The 17 Best Selena Gomez Movies
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Selena Gomez isn't *just* a pop star. The "Same Old Love" singer has graced films on the big and small screen throughout the years, evolving from princess-worthy roles in Disney Channel original movies to more mature characters in feature-length films. From Spring Breakers to In Dubious Battle, here are the 17 best Selena Gomez movies.
Another Cinderella Story (2008)
Yes, another one! After Joey Parker (Drew Seeley) meets a dancer (Gomez) at a masked ball, he goes to average great lengths to find her
Princess Protection Program (2009)
Carter Mason (Gomez) is a high school student who works at a bait shop, and her crush ~totally~ doesn't even know she exists (this is a DCOM, people). Enter Princess Rosalinda (Demi Lovato): the latest member of the Princess Protection Program. Think Witness Protection, but for princesses (again, it's a DCOM). Carter's father heads the program, and takes Princess Rosalinda in when her kingdom is threatened. The two girls have to learn how to live together and, spoiler alert, they might just learn a little something from each other along the way.
Ramona and Beezus (2010)
In a relatable story based on the classic Beverly Cleary books about a big and little sister who butt heads, Gomez plays Beezus, big sister to plucky Ramona (Joey King). Together, they work to save their family's house and learn about the importance of sisterhood along the way.
Monte Carlo (2011)
After graduation, three high school BFFs quit their waitressing jobs and take a trip to Paris (sure!), only to learn that Gomez's character, Grace, looks exactly like a French royal: Cordelia Winthrop Scott. While Scott is on hiatus, Grace relieves her of her royal duties, pretending to be Scott in order to get the royal treatment in Monte Carlo.
Spring Breakers (2012)
In her breakout non-Disney role, Gomez joins Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Corinne, and James Franco in Spring Breakers. Gomez plays Faith, a member of a four-person girl gang who rob a diner in order to afford a spring break trip to Florida.
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
The computer-animated monster comedy follows the journey of Count Dracula, voiced by Adam Sandler, who is the owner of Hotel Transylvania, a safe haven for monsters to rest from the world’s fear of them. Dracula hosts a swanky party to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Selena Gomez’s character Mavis, and frantically intervenes when she begins falling in love with a human who stumbles his way into the party.
Behaving Badly (2014)
Gomez stars alongside Nat Wolff in Behaving Badly. In the film, Wolff plays a lovestruck teen who makes a deal with a mobster's son in order to get the girl (Gomez's character).
Rudderless (2014)
Á la 13 Reasons Why, Rudderless is the story of a father who starts a band after discovering tapes left by his late son, who died in a school shooting on his college campus. Gomez plays Kate Lucas, the son's girlfriend, who grieves alongside the father.
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
The second installment of the box office hit franchise takes place several years after the first film. It follows Gomez’s Mavis and her former love interest, now husband Johnny, voiced by Andy Samberg, when they have a young son that lacks any vampire abilities and worries the couple.
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
Gomez only makes a quick cameo in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, but her performance as a preppy sorority president who informs Chloe Grace Moretz's character, Morgan, that sororities can't have parties serves as the catalyst for the film's insane, Zac-Efron's-abs-filled plot.
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
Ben (Paul Rudd) is a retired writer in need of a new line of work. So he becomes a caregiver for Trevor (Craig Roberts), who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The two embark on a road trip to visit the quirky landmarks Trevor loves, and along the way they pick up a hitchhiker (Gomez), and an emotional adventure ensues.
In Dubious Battle (2017)
Based on the John Steinbeck novel of the same name, In Dubious Battle sees Gomez rejoin Spring Breakers co-star James Franco and Behaving Badly castmate Nat Wolff. In the 2017 film, Gomez plays Lisa London, a pregnant woman who finds herself at the center of a migratory riot against landowners in California apple country.
Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)
The third installment of the Hotel Transylvania series finds Dracula falling in love with a ship captain named Erica while vacationing on a cruise. Mavis soon discovers that Erica is related to her father’s arch-nemesis, Abraham Van Helsing.
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
In this absurdist zombie comedy, Gomez makes a brief appearance as a young traveler.
Dolittle (2020)
In the most recent film adaption of the Doctor Dolittle books, Robert Downey Jr. took on the titular role of Dr. John Dolittle, the Welsh veterinarian, while Selena Gomez voices a friendly Masai giraffe named Betsey.
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
In the last film of the franchise, Dracula and Johnny must find their way to the south since they are zapped with a ray that turns Dracula into a normal human and Johnny into a monster. Mavis is on the search for Johnny, before her husband’s and father's transformations become permanent.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022)
This documentary follows Gomez for the last six years of her career, documenting how she continued to work while struggling with health issues including her treatment of lupus as well as managing bipolar disorder.
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