Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

“Obsession can cause the unthinkable.”

7.4(4,922)20062h 27m

CrimeFantasyDrama

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.

Director

Tom Tykwer

Budget

$63.7M

Revenue

$135.0M

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Cast

Ben Whishaw

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

Alan Rickman

Richis

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Laura

Dustin Hoffman

Giuseppe Baldini

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

Karoline Herfurth

The Plum Girl

David Calder

Bishop of Grasse

Simon Chandler

Mayor of Grasse

Sian Thomas

Madame Gaillard

Jessica Schwarz

Natalie

Corinna Harfouch

Madame Arnulfi

Paul Berrondo

Dominique Druot

Reviews

2 reviews

GHeart

7y ago

10.0

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...

crastana

3y ago

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.