

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Obsession can cause the unthinkable.
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
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Produced in
Germany, France, Spain, United States of America, Belgium
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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- G10/10
GHeart
8/2/2018
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…
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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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