Deutch, Robinson Lift Netflix's 'Voicemails for
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- "Voicemails for Isabelle" held the No. 1 spot on Netflix's viewing charts for two weeks, per Deadline's review.
- Zoey Deutch stars as Jill, who keeps leaving voicemails on her late sister Isabelle's old number after Isabelle dies of cystic fibrosis, while Nick Robinson plays Wes, the real estate executive who inherits that number and tracks her down in San Francisco.
- Leah McKendrick wrote and directed the film, with producers Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Becky Sanderman, and Steve Tisch; the film runs 1 hour 58 minutes and carries a TV-14 rating.
- Supporting cast includes Ciara Bravo as the title character, Nick Offerman as the over-the-top Chef Bastien, Lukas Gage as Jill's obnoxious culinary classmate Arthur, and Harry Shum Jr. as one of Wes's friends; McKendrick also takes a small acting role.
- Deadline's review draws direct comparisons to Nora Ephron's "You've Got Mail" (1998) and the 2023 film "Love Again," tracing the voicemail-mixup device back to the 1939 classic "The Shop Around the Corner."
- The reviewer explicitly contrasts the film with Netflix's recent "Office Romance" starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, calling that one a misfire due to tonal imbalance and lack of believable lead chemistry.
Why it matters: For Netflix, the two-week No. 1 run signals a rom-com win after the 'Office Romance' disappointment, with Deadline pinning the success on Deutch and Robinson's chemistry rather than the familiar voicemail-mixup premise — the exact element Deadline flagged as missing in the Lopez/Goldstein vehicle.
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