Tom Tykwer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 23 May 1965 · Wuppertal, Germany
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
Production 13
- 2027I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming · producer
- 2026Kochschule Schwarz · producer
- 2025The Light · producer
- 2019Lusala · executive producer
- 2018Supa Modo · producer
- 2013Something Necessary · producer
- 2012Cloud Atlas · producer
- 2010Soul Boy · producer
- 2007The Heart Is a Dark Forest · producer
- 2006A Friend of Mine · producer
- 2004Soundless · producer
- 1999Gigantic · producer
- 1993Deadly Maria · producer
Acting 11
- 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas as Self - Interviewee
- 2015Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen as Self
- 2014How I Learned to Love the Numbers as Self
- 2012Rosakinder as Self
- 2009On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
- 2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben as Self
- 2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte as Self
- 2008Critic as Self
- 2006Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood as Himself
- 2005Who is Helene Schwarz? as Self
- 2004In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema as Self
Writing 15
- 2025The Light · screenplay
- 2022Looop Lapeta · original story
- 2016A Hologram for the King · screenplay
- 2012Cloud Atlas · screenplay
- 2010Three · screenplay
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · screenplay
- 2006Paris Je T'aime · writer
- 2004True · screenplay
- 2000The Princess and the Warrior · screenplay
- 1998Run Lola Run · screenplay
- 1997Winter Sleepers · screenplay
- 1997Life Is All You Get · screenplay
- 1993Deadly Maria · screenplay
- 1992Epilog · writer
- 1990Because · writer
Sound 15
- 2025The Light · original music composer
- 2021The Matrix Resurrections · original music composer
- 2016A Hologram for the King · original music composer
- 2012Cloud Atlas · music
- 2010Three · original music composer
- 2009The International · original music composer
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · original music composer
- 2006Paris Je T'aime · music
- 2004True · original music composer
- 2000The Princess and the Warrior · original music composer
- 1998Run Lola Run · original music composer
- 1997Winter Sleepers · original music composer
- 1993Deadly Maria · original music composer
- 1992Epilog · original music composer
- 1990Because · original music composer
Directing 20
- 2025The Light · director
- 2016A Hologram for the King · director
- 2012Cloud Atlas · director
- 2012Rosakinder · director
- 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero · director
- 2010Three · director
- 2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation · director
- 2009The International · director
- 2008Man in Things · director
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · director
- 2006Paris Je T'aime · director
- 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) · director
- 2004True · director
- 2002Heaven · director
- 2000The Princess and the Warrior · director
- 1998Run Lola Run · director
- 1997Winter Sleepers · director
- 1993Deadly Maria · director
- 1992Epilog · director
- 1990Because · director
crew 3
- 2010Soul Boy · supervising technical director
- 2009Inglourious Basterds · thanks
- 2004Downfall · thanks
Camera 1
- 1984Zyklopen-Uschi · assistant camera