Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Tom Tykwer
Directing
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 2All crew credits: 36
TMDB ID: 1071
IMDb ID: nm0878756
Known for: Directing
Born: May 23, 1965
Age: 61
Place of birth: Wuppertal, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q57231
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Producer (9)Screenplay (2)Thanks (2)Assistant Camera (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)Original Story (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tom Tykwer.
Director
A Hologram for the King
2016 • Movie
Director
Rosakinder
2012 • Movie
Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
2011 • Movie
Director
Three
2010 • Movie
Director
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
2009 • Movie
Director
The International
2009 • Movie
Director
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 • Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Movie
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006 • Movie
Director
True
2004 • Movie
Director
Heaven
2002 • Movie
Director
The Princess and the Warrior
2000 • Movie
Director
Run Lola Run
1998 • Movie
Director
Winter Sleepers
1997 • Movie
Director
Deadly Maria
1993 • Movie
Director
Epilog
1992 • Movie
Director
Because
1990 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tom Tykwer.
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Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Tom Tykwer.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tom Tykwer.
Thanks
Inglourious Basterds
2009 • Movie
Thanks
Downfall
2004 • Movie
Producer
Gigantic
1999 • Movie
Director
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 • Movie
Director
Run Lola Run
1998 • Movie
Director
True
2004 • Movie
Director
The Princess and the Warrior
2000 • Movie
Screenplay
Cloud Atlas
2012 • Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Movie
Director
Heaven
2002 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 • Movie
Director
The International
2009 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tom Tykwer.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tom Tykwer.
Thanks
Inglourious Basterds
2009 • Movie
Director
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 • Movie
Screenplay
Cloud Atlas
2012 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 • Movie
Thanks
Downfall
2004 • Movie
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Movie
Director
Run Lola Run
1998 • Movie
Director
The International
2009 • Movie
Director
A Hologram for the King
2016 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025 • Movie
Original Story
Looop Lapeta
2022 • Movie
In 4 weeks
Producer
I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
2026 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tom Tykwer.
as self • 1 eps
Morgenmagazin
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 • Series
as self • 2 eps
Kulturzeit
1995 • Series
as self • 1 eps
Taff
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
3 nach 9
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series
Director • 40 eps
Babylon Berlin
2017 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Sense8
2015 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tom Tykwer.
In 4 weeks
Producer
I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
2026 • Movie
Producer
The Light
2025 • Movie
Original Story
Looop Lapeta
2022 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Matrix Resurrections
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
Lusala
2019 • Movie
Producer
Supa Modo
2018 • Movie
Producer
Something Necessary
2013 • Movie
Screenplay
Cloud Atlas
2012 • Movie
Producer
Soul Boy
2010 • Movie
Thanks
Inglourious Basterds
2009 • Movie
Producer
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007 • Movie
Producer
A Friend of Mine
2006 • Movie
Thanks
Downfall
2004 • Movie
Producer
Soundless
2004 • Movie
Producer
Gigantic
1999 • Movie
Screenplay
Life Is All You Get
1997 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tom Tykwer.
as Self - Interviewee
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025 • Movie
as Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
2015 • Movie
as Self
How I Learned to Love the Numbers
2014 • Movie
as Self
Rosakinder
2012 • Movie
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
2009 • Movie
as Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008 • Movie
as Self
Critic
2008 • Movie
as Himself
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
2006 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tom Tykwer.