The Best Tom Tykwer Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1990 to 2016, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) with $135M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tom Tykwer Box Office Hits
Tom Tykwer's films have made $369M worldwide in total. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) is the biggest hit at $135M, ahead of Cloud Atlas (2012) ($131M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 · Drama $135M $2.22M dom. - 2
Cloud Atlas 2012 · Sci-Fi $131M $27.1M dom. - 3
The International 2009 · Action $60.3M $25.5M dom. - 4
Paris, je t'aime 2007 · Drama $17.5M $4.9M dom. - 5
A Hologram for the King 2016 · Drama $9.17M $4.21M dom. - 6
Run Lola Run 1999 · Thriller $7.66M $7.65M dom. - 7
Heaven 2002 · Drama $4.25M $784K dom. - 8
3 2011 · Drama $3.48M $60K dom. - 9
The Princess and the Warrior 2001 · Drama $1.02M $872K dom. - 10
Wintersleepers 1997 · Drama $323K $323K dom.
The Best Tom Tykwer Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Tykwer has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) is the pick of them.
The Best Tom Tykwer Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Tykwer's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest Tom Tykwer Movies
The most recent films Tom Tykwer is credited on, newest first — starting with A Hologram for the King (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Hologram for the King 2016 · Director
- Cloud Atlas 2012 · Director
- 3 2011 · Director
- The International 2009 · Director
- Paris, je t'aime 2007 · Director
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 · Director
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True 2004 · Director - Heaven 2002 · Director
- The Princess and the Warrior 2001 · Director
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Winter Sleepers 2000 · Director - Run Lola Run 1999 · Director
- Wintersleepers 1997 · Director
The Best Tom Tykwer Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Tykwer films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Tom Tykwer movie?
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) made the most at the box office, with $135M worldwide, followed by Cloud Atlas (2012) with $131M. Together, Tom Tykwer's films with box office figures have made $369M.
Which Tom Tykwer movie won the most awards?
Run Lola Run (1999) is the most decorated Tom Tykwer film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tom Tykwer drama movie?
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) is the best-rated of Tom Tykwer's drama films. In other genres: Cloud Atlas (sci-fi), The International (action) and Run Lola Run (thriller).
What is the newest Tom Tykwer movie?
The newest film on Tom Tykwer's filmography is A Hologram for the King (2016), directed by Tom Tykwer.
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