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Tom Tykwer
Director 61 years old

Tom Tykwer

Wuppertal, Germany

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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11 titles
A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

Tom Tykwer 2016 1h 38m 6.3

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski 2012 2h 52m 7.7

As souls are born and reborn, they renew their connections to one another throughout the ages.

3

3

Tom Tykwer 2010 1h 59m 8.0

Hanna and Simon are in a 20 year marriage with an unexisting relationship. By chance, they both meet and start separate affairs with Adam. Adam has no idea that his two lovers are married, until they are all found out when Hanna becomes pregnant, with the natural doubts stemming from their situation.

The International

The International

Tom Tykwer 2009 1h 58m 6.7

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Tom Tykwer 2006 2h 27m 7.6

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Paris, je t'aime

Paris, je t'aime

Gérard Depardieu, Wes Craven 2006 2h 7.4

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.

Heaven

Heaven

Tom Tykwer 2002 1h 36m 8.0

A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.

Der Krieger und die Kaiserin

Der Krieger und die Kaiserin

Tom Tykwer 2000 2h 15m 8.5

Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams.

Lola rennt

Lola rennt

Tom Tykwer 1998 1h 20m 7.8

Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manny. 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 Manny. Else, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.

Winterschläfer

Winterschläfer

Tom Tykwer 1997 2h

Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies.

Die tödliche Maria

Die tödliche Maria

Tom Tykwer 1993 1h 46m

40-year Maria is living in a monotonous and deadlocked marriage with her husband. In addition, she has to take care of her ill despotic father. One day, she falls in love with her sensitive neighbour Dieter. But her attempt to leave her gloomy everyday life behind leads straight into tragedy.

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