Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)
Voicemails for Isabelle is a 2026 romance movie directed by Leah McKendrick and Este Haim, with a running time of 1h 59m. It stars Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson and Ciara Bravo.
Grief and a wrong number set this one in motion. After her sister Isabelle dies, Jill keeps calling the old phone to leave the confessional, funny messages she always left. The number now belongs to Wes, a stranger who starts listening, then starts falling for the voice on the other end. Leah McKendrick writes and directs, with Zoey Deutch as Jill and Nick Robinson as Wes, plus Nick Offerman and Harry Shum Jr. rounding out a romantic comedy that keeps one foot in real mourning.
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What is Voicemails for Isabelle about?
Grief and a wrong number set this one in motion. After her sister Isabelle dies, Jill keeps calling the old phone to leave the confessional, funny messages she always left. The number now belongs to Wes, a stranger who starts listening, then starts falling for the voice on the other end. Leah McKendrick writes and directs, with Zoey Deutch as Jill and Nick Robinson as Wes, plus Nick Offerman and Harry Shum Jr. rounding out a romantic comedy that keeps one foot in real mourning.
When was Voicemails for Isabelle released?
Voicemails for Isabelle was released on 20 June 2026.
How long is Voicemails for Isabelle?
Voicemails for Isabelle runs 1h 59m.
Who made Voicemails for Isabelle?
Voicemails for Isabelle was directed by Leah McKendrick, Este Haim and Amanda Yamate.
Where can I watch Voicemails for Isabelle?
Voicemails for Isabelle is available on Netflix.
Where to watch Voicemails for Isabelle
Stream: Netflix
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A few thoughts on Voicemails for Isabelle
For another story that treats loss and love as the same ache, play To the Moon, a game that reconstructs a dying man's memories one wish at a time. Pair it with Taylor Swift's 1989 for the bright, bruised pop that matches Jill's swing between crying and joking.
Wrong numbers, old letters, and messages that spark romance
Jill keeps calling her dead sister's old number, and a stranger starts listening back, an accidental connection these share. To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Starstruck both set off real romance from a message never meant to reach its new reader, Just Like Heaven builds a connection between two people who occupy the same apartment without ever truly meeting, and Modern Love proves it too.
Video games about grief turning into a fresh start
Isabelle is gone before the film even begins, and the story is really about what Jill builds out of that loss. To the Moon turns a dying man's memories into a quiet meditation on love and regret, Life Is Strange: True Colors gives its heroine the same ability to feel a town's grief up close, and Stardew Valley starts with a death that quietly becomes a new life.