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Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Actor and producer · Born May 13, 1986 (40) · Barnes, London, England, UK

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born May 13, 1986) is an English actor. Noted for his versatile roles in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. After starting to act in a London theatre club at age 15, Pattinson began his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. After starring in the romantic dramas Remember Me (2010) and Water for Elephants (2011), Pattinson received critical acclaim for his performances in independent films from auteur directors. He starred in David Cronenberg's thriller Cosmopolis (2012), David Michôd's dystopian western The Rover (2014), James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), the Safdie Brothers' crime drama Good Time (2017), Claire Denis' science-fiction drama High Life (2018), and Robert Eggers' psychological horror film The Lighthouse (2019). He returned to mainstream films with a leading role in Christopher Nolan's spy film Tenet (2020), and starred as the DC Comics superhero Batman in Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 13, 1986 (40)
From
Barnes, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Robert Pattinson's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
27%
Morality
12%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 17

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 29 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 29
Ally
5 of 29
Trickster
3 of 29
Herald
2 of 29
Mentor
1 of 29
Shadow
1 of 29
Threshold guardian
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
21
Dread
12
Romantic
9
Contemplative
7
Other
28

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Pattinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Pattinson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Bruce Wayne / The Batman

  • Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Dune: Part Three(2026)

    as Scytale

  • Primetime(2026)

    Producer · as Chris Hansen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Odyssey(2026)

    as Antinous

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Drama(2026)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    as British Open Semifinals Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Die My Love(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Vulcanizadora(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mickey 17(2025)

    as Mickey Barnes

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Batman(2022)

    as Bruce Wayne / The Batman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Devil All the Time(2020)

    as Reverend Preston Teagardin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tenet(2020)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for the Barbarians(2019)

    as Officer Mandel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Lighthouse(2019)

    as Thomas Howard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The King(2019)

    as The Dauphin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • High Life(2018)

    Songs · as Monte

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Damsel(2018)

    as Samuel Alabaster

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Good Time(2017)

    as Connie Nikas

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fear & Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Himself

  • The Lost City of Z(2016)

    as Henry Costin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Childhood of a Leader(2015)

    as Charles Marker / The Leader

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Life(2015)

    as Dennis Stock

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Queen of the Desert(2015)

    as T.E. Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Rover(2014)

    as Rey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Maps to the Stars(2014)

    as Jerome Fontana

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Packer

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2(2012)

    as Edward Cullen

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cosmopolis(2012)

    as Eric Packer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bel Ami(2012)

    as Georges Duroy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1(2011)

    as Edward Cullen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Water for Elephants(2011)

    as Jacob Jankowski

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Love & Distrust(2010)

    as Richard (segment "The Summer House")

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse(2010)

    as Edward Cullen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Summer House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Richard

  • Remember Me(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Tyler Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon(2009)

    as Edward Cullen

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Twilight(2008)

    Songs · as Edward Cullen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Little Ashes(2008)

    as Salvador Dalí

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • How to Be(2008)

    as Art

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Mother's Handbook(2007)

    as Daniel Gale

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Airman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Toby Jugg

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

    as Cedric Diggory

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ring of the Nibelungs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Giselher

  • Ring of the Nibelungs(2004)

    as Giselher

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair(2004)

    as Older Rawdy Crawley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Here Comes the Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • How to Save a Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Shot in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Chaperones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 45 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Odyssey (2026)

$1.8B worldwide

Highest rated

The Odyssey (2026)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19922026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 29 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 52: 41 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting1 of 52: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 52: 4 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew3 of 52: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

52 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s23 · 22 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 35 roles
04091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2020.

  1. 2020
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  2. 2018
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert Pattinson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 38 of 39 with a score; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 38 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Love & Distrust (2010)

90th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Odyssey (2026)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Pattinson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles49–83 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles26–70 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles25–83 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles20–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles55–85 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Pattinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Pattinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Melissa Rosenberg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles