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Tom Tykwer

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Composer / Cinematographer | * 05/23/1965 (58) | Wuppertal (Germany)
Tom Tykwer (German: [ˈtɪkvɐ]; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films Run Lola Run (1998), Heaven (2002), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), and The International (2009). He collaborated with The Wachowskis as co-director for the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012) and the Netflix series Sense8 (2015–2018), and worked on the score for Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Tykwer is also well known as th... ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another t ...

Cloud Atlas

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2012 | 3.4/5 | 2h 52min
Drama, Science Fiction
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Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob ...

Run Lola Run

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1998 | 3.7/5 | 1h 21min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he ...

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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2006 | 3.7/5 | 2h 27min
Crime, Fantasy, Drama
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Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gareon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden T ...

Babylon Berlin

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2017- | 3.9/5 | 55min per episode
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Tom Tykwer

German Film Award Herbert Strate Award Deutscher Fernsehpreis/best Music European Film Award for Best Film European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Tom Tykwer as Actor(8)

as himself2015 Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
as himself2014 How I Learned to Love the Numbers
as himself2012 Rosakinder
2009 On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
as himself2008 Crítico
as himself2008 Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
as himself2008 Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
as himself2006 Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood

TV Shows/Series with Tom Tykwer as Actor(7)

as himself1998 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
as himself1997 Taff
as himself1995 Kulturzeit
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1979 NDR Talk Show
as himself1974 III nach neun
as Self - Presenter1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Movies with Tom Tykwer as Crew(59)

Directing/Director2024 The Light
Writing/Screenplay2024 The Light
Production/Producer2024 The Light
Writing/Original Story2022 Looop Lapeta
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 The Matrix Resurrections
Production/Executive Producer2019 Lusala
Production/Producer2018 Supa Modo
Directing/Director2016 A Hologram for the King
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 A Hologram for the King
Writing/Screenplay2016 A Hologram for the King
Production/Producer2013 Something Necessary
Directing/Director2012 Rosakinder
Directing/Director2012 Cloud Atlas
Production/Producer2012 Cloud Atlas
Sound/Music2012 Cloud Atlas
Writing/Screenplay2012 Cloud Atlas
Directing/Director2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
Directing/Director2010 Three
Writing/Screenplay2010 Three
Crew/Supervising Technical Director2010 Soul boy
Production/Producer2010 Soul boy
Directing/Director2009 Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Directing/Director2009 The International
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 The International
Crew/Thanks2009 Inglourious Basterds
Production/Producer2007 The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Production/Producer2006 A Friend of Mine
Directing/Director2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Sound/Original Music Composer2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Writing/Screenplay2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Directing/Director2006 Paris Je T'aime
Writing/Writer2006 Paris Je T'aime
Directing/Director2004 True
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 True
Writing/Screenplay2004 True
Production/Producer2004 Soundless
Crew/Thanks2004 Downfall
Directing/Director2002 Heaven
Directing/Director2000 The Princess and the Warrior
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 The Princess and the Warrior
Writing/Screenplay2000 The Princess and the Warrior
Production/Producer1999 Gigantic
Directing/Director1998 Run Lola Run
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Run Lola Run
Writing/Screenplay1998 Run Lola Run
Writing/Screenplay1997 Life Is All You Get
Directing/Director1997 Wintersleepers
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Wintersleepers
Writing/Screenplay1997 Wintersleepers
Directing/Director1993 Deadly Maria
Production/Producer1993 Deadly Maria
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 Deadly Maria
Writing/Screenplay1993 Deadly Maria
Directing/Director1992 Epilog
Sound/Music1992 Epilog
Writing/Writer1992 Epilog
Directing/Director1990 Because
Sound/Music1990 Because
Writing/Writer1990 Because

TV Shows/Series with Tom Tykwer as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2017 Babylon Berlin
Writing/Writer2017 Babylon Berlin
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Babylon Berlin
Production/Executive Producer2017 Babylon Berlin
Creator/Creator2017 Babylon Berlin
Directing/Director2015 Sense8

Citizenship: Germany
Born: Sunday, 05/23 1965 (May) in Wuppertal (Germany) (current age: 58 years + 336 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: German (DE)
Member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie
Tom Tykwer frequently works together with these people:
Frank Griebe (17x, Crew)
Stefan Arndt (10x, Crew)
Johnny Klimek (9x, Crew)
Iris Berben (8x, Actress)
Mathilde Bonnefoy (8x, Crew)
Lana Wachowski (7x, Crew)
Heike Makatsch (7x, Actress)
Thomas Anders (7x, Actor)
Sebastian Schipper (7x, Crew)
Uli Hanisch (7x, Crew)
Maria Köpf (7x, Crew)
Reinhold Heil (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12193, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024