

    82
  4. 2013

    Something Necessary

    Producer

  5. 2012

    Cloud Atlas

    Producer

    67
  6. 2010

    Soul Boy

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Heart Is a Dark Forest

    Producer

  2. 2006

    A Friend of Mine

    Producer

    68
  3. 2004

    Soundless

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Gigantic

    Producer

    76
  2. 1993

    Deadly Maria

    Producer

Acted in 1

2000s

  1. 2009

    On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

    Movie

Other crew 1

2010s

  1. 2010

    Soul Boy

    Supervising Technical Director

Camera 1

1980s

  1. 1984

    Zyklopen-Uschi

    Assistant Camera

Created 1

Appearances14

2010s

  1. 2015

    Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

    Self

  2. 2014

    How I Learned to Love the Numbers

    Self

  3. 2012

    Rosakinder

    Self

2000s

  1. 2008

    Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

    Self

  2. Critic

    Self

  3. 2006

    Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

    Himself

Thanked in the credits2