One of the most memorable things from The Batman, aside from it being a really great film, is Robert Pattinson’s compelling performance as a brooding force of vengeance. It successfully made mainstream moviegoers realize that he is far from the sparkly romantic vampire most people know him for. He broke through with his role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but it was The Twilight Saga where he played Edward Cullen that cemented him as an international superstar, making thousands of young women swoon.

After achieving mainstream fame, Pattinson seemed to deliberately eschew Hollywood blockbuster fare, and instead pursued to work with independent auteurs. It is in this post-YA phase that we can see his most fascinating work, often landing eccentric roles that traversed genres and styles, and in turn, challenged his skills and brought out some brilliant character work. No two roles are ever the same, and he has proven himself to be a chameleon with his body of work.

Here are five good films to watch if you want more Robert Pattinson after watching The Batman. Although he has starred in so much more films like Cosmopolis and The Rover, these are great starting points that show his range as a character actor.

The Devil All the Time (2020)

The Devil All the Time is about men behaving like deviants under the excuse of their twisted sense of faith, and the most vile of them all is Robert Pattinson’s character Reverend Preston Teagardin. It is based on David Ray Pollock’s novel of the same name and follows the lives of the residents of post-WWII Knockemstiff, Ohio. The film includes several impressive performances, but it’s only when Pattinson’s Teagardin – complete with a nasally Southern accent – shows up that everything kicks in to next gear with a larger than life performance. He leans in hard as sleazy predatory preacher so well that you’re completely drawn to him, perfectly capturing the seductive allure of religiously hypocrisy. (Available on Netflix Philippines)

The Lost City of Z (2016)

James Gray’s true-to-life epic adventure tells the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) and his trusted aide de camp Henry Costin (Robert Pattinson) in their search for a lost ancient city in the Amazon forest in Brazil. It’s in this film that his dedication to the art is obvious, and that he’s willing to commit to the director’s vision and to the story. A bearded and scrawny Pattinson endured the jungles of Colombia for this role, dealing with the dangers that come with nature and all-around exhaustion of a physically demanding shoot. Although his screentime is little – it is Percy Fawcett and his son’s story after all – he makes the most of what he’s given. A strong supporting outing that arguably even bested the lead.

High Life (2018)

This cerebral science fiction film by French director Claire Denis follows death row inmates sent on a space mission to extract energy from a black hole, all the while being guinea pigs for a bizarre experiment. As expected, things eventually go awry and everyone turns on each other. The events are told in fragments across multiple timelines, but it’s Pattinson’s character Monte who holds everything together. Visually striking and thought-provoking, High Life goes to extreme places to explore what resides beneath the core of humanity, anchored on the deeply complex and transfixing performance by Pattinson.

The Lighthouse (2019)

Dirty and greasy, Robert Pattinson left his dashing leading man looks to be a disheveled junior lighthouse keeper alongside Willem Dafoe in Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse. He plays Winslow, a man haunted by his past, but only for his trauma to be exacerbated by a demanding, difficult boss. While both are civil with each other at the beginning, being unexpectedly stranded on the remote island after a thunderstorm has put them in an endless cycle of bickering as they both descend into madness. Pattinson definitely holds his own opposite Dafoe in this two-man fever dream experience with a compelling performance of a disturbed man slowly losing touch with reality, filled with eerie singing and hallucinations. (Available in Netflix Philippines)

Good Time (2017)

Oftentimes Pattinson has played supporting or co-lead roles, but his lead role in the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time brought out a career-best performance that cemented him as an excellent actor with impressive range, one that can carry a film on his own terms. Despite the title, Pattinson’s character Connie does not actually have a good time, as he spends all day and night on the run after a botched bank job with his developmentally disabled brother. Connie’s increasing desperation is on full display amid the Safdie Brothers’ hyper-kinetic direction, which keeps the film constantly relentless and aggravating. It’s a roller coaster ride through loops of morality-challenging decisions brilliantly portrayed by an artist in his prime.