Selena Gomez’s Best Roles in Film and Television (and Where to Watch Them)

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Selena Gomez is a successful musician, with an impressive 41 Billboard-charting singles, including hits like ‘Lose You to Love Me’ and ‘Bad Liar’. But she’s also an accomplished actress who has been appearing in film and television since she was a little kid. Throughout the decades she’s been a Disney Channel star, an accomplished voice actress, and is now best known for starring alongside comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Check out our guide below to discover Selena Gomez’s best movies and TV series so far and where to stream them on platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and more!

You can’t talk about Selena Gomez’s career without starting with Wizards of Waverly Place. The Disney Channel series ran for four seasons from 2007-2012, producing 106 episodes. In the show, Gomez plays Alex Russo, one of three magical siblings who are training to one day compete for complete control over their family’s powers. Throughout the series, the siblings use their powers in everyday life (even though they're not supposed to), while also trying to conceal their secret from everyone else. Wizards was a huge hit and attracted millions of viewers each episode. It also spawned two hit Disney Channel Original Movies, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie and The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex.

Like many Disney stars, shortly after the finale of her series Gomez wanted to promote herself as a more grown-up actress and starred in the raunchy, R-rated crime comedy Spring Breakers. In the film, a group of college girls (Gomez, Venessa Hudgens, and Ashley Benson) have a wild night during spring break. After getting in a bit of trouble, they seek help from a drug dealer (James Franco) and eventually get sucked into the dirty underworld of crime. Spring Breakers is also notable because it was the first major hit for the young studio A24, which has since gone on to dominate film festivals and Hollywood.

Selena Gomez also stars in a hit film franchise that has grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office – Hotel Transylvania. The film series follows a human who accidentally checks into a hotel for monsters that’s owned and operated by Dracula and his family. In the films, Gomez plays Mavis, Dracula’s daughter who ends up falling in love with the hotel’s human visitor. Gomez has reprised her role for all three sequels, including Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, and Hotel Transylvania: Transformania.

But right now Gomez is best known for her role in Only Murders in the Building. The series follows Gomez, Martin, and Short as they try to solve mysterious murders that happen around them. The show has been a massive hit, earning Gomez two Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Only Murders has been so popular that during the 2023 Hollywood strikes, it was even aired on broadcast television to fill in primetime slots.

Where Can I Watch the Best Selena Gomez Movies and Shows Online?

Check out our guide below to find out where you can watch all of Selena Gomez’s best movies and TV shows streaming online!

Amazon Prime Video
Disney Plus
Apple TV Plus
Apple TV
Hulu
Crunchyroll
Netflix
fuboTV
Max
Max Amazon Channel
Epix Amazon Channel
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Peacock Premium
Kocowa
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Paramount Plus
Paramount+ with Showtime
Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Starz Apple TV Channel
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
AMC+ Amazon Channel
The Roku Channel
Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
Starz Roku Premium Channel
AMC+ Roku Premium Channel
AMC+
MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
YouTube Premium
YouTube Free
The CW
Hoopla
CW Seed
Fandango At Home
Starz
VUDU Free
Criterion Channel
PBS
FXNow
Tubi TV
Kanopy
Microsoft Store
Sun Nxt
Crackle
AMC
AMC Theatres
Fandor
Curiosity Stream
NBC
MGM Plus
Freeform
History
A&E
Lifetime
Shudder
Acorn TV
Screambox
Sundance Now
GuideDoc
BritBox
MUBI
Netflix Kids
Boomerang
ALLBLK
History Vault
Yupp TV
MyOutdoorTV
WWE Network
Pure Flix
Boomerang Amazon Channel
PBS Kids Amazon Channel
Lifetime Movie Club
Cinemax Amazon Channel
Hallmark Movies Now Amazon Channel
PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Viewster Amazon Channel
MZ Choice Amazon Channel
Spamflix
Pluto TV
BYUtv
HiDive
VIX
Night Flight Plus
Retrocrush
Classix
Dekkoo
Shout! Factory TV
OVID
Chai Flicks
Mhz Choice
Vice TV
Shudder Amazon Channel
MUBI Amazon Channel
BritBox Amazon Channel
AcornTV Amazon Channel
Fandor Amazon Channel
Screambox Amazon Channel
Sundance Now Amazon Channel
Adult Swim
USA Network
Fox
FlixFling
Bet+ Amazon Channel
Rakuten Viki
AMC on Demand
TCM
TNT
Bravo TV
Food Network
BBC America
IndieFlix
TLC
AHCTV
DIY Network
HGTV
Investigation Discovery
Science Channel
Destination America
Animal Planet
Discovery Life
Discovery
Cooking Channel
Travel Channel
Here TV
VH1
DreamWorksTV Amazon Channel
Flix Premiere
TBS
AsianCrush
Revry
DOCSVILLE
OXYGEN
Spectrum On Demand
Hi-YAH
tru TV
DisneyNOW
WeTV
ARROW
Plex
Plex Live TV
Plex Player
WOW Presents Plus
Magellan TV
BroadwayHD
The Oprah Winfrey Network
Filmzie
Dogwoof On Demand
MovieSaints
True Story
Martha Stewart TV
DocAlliance Films
OnDemandKorea
Hoichoi
iQIYI
Metrograph
Freevee
Public Domain Movies
Eventive
Cultpix
aha
FilmBox+
ShortsTV Amazon Channel
Bet+
Takflix
Klassiki
Starz Amazon Channel
Netflix basic with Ads
Cohen Media Amazon Channel
Popflick
ViX Premium Amazon Channel
Runtime
Fandango
Telemundo
Discovery +
Reveel
Ovation TV
Angel Studios
Cineverse
AD tv
Midnight Pulp
FYI Network
Xumo Play
National Geographic
Atom Tickets
Shahid VIP
DistroTV
myfilmfriend
Cinemark
Outside Watch
Cinepolis Cinemas
Full Moon Amazon Channel
Citytv
Univer Video
GlewedTV
Toon Goggles
A&E Crime Central Apple TV Channel
Acorn TV Apple TV
ALLBLK Apple TV channel
UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel
Tastemade Apple TV Channel
Sundance Now Apple TV Channel
Shudder Apple TV Channel
ScreenPix Apple TV Channel
OUTtv Apple TV Channel
Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV Channel
Hallmark Movies Now Apple TV Channel
Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel
CuriosityStream Apple TV Channel
Cinemax Apple TV Channel
BBC Select Apple Tv channel
BET+  Apple TV channel
Carnegie Hall+ Apple TV Channel
IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel
HISTORY Vault Apple TV Channel
HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel
Carnegie Hall+ Amazon Channel
Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel
Film Movement Plus
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Troma NOW
Regal Cinemas
Harkins Theatres
B&B Theatres
Marcus Theatres
Kino Film Collection
Tubi TV Live
Pluto TV Live
Cineverse LiveTV
Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
Peacock Premium Plus
ALLBLK Amazon channel
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  1. Only Murders in the Building

    #1

    Three strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.

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  2. Hotel Transylvania

    Hotel Transylvania

    2012

    #2

    Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

  3. Hotel Transylvania 2

    #3

    When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

  4. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

    #4

    Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.

  5. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

    #5

    When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the "Monsterfication Ray," goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster. In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy.

  6. Selena + Chef

    Selena + Chef

    2020

    #6

    Since social distancing at home, Selena Gomez has been spending more time in the kitchen than she ever imagined. But despite her many talents, it remains to be seen if cooking is one of them. In each episode, Selena will be joined remotely by a different master chef.

  7. Spring Breakers

    Spring Breakers

    2013

    #7

    After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

  8. Wizards of Waverly Place

    #8

    Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.

  9. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

    #9

    A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.

  10. The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex

    #10

    While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets involved in a plan to take over the world by a dark wizard, Good Alex must find a way to save her family, humankind, and ultimately herself in an epic Good vs. Evil battle.

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  11. Monte Carlo

    Monte Carlo

    2011

    #11

    Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

  12. Ramona and Beezus

    Ramona and Beezus

    2010

    #12

    Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.