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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Obsession can cause the unthinkable.

7.4(5,227)20062h 27m15

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 tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

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Status
Released
Budget
$63.7M
Box office
$135M
Language
English
  • daughter
  • small town
  • bad smell
  • prostitute
  • paris, france
  • based on novel or book
  • obsession
  • orgy
  • genius
  • supernatural
  • lone wolf
  • nose

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tom Tykwer

Produced in

Germany, France, Spain, United States of America, Belgium

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAustin Film Festival20 Oct 2006
    • Theatrical (limited)R27 Dec 2006
    • TheatricalR5 Jan 2007
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1526 Dec 2006
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+1 Feb 2007
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A5 Jan 2007
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1615 Feb 2007
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical15 Sept 2006
  • BelgiumBE

    • TheatricalR18 Oct 2006
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1626 Jan 2007
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalDVD, FilmX28 Aug 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical25 Dec 2006
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical19 Jan 2007
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU4 Oct 2006
    • TVCanal+ Grand Écran24 Apr 2026

Frequently asked questions

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer was released on 13 September 2006.

Audience reviews

2
  • G

    GHeart

    8/2/2018

    10/10

    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 2006 German period psychological crime thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and Dustin Hoffman. Tykwer, with Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, also composed the music. The screenplay by Tykwer, Andrew Birkin, and Bernd Eichinger is based on Patrick Süskind's 1985 novel Perfume. Set in 18th century France, the film tells the…

  • C

    crastana

    7/18/2022

    If there is a movie that can scare me is this, it has it, unlike the "horror films" i never thought our main character was going that path. He is not a monster, he is bat-sheet crazy.

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