Isabela Merced’s 7 Movies to Watch Until The Last of Us Next Episode
Merced received high praise from The Last of Us’ fans after the first episode, but she deserves the same for her previous works too. We picked her 7 best projects everyone should check out.
The Last of Us ’ brand new season might have been the first time you ever saw Isabela Merced on the screen, though definitely not the last — and it’s not HBO’s series that we’re talking about.
The actress has just seen her fandom expanding, with many praising her performance as Dina and urging others to check out something else among her acting credits.
It’s also fair to say Merced has had a pretty decent career path by the age of 23, so you’re likely to find plenty of great options in her current filmography — which is the best way to spend your time before The Last of Us’ next episode is dropped this Sunday.
Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
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- On Rotten Tomatoes, Turtles All the Way Down holds scores of 86% and 81% from critics and viewers
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.6/10
Conveniently stored on Max too, the movie stars Isabela Merced in the leading role as Aza Holmes, a 17-year-old trying to figure out how adult life functions and remain a good friend and daughter, at the same time struggling with her own obsessive thoughts.
Things take a different turn when a childhood friend comes back to her life, making Aza question everything about her views on love, friendship and personal happiness.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Dora and the Lost City of Gold keeps scores of 85% and 88% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 6.1/10
A reimagining of a kids adventure classic, Dora and the Lost City of Gold also saw Merced taking on one of her first leading roles, becoming world-famous Dora the Explorer.
The movie, however, goes further than that, following grown-up Dora as she prepares for the most challenging task yet, which is, well, high school. Still accompanied by Boots the monkey, Dora embarks on a new mission to save the world’s heritage and her own parents on the way.
Alien: Romulus ( 2024)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Alien: Romulus holds scores of 80% and 85% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie rates 7.1/10
In one of the most talked-about sci-fi horrors of the last year, Merced stars as a member of a group of young space colonisers having to face the most terrifying truth the unexplored world has been hiding all alone.
Some sort of sequel to Ridley Scott ’s 1979 hit movie, Alien: Romulus was a box office success, grossing more than $350 million against the budget of $80 million.
Instant Family (2018)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Instant Family keeps scores of 82% and 83% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.3/10
With Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne in the leading role, this family comedy had Merced portraying a 15-year-old rebellious girl coming into a new adoptive family alongside her two siblings.
Now the parents of three troublesome kids instead of just one, Pete and Ellie will have to learn fast to make the newcomers feel like they’ve been part of the family all along.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Sicario: Day of the Soldado has scores of 62% and 66% from critics and audiences
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On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.1/10
A sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 hit thriller, Day of the Soldado stars Isabela Merced as Isabel Reyes, an influential drug cartel kingpin’s daughter who gets kidnapped when the tensions between the drug lords and FBI start rising again.
Splitting Adam (2015)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Splitting Adam keeps the audience score of 82%
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On IMDb, the movie rates 5.6/10
Splitting Adam follows the eponymous character who happens to be the busiest teenager the world has ever seen; however, Adam soon finds out how to handle his tight summer schedule when he accidentally clones himself.
Rosaline (2022)
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On Rotten Tomatoes, Rosaline holds scores of 75% and 76% from critics and viewers
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On IMDb, the movie rates 6.5/10
Led by Isabela Merced’s The Last of Us co-star Kaitlyn Dever, Rosaline gives a fresh perspective of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet story seen with the eyes of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline.
Driven by jealousy when Romeo chooses Juliet, portrayed by Merced, Rosaline embarks on a mission to end things between the love birds.
