Disclosed is a surface-coated cutting tool which comprises a base material and a coating film formed on the base material. The coating film comprises a composite super-multilayer film comprising at least one first super-multilayer film and at least one super-multilayer film laminated alternately. The first super-multilayer film is composed of at least one A1 layer and at least one B layer laminated alternately. The second super-multilayer film is composed of at least one A2 layer and at least one C layer laminated alternately. Each of the A1 layer and the A2 layer comprises any one selected from TiN, TiCN, TiAlN and TiAlCN. The layer B comprises TiSiN or TiSiCN. The C layer comprises AlCrN or AlCrCN.