Selena Gomezis one of the biggest stars on the planet. She began as a child star in the popular seriesBarney and Friendsand later appeared in a number of series like Hannah Montanna andThe Sweet Life of Zack & Codybefore joining the cast of the highly successful seriesWizards of Waverly Place. Since then, she has transitioned into an actress in serious dramas, a pop star, a producer, and a successful entrepreneur.
Update July 07, 2025: This article has been updated with even more films Selena Gomez starred in, as well as recent news regarding her career.
Selena Gomez certainly isn’t slowing down anytime soon.Only Murders in the Buildingseason 3 will debut on Huluon June 29, 2025. She is also developing a reboot ofWorking Girland recently signed a deal with the Food Network, where she will host two television series. Gomez has come a long way in her career, so take a look back at her career and see every major movie ranked.
17Behaving Badly (2014)
Rick Stevens (Nat Wolff) was willing to do anything to conquer Nina Pennington (Selena Gomez), the prettiest and most popular girl in High School. However, the decisions he made to achieve his goal were not smart at all, and he had to deal with some complicated situations and very peculiar characters.
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Directed by Tim Garrick, and starring Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, and Austin Stowell,Behaving Badlywas the screen version of Ric Browde’s novelWhile I’m Dead Feed the Dog. Sadly, it didn’t get very good reviews. In fact, it scored 0% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, and the audience score was not great either at 29%.
16Getaway (2013)
An adaptation of 1972’sThe Getaway, Courtney Solomon’sGetawayfollowed the story of Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke), a racing car driver who was forced to go on a mission after his wife was kidnapped. He had the sole help of a young hacker (Selena Gomez), and the only hope to save his wife was to follow the orders of a mysterious voice that was keeping an eye on them through cameras installed in the car. A remarkable fact about this movie is that the accident scenes and car collisions are totally real: over 130 cars were wrecked during the making of the film.
15In Dubious Battle (2016)
James Franco wrote and directedIn Dubious Battle. It followed Jim Nolan, a man who helped start a migrant workers' strike against landowners during the apple growing season in central California in 1930. The script, written by Matt Rager, was based on the novel by John Steinbeck. In this film, Gomez surprised audiences with a role quite different from the ones she used to perform: Lisa London, a feisty mother, and stepdaughter of one of the workers on strike.
14Monte Carlo (2011)
Grace (Gomez), her step-sister (Leighton Meester), and best friend Emma (Katie Cassidy) spent all of their savings on a long-awaited trip to Paris inMonte Carlo, but all their dreams were crushed when their journey turned out to be far less glamorous and much more disappointing than they expected. To take their minds off this, the girls sneaked into a luxury hotel, and one of them was mistaken for a British heiress named Cordelia. Before they could reveal their true identities, they were drawn into a series of misadventures that led to a wonderful vacation in Monte Carlo…until the real Cordelia showed up.
13Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids 3D: Game Overwas directed by Robert Rodriguez and features Selena Gomez had a small role at the beginning of the movie as a young girl who hires Juni (Daryl Sabara) to investigate why her favorite water park is closed, only to discover it is because it is winter.
It’s a small role, but it is one of her earliest roles. How big a star Gomez is now only adds to the film’s impressive cast, which also included Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban, Salma Hayek, Holland Taylor, and Sylvester Stallone.
12A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
Woody Allen’sA Rainy Day in New Yorkfeatured the story of Gatsby Welles (Timothée Chalamet) and Ashleigh (Elle Fanning), a young couple who decided to spend a weekend together in New York City. Gomez plays a young actress Chan Tyrell, who is also the younger sister of Gatsby’s ex.A Rain Day In New Yorkwas shrouded in controversy afterallegations of sexual assault were made against Woody Allen. In light of those allegations, Gomez donated her salary from the film—and then some—to Time’s Up.
11Princess Protection Program (2009)
Princess Protection Programfollows Princess Rosalinda (Demi Lovato), a young girl with all the luxuries of royalty at her fingertips. However, her life drastically changed when an abusive dictator took over her country. In order to protect her life, Rosalinda had to join the Princess Protection Program and was forced to move into the home of one of the officers in rural Louisiana.
There she met the agent’s daughter, Carter Manson (Gomez), who, after a not-so-hopeful start, taught the princess how to act like an ordinary girl in order to stay under the radar. The movie paired real-life friends Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez, and the two young stars' energy is infectious.
10Another Cinderella Story (2008)
Another Cinderella Storyis a follow-up to the beloved 2004 movieA Cinderella Storyfeaturing Hilary Duff. It’s a modern version of the Cinderella story in which we follow the life of dancer Mary Santiago (Selena Gomez), who, after her mother’s passing, was forced to work for the pop diva Dominique Blatt while being constantly harassed by her daughters. Despite being a direct-to-DVD sequel, which carries a lot of negative connotations,Another Cinderella Storyreceived positive reviews from audiences.
Something strange was happening in Centerville inThe Dead Don’t Die: animals were acting oddly, daylight hours were shifting unpredictably, and the moon never set. Scientists were concerned, and the news reports were unsettling. It turned out a strange invasion was about to happen, one where the dead would rise from their graves. The residents of Centerville were forced to band together to stop this threat and battle for survival.
This movie was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and starred Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Gomez, and Tom Waits. While it may not have been the most well-received film from Jim Jarmusch from critics or audiences, it was another great addition to Gomez’s filmography to work with a high-profile director.
8Rudderless (2014)
Directed by William H. Macy,Rudderless, directed by William H. Macy follows Sam Manning (Billy Crudup), a successful business executive and family man whose world came crashing down after his teenage son Josh (Miles Heizer) died in a school shooting. Utterly defeated and drowning his sorrows in alcohol, Sam came across a box of his son’s music and discovered how talented he was. He decides to put together a band to distribute his son’s creations and honor his talent.
However, an unexpected encounter with Josh’s ex-girlfriend (Gomez), in which she confronted him for appropriating his son’s music, led Sam to discover a hidden truth and reconsider his future. Gomez shines in the movie, and it also features the late great Anton Yelchin.
