13 Best Robert Pattinson Movies

Trapped on a stormy island with Willem Dafoe, gallons of kerosene, and a shrieking seagull. Robert Eggers filmed in black and white and square aspect ratio, while Pattinson literally threw himself into the sand and the madness. His fits of rage, physical exhaustion, and paranoid stares form a tour de force of sheer acting stamina.

Matt Reeves gave us a Batman who resembles Kurt Cobain more than a billionaire playboy. Pattinson portrays a young, traumatized vigilante who's barely slept in two years, scouring a smoky, rain-drenched Gotham for the Riddler. His introduction from the shadows set to Nirvana is iconic.

A kinetic adrenaline trip through the underbelly of Queens. As manipulative small-time crook Connie, Pattinson does everything he can to break his intellectually disabled brother out of jail after a botched bank robbery. The Safdie brothers crafted a grimy, neon-drenched little masterpiece in which Pattinson never catches his breath for a single second.

While John David Washington travels through time to prevent the end of the world, it's Pattinson's mysterious, charming secret agent Neil who quietly steals the show. His nonchalant elegance, perfectly timed quips, and the bittersweet sacrifice at the end make him the emotional heart of Christopher Nolan's brain-bender.

Hidden behind a giant beard and round glasses, you barely recognize Pattinson in James Gray's colonial jungle epic. As the loyal aide-de-camp of explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), he acts with an impressively restrained calm amid the merciless Amazon.

In Claire Denis's existential science fiction film, Monte is one of the last survivors aboard a spaceship full of death-row inmates heading toward a black hole. Pattinson's gentle interactions with a newborn baby contrast sharply with the cold, nihilistic surroundings.

'Delusions!' With a disgustingly smug Southern accent, Pattinson portrays a predatory, hypocritical preacher in postwar Ohio. His creepy sermons about sin and temptation create a memorable portrait of everyday religious deceit.

In a dystopian Australian outback after economic collapse, Pattinson plays the naive, abandoned brother of a criminal who must help Guy Pearce track down his stolen car. His nervous tics and vulnerability make Rey unexpectedly endearing.

Pattinson has only about fifteen minutes of screen time in this historical Netflix epic, but he turns it into a wild feast. With an over-the-top French accent and flowing blond locks, he provokes Timothee Chalamet's young King Henry V in hilariously arrogant fashion.

Spending an entire film in the backseat of a soundproof white limousine while capitalism implodes outside. David Cronenberg's cold Don DeLillo adaptation kicked off Pattinson's auteur phase, showing just how fascinating he can be playing detached boredom.

Before Twilight, he was the noble Hufflepuff champion Cedric Diggory in the Triwizard Tournament. Pattinson brought warmth and likability to a character whose tragic fate in the graveyard marked the definitive end of innocence in the wizarding world.

For the English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animated masterpiece, Pattinson transformed his voice unrecognizably into that of a raw, slimy, grotesque heron. A feat of voice acting that left even seasoned sound engineers stunned.

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a newly engaged couple whose relationship is put to the test when an unexpected twist completely derails their engagement party. Director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) blends embarrassing comedy with steadily mounting discomfort. A24 delivers a rom-com with an edge.