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Tom Tykwer

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Tom Tykwer

Born May 23, 1965 · Wuppertal, Germany

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

Inglourious Basterds

IMDb8.4

Inglourious Basterds

Thanks

Cloud Atlas

IMDb7.3

Cloud Atlas

Screenplay, Producer, Director, Music, Original Music Composer

The Matrix Resurrections

IMDb5.6

The Matrix Resurrections

Original Music Composer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

IMDb7.5

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director

Downfall

IMDb8.2

Downfall

Thanks

Run Lola Run

IMDb7.6

Run Lola Run

Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Sense8

IMDb8.2

Sense8

Director

The International

IMDb6.5

The International

Director, Original Music Composer

A Hologram for the King

IMDb6.1

A Hologram for the King

Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Paris Je T'aime

IMDb7.2

Paris Je T'aime

Director, Music, Writer

Babylon Berlin

IMDb8.4

Babylon Berlin

Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Creator

Heaven

IMDb6.9

Heaven

Director

The Princess and the Warrior

IMDb7.4

The Princess and the Warrior

Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer

Gigantic

IMDb7.5

Gigantic

Producer

True

7.0 TMDB

True

Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay

Three

IMDb6.7

Three

Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer

A Friend of Mine

IMDb6.8

A Friend of Mine

Producer

Looop Lapeta

6.1 TMDB

Looop Lapeta

Original Story

Winter Sleepers

IMDb7.1

Winter Sleepers

Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer

Life Is All You Get

IMDb7.2

Life Is All You Get

Screenplay

Filmography

  1. 2027I Rarely Wake Up DreamingProducerMovie
  2. 2026Kochschule SchwarzProducerMovie
  3. 2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud AtlasSelf - IntervieweeMovie
  4. 2025The LightProducer, Screenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerMovie
  5. 2022Looop LapetaOriginal StoryMovie
  6. 2021The Matrix ResurrectionsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
  7. 2019LusalaExecutive ProducerMovie
  8. 2018Supa ModoProducerMovie
  9. 2017Babylon BerlinDirector, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, CreatorSeries
  10. 2016A Hologram for the KingDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerMovie
  11. 2015Sense8DirectorSeries
  12. 2015Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael AlthenSelfMovie
  13. 2014How I Learned to Love the NumbersSelfMovie
  14. 2013Something NecessaryProducerMovie
  15. 2012Cloud AtlasScreenplay, Producer, Director, Music, Original Music ComposerMovie
  16. 2012RosakinderSelf, DirectorMovie
  17. 201160 Seconds of Solitude in Year ZeroDirectorMovie
  18. 2010ThreeScreenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerMovie
  19. 2010Soul BoyProducer, Supervising Technical DirectorMovie
  20. 2009On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento CinemaMovie
  21. 2009Inglourious BasterdsThanksMovie
  22. 2009Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the NationDirectorMovie
  23. 2009The InternationalDirector, Original Music ComposerMovie
  24. 2008Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein LebenSelfMovie
  25. 2008Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteSelfMovie
  26. 2008CriticSelfMovie
  27. 2008Man in ThingsDirectorMovie
  28. 2007The Heart Is a Dark ForestProducerMovie
  29. 2006A Friend of MineProducerMovie
  30. 2006Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to HollywoodHimselfMovie
  31. 2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererScreenplay, Original Music Composer, DirectorMovie
  32. 2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector, Music, WriterMovie
  33. 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)DirectorMovie
  34. 2005G&G - Gesichter und GeschichtenSelfSeries
  35. 2005Who is Helene Schwarz?SelfMovie
  36. 2004In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the CinemaSelfMovie
  37. 2004DownfallThanksMovie
  38. 2004SoundlessProducerMovie
  39. 2004TrueDirector, Original Music Composer, ScreenplayMovie
  40. 2003ZIBBSelfSeries
  41. 2002HeavenDirectorMovie
  42. 2000The Princess and the WarriorScreenplay, Director, Original Music ComposerMovie
  43. 1999Deutscher FernsehpreisSelfSeries
  44. 1999GiganticProducerMovie
  45. 1998Run Lola RunDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerMovie
  46. 1998The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSelfSeries
  47. 1997Winter SleepersDirector, Screenplay, Original Music ComposerMovie
  48. 1997Life Is All You GetScreenplayMovie
  49. 1997TaffselfSeries
  50. 1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelfSeries
  51. 1995KulturzeitselfSeries
  52. 1994NeXtSelfSeries
  53. 1993Deadly MariaDirector, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, ProducerMovie
  54. 1992MorgenmagazinSelfSeries
  55. 1992EpilogDirector, Writer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  56. 1990BecauseDirector, Writer, Original Music ComposerMovie
  57. 1984Goldene KameraSelf - PresenterSeries
  58. 1984Zyklopen-UschiAssistant CameraMovie
  59. 1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelfSeries
  60. 1979NDR Talk ShowSelfSeries
  61. 19743 nach 9SelfSeries
  62. 1964Grimme AwardSelfSeries
  63. 1951German Film AwardSelfSeries
  64. 1948BambiSelfSeries