Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Tom Tykwer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 2All crew credits: 35
TMDB ID: 1071
IMDb ID: nm0878756
Known for: Directing
Born: May 23, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Wuppertal, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q57231
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Producer (8)Screenplay (5)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.
5.9
A Hologram for the King
Director
2016 Movie
5.2
Rosakinder
Director
2012 Movie
3.8
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Director
2011 Movie
5.8
Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Director
2009 Movie
6.3
The International
Director
2009 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Director
2006 Movie
6.9
True
Director
2004 Movie
6.4
Heaven
Director
2002 Movie
7.3
Run Lola Run
Director
1998 Movie
6.9
Winter Sleepers
Director
1997 Movie
5.5
Deadly Maria
Director
1993 Movie
5.7
Epilog
Director
1992 Movie
3.8
Because
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tom Tykwer.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tom Tykwer.
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
Thanks
2009 Movie
7.9
Downfall
Thanks
2004 Movie
7.6
Gigantic
Producer
1999 Movie
7.4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Screenplay
2006 Movie
7.3
Run Lola Run
Director
1998 Movie
6.9
The Princess and the Warrior
Screenplay
2000 Movie
6.9
True
Director
2004 Movie
6.9
Cloud Atlas
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.4
Heaven
Director
2002 Movie
6.3
The Matrix Resurrections
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
6.3
The International
Director
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.
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
Thanks
2009 Movie
6.3
The Matrix Resurrections
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
7.4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Screenplay
2006 Movie
6.9
Cloud Atlas
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.4
Heaven
Director
2002 Movie
7.9
Downfall
Thanks
2004 Movie
6.3
The International
Director
2009 Movie
7.3
Run Lola Run
Director
1998 Movie
6.8
Soul Boy
Producer
2010 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
6.2
Soundless
Producer
2004 Movie
3.8
Because
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tom Tykwer.
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.7
Sense8
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
Babylon Berlin
Director • 40 eps
2017 Series
3.5
Morgenmagazin
as self • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series
3.5
Kulturzeit
as self • 2 eps
1995 Series
3.2
Taff
as self • 1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tom Tykwer.
6.5
The Light
Producer
2025 Movie
6.1
Looop Lapeta
Original Story
2022 Movie
6.3
The Matrix Resurrections
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
7.0
Lusala
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
Supa Modo
Producer
2018 Movie
6.8
Something Necessary
Producer
2013 Movie
6.9
Cloud Atlas
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.0
Three
Screenplay
2010 Movie
6.8
Soul Boy
Producer
2010 Movie
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
Thanks
2009 Movie
5.5
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Producer
2007 Movie
6.6
A Friend of Mine
Producer
2006 Movie
7.4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Screenplay
2006 Movie
7.9
Downfall
Thanks
2004 Movie
6.2
Soundless
Producer
2004 Movie
6.9
The Princess and the Warrior
Screenplay
2000 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tom Tykwer.
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
as Self - Interviewee
2025 Movie
7.0
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
as Self
2015 Movie
9.0
How I Learned to Love the Numbers
as Self
2014 Movie
5.2
Rosakinder
as Self
2012 Movie
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
2009 Movie
6.3
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
as Self
2008 Movie
7.9
Critic
as Self
2008 Movie
8.0
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
as Himself
2006 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tom Tykwer.