Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer

Directing

Born:
1965-05-23
Place of birth:
Wuppertal, Germany

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).

Known For

Filmography

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming

2027Producer
Movie
Kochschule Schwarz

Kochschule Schwarz

2026Producer
Movie
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

2025Self - Interviewee
Movie
The Light

The Light

6.42025Producer
Movie
Looop Lapeta

Looop Lapeta

6.12022Original Story
Movie
The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

6.32021Original Music Composer
Movie
Lusala

Lusala

7.02019Executive Producer
Movie
Supa Modo

Supa Modo

7.42018Producer
Movie
Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin

7.72017Director
TV
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

5.82016Director
Movie
Sense8

Sense8

7.72015Director
TV
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

7.02015Self
Movie
How I Learned to Love the Numbers

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

9.02014Self
Movie
Something Necessary

Something Necessary

6.82013Producer
Movie
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

6.92012Screenplay
Movie
Rosakinder

Rosakinder

5.22012Self
Movie
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

4.32011Director
Movie
Three

Three

6.12010Director
Movie
Soul Boy

Soul Boy

6.32010Producer
Movie
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

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

2009
Movie
Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

8.22009Thanks
Movie
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

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

5.82009Director
Movie
The International

The International

6.32009Director
Movie
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

2008Self
Movie
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

6.32008Self
Movie
Critic

Critic

7.92008Self
Movie
Man in Things

Man in Things

2008Director
Movie
The Heart Is a Dark Forest

The Heart Is a Dark Forest

5.52007Producer
Movie
A Friend of Mine

A Friend of Mine

6.72006Producer
Movie
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

8.02006Himself
Movie
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

7.42006Director
Movie
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

6.82006Director
Movie
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

6.02006Director
Movie
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

4.02005Self
TV
Who is Helene Schwarz?

Who is Helene Schwarz?

7.02005Self
Movie
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

2004Self
Movie
Downfall

Downfall

7.92004Thanks
Movie
Soundless

Soundless

6.32004Producer
Movie
True

True

7.02004Director
Movie
ZIBB

ZIBB

7.02003Self
TV
Heaven

Heaven

6.52002Director
Movie
The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior

7.02000Director
Movie
Deutscher Fernsehpreis

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

8.01999Self
TV
Gigantic

Gigantic

7.71999Producer
Movie
Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

7.31998Director
Movie
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

7.51998Self
TV
Winter Sleepers

Winter Sleepers

6.91997Director
Movie
Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

6.71997Screenplay
Movie
Taff

Taff

4.31997self
TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

7.41995Self
TV
Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

4.71995self
TV
NeXt

NeXt

1994Self
TV
Deadly Maria

Deadly Maria

5.81993Director
Movie
Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

5.31992Self
TV
Epilog

Epilog

5.91992Director
Movie
Because

Because

4.41990Director
Movie
Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

5.71984Self - Presenter
TV
Zyklopen-Uschi

Zyklopen-Uschi

1984Assistant Camera
Movie
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979Self
TV
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

6.61979Self
TV