
- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 74 films
- Born
- May 23, 1965 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Wuppertal, Germany
Directing
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).
Known for
Acting 8
- 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas · Self - Interviewee
- 2015Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen · Self
- 2014How I Learned to Love the Numbers · Self
- 2012Rosakinder · Self
- 2009On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
- 2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben · Self
- 2008Critic · Self
Directing 19
- 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
Sound 15
- 2025The Light · Original Music Composer
- 2021The Matrix Resurrections · Original Music Composer
- 2016A Hologram for the King · Original Music Composer
- 2012Cloud Atlas · Music, Original Music Composer
- 2010Three · Original Music Composer
- 2009The International · Original Music Composer
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · Original Music Composer
- 2006
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
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
Crew 3
- 2010Soul Boy · Supervising Technical Director
- 2009Inglourious Basterds · Thanks
- 2004Downfall · Thanks
Camera 1
- 1984Zyklopen-Uschi · Assistant Camera











