Selena Gomez has been acting for a long time and became one of the most popular young actresses of her generation. Considering her long career, it may surprise some to learn that Gomez will only be turning thirty this year. Born in Texas in 1992, Gomez started acting professionally in the early 2000s. She became one of the famous faces of the Disney Channel and appeared in multiple shows, most notablyWizards of Waverly Place.
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Gomez proved the multitude of her talents when she released her first album in 2009. Since then, she has continued both in her acting and singing careers and has multiple albums as well as movies and TV shows under her belt. Just like with other actresses, though, some of Gomez’s movies and TV work got better ratings and reviews than others.
5The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
Selena Gomez doesn’t always play the leading part in movies. Even in supporting roles, though, she’s capable of drawing attention to herself. She does the same in this underappreciated, lesser-known drama, which is about two men, one adult, and one teenager who become friends even though they’re very different.
Paul Rudd plays Ben, who’s faced personal loss and works as a carer. His first client is the 18-year-old Trevor, who cannot walk. Together, they and the audience embark on a memorable journey. The movie isone of the road trips that come across as very humanand civil, with emotions that feel real. The actors don’t disappoint and the relationships between the characters are one of the highlights of this overall solid movie. As for Selena Gomez, she plays Dot: a hitchhiker who later joins the main heroes' journey and influences it as well. Those who wish to see more of Gomez in feature films, shouldn’t miss out on watchingThe Fundamentals of Caring, since it’s one of her more extensive movie roles.
4Rudderless (2014)
Selena Gomez is a multi-talented performer: not only an actress but also a singer. She brought these two artistic activities together inthe 2014 music movieRudderless. It centers around a man named Sam whose son Josh suddenly dies. Sam has a hard time dealing with this, but when he discovers the songs Josh wrote, he decides to create a band and play them. The movie is both touching and realistic as it presents Sam’s loss but also his hope for the future and the beauty and the connection to his son that he discovers thanks to music.
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The main roles of Sam and Josh went to Billy Crudup and Miles Heizer respectively, but Selena Gomez also has an important role to play. She stars as Kate Lucas, the girl who used to date Josh. Kate’s actions subsequently have an impact on Sam’s life as well, since she doesn’t like the fact that Sam took Josh’s songs and plays them himself. The movie includes other well-known names such as Anton Yelchin and Laurence Fishburne, and, with just 19 thousand ratings on IMDb, it’s one of the more hidden music dramas that deserve more attention.
3House Broken (2006)
Even Selena Gomez’s biggest fans might not have seen one of her earliest movies. With just 27 ratings on IMDb at the time of writing,House Brokenis one of the most underappreciated movies in Gomez’s filmography. Possibly because it’s a television movie and those never get as much attention from the audience as movies that run in cinemas.House Brokenfocuses on a man who gets married and has to learn how to live not only with his wife but also with her two children from her previous marriage.
One of the kids is Selena Gomez, who plays Alexa. Even though her character isn’t always sympathetic, at just 14 years old, Gomez pulls off the role with grace. Although the movie could have easily become a serious drama piece, it’s primarily a comedy and offers multiple humorous situations that will be familiar to the viewers, especially those who come from families similar to Alexa’s.
2The Big Short (2015)
Selena Gomez more often appears in TV shows, but she’s no stranger to high-profile movies either, as the 2015 comedy biopicThe Big Shortproves. Based on real events, the movie focuses on four people who managed to recognize the onset of the mortgage crisis before it actually happened. They gained a lot of money thanks to it simply by investing better than others. Some financial terms used in the movie might be unfamiliar to the audience, butThe Big Shortis understandable even for those who don’t work in this field.
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Despite the serious topic, the director Adam McKay manages to create a humorous movie, something he did once again withthe recent disaster movieDon’t Look Up!(2021).The Big Shortnot only offers an intelligent story but also strong performances from familiar faces, including Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. Selena Gomez makes only a cameo appearance in the movie, but it’s still impossible to miss her, especially for her fans.
1Only Murders In The Building
Selena Gomez’s best-rated TV show or movie to this day is also one of her most recent roles.Only Murders in the Buildingpremiered in 2021, andthe second season is currently airing. The series manages to combine crime and comedy surprisingly well. It focuses on a group of three people who are obsessed with a true-crime podcast. Their lives change when one of their neighbors, Tim, dies, and, all of a sudden, they’re surrounded by crime as well. The series has the power to make the audience laugh, especially when it brings together the very different main heroes who share only their hobbies and the fact that they all live in the same building.
At the same time, there’s a clear sense of danger present, especially once the trio decides to investigate the neighbor’s death since the police believe it to be a suicide. That might bring them more trouble than they’re ready for. Selena Gomez gives a fun and balanced performance as Mabel, who was friends with Tim a long time ago. The cast fits well together and has already been nominated for a few Golden Globes.
