Tom Tykwer

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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-23 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Wuppertal, Germany

Tom Tykwer

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).

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Camera

1984
Zyklopen-Uschi as Assistant Camera

Creator

2017
Babylon Berlin as Creator

Crew

2010
Soul Boy as Supervising Technical Director
2009
Inglourious Basterds as Thanks
2004
Downfall as Thanks

Directing

Man in Things as Director
2025
The Light as Director
2017
Babylon Berlin as Director
2016
A Hologram for the King as Director
2015
Sense8 as Director
2012
Cloud Atlas as Director
2012
Rosakinder as Director
2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero as Director
2010
Three as Director
2009
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation as Director
2009
The International as Director
2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Director
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Director
2006
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) as Director
2004
True as Director
2002
Heaven as Director
2000
The Princess and the Warrior as Director
1998
Run Lola Run as Director
1997
Wintersleepers as Director
1993
Deadly Maria as Director
1992
Epilog as Director
1990
Because as Director

Production

2025
The Light as Producer
2019
Lusala as Executive Producer
2018
Supa Modo as Producer
2017
Babylon Berlin as Executive Producer
2013
Something Necessary as Producer
2012
Cloud Atlas as Producer
2010
Soul Boy as Producer
2007
The Heart Is a Dark Forest as Producer
2006
A Friend of Mine as Producer
2004
Soundless as Producer
1999
Gigantic as Producer
1993
Deadly Maria as Producer

Sound

2025
The Light as Original Music Composer
2021
The Matrix Resurrections as Original Music Composer
2017
Babylon Berlin as Original Music Composer
2016
A Hologram for the King as Original Music Composer
2012
Cloud Atlas as Music
2010
Three as Original Music Composer
2009
The International as Original Music Composer
2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Original Music Composer
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Music
2004
True as Original Music Composer
2000
The Princess and the Warrior as Original Music Composer
1998
Run Lola Run as Original Music Composer
1997
Wintersleepers as Original Music Composer
1993
Deadly Maria as Original Music Composer
1992
Epilog as Original Music Composer
1990
Because as Original Music Composer

Writing

2025
The Light as Screenplay
2022
Looop Lapeta as Original Story
2017
Babylon Berlin as Writer
2016
A Hologram for the King as Screenplay
2012
Cloud Atlas as Screenplay
2010
Three as Screenplay
2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Screenplay
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Writer
2004
True as Screenplay
2000
The Princess and the Warrior as Screenplay
1998
Run Lola Run as Screenplay
1997
Wintersleepers as Screenplay
1997
Life Is All You Get as Screenplay
1993
Deadly Maria as Screenplay
1992
Epilog as Writer
1990
Because as Writer
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