Tom Tykwer

Directing • 89 Credits

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 Titles (21)

Directorial Filmography
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

2012 ⭐ 3.5
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 ⭐ 3.7
Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

1998 ⭐ 3.7
Sense8

Sense8

2015 ⭐ 3.9
The International

The International

2009 ⭐ 3.1
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

2016 ⭐ 2.9
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006 ⭐ 3.4
Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin

2017 ⭐ 3.9
Heaven

Heaven

2002 ⭐ 3.3
The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior

2000 ⭐ 3.5
True

True

2004 ⭐ 3.5
Three

Three

2010 ⭐ 3.0
Winter Sleepers

Winter Sleepers

1997 ⭐ 3.5
Deadly Maria

Deadly Maria

1993 ⭐ 2.9
Epilog

Epilog

1992 ⭐ 3.0
The Light

The Light

2025 ⭐ 3.3
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

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

2009 ⭐ 2.9
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011 ⭐ 2.1
Because

Because

1990 ⭐ 2.2
Rosakinder

Rosakinder

2012 ⭐ 2.6
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

2006 ⭐ 3.0

✍️ Written & Story Credits (15)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

2012 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 ⭐ 3.7
Screenplay
Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

1998 ⭐ 3.7
Screenplay
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

2016 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006 ⭐ 3.4
Writer
Babylon Berlin

Babylon Berlin

2017 ⭐ 3.9
Writer
The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior

2000 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
True

True

2004 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Three

Three

2010 ⭐ 3.0
Screenplay
Winter Sleepers

Winter Sleepers

1997 ⭐ 3.5
Screenplay
Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

1997 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
Deadly Maria

Deadly Maria

1993 ⭐ 2.9
Screenplay
Epilog

Epilog

1992 ⭐ 3.0
Writer
The Light

The Light

2025 ⭐ 3.3
Screenplay
Because

Because

1990 ⭐ 2.2
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (15)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995 ⭐ 3.7
as Self
Critic

Critic

2008 ⭐ 4.0
as Self
Taff

Taff

1997 ⭐ 2.1
as self
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

2006 ⭐ 4.0
as Himself
Rosakinder

Rosakinder

2012 ⭐ 2.6
as Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979 ⭐ 3.3
as Self
Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

1992 ⭐ 2.6
as Self
Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995 ⭐ 2.4
as self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

2015 ⭐ 3.5
as Self
How I Learned to Love the Numbers

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

2014 ⭐ 4.5
as Self
Deutscher Fernsehpreis

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

1999 ⭐ 4.0
as Self
Bambi

Bambi

1948 ⭐ 4.5
as Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

2008
as Self
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
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas

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

2025
as Self - Interviewee