Tom Tykwer
Known for directing · Born 23 May 1965 · 61 · Wuppertal, Germany
65 credits
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).
Known for
Cloud Atlas
2012
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Babylon Berlin
2017
Sense8
2015
Run Lola Run
1998
The International
2009
A Hologram for the King
2016
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Heaven
2002
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
True
2004
Three
2010
Acting (27)
2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud AtlasSelf - IntervieweeFilm
2015Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael AlthenSelfFilm
2014How I Learned to Love the NumbersSelfFilm
2012RosakinderSelfFilm
2009On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento CinemaFilm
2008CriticSelfFilm
2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteSelfFilm
2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein LebenSelfFilm
2006Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to HollywoodHimselfFilm
2005Who is Helene Schwarz?SelfFilm
2005G&G - Gesichter und GeschichtenSelfSeries
2004In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the CinemaSelfFilm
2003ZIBBSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1999Deutscher FernsehpreisSelfSeries
1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1997TaffselfSeries
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelfSeries
1995KulturzeitselfSeries
1994NeXtSelfSeries
1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
1984Goldene KameraSelf - PresenterSeries
1979NDR Talk ShowSelfSeries
1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf · 4 episodesSeries
19743 nach 9SelfSeries
1964Grimme AwardSelfSeries
1951German Film AwardSelf · 5 episodesSeries
1948BambiSelfSeries
Camera (1)
1984Zyklopen-UschiAssistant CameraFilm
Crew (2)
2009Inglourious BasterdsThanksFilm
2004DownfallThanksFilm
Directing (16)
2017Babylon BerlinDirector, Writer, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
2015Sense8DirectorSeries
2012RosakinderDirectorFilm
201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirectorFilm
2010ThreeDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerFilm
2009The InternationalDirector, Original Music ComposerFilm
2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationDirectorFilm
2008Man in ThingsDirectorFilm
2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerFilm
2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector, Music, WriterFilm
2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)DirectorFilm
2002HeavenDirectorFilm
2000The Princess and the WarriorDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerFilm
1993Deadly MariaDirector, Producer, Original Music Composer, ScreenplayFilm
1992EpilogDirector, Writer, Original Music ComposerFilm
1990BecauseDirector, Writer, Original Music ComposerFilm
Production (12)
2027I Rarely Wake Up DreamingProducerFilm
2026Kochschule SchwarzProducerFilm
2025The LightProducer, Screenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerFilm
2019LusalaExecutive ProducerFilm
2018Supa ModoProducerFilm
2013Something NecessaryProducerFilm
2012Cloud AtlasProducer, Director, Screenplay, Music, Original Music ComposerFilm
2010Soul BoyProducer, Supervising Technical DirectorFilm
2007The Heart Is a Dark ForestProducerFilm
2006A Friend of MineProducerFilm
2004SoundlessProducerFilm
1999GiganticProducerFilm
Sound (1)
2021The Matrix ResurrectionsOriginal Music ComposerFilm
Writing (6)
2022Looop LapetaOriginal StoryFilm
2016A Hologram for the KingScreenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerFilm
2004TrueScreenplay, Original Music Composer, DirectorFilm
1998Run Lola RunScreenplay, Original Music Composer, DirectorFilm
1997Winter SleepersScreenplay, Original Music Composer, DirectorFilm
1997Life Is All You GetScreenplayFilm