Jennifer Lopez’s latest Netflix rom-com, “Office Romance,” pairs her with “Ted Lasso” standout Brett Goldstein in a corporate workplace story that leans into bawdy humor, office-policy panic, and a romance that keeps risking the characters’ jobs. Streaming Jun
A new romance at work is always dangerous—until it turns into the kind of scandal an entire board can’t ignore. In Netflix’s “Office Romance. ” streaming June 5. Daniel Blanchflower (Brett Goldstein) thinks he can keep his personal life out of the office. Then he meets Jackie Cruz (Jennifer Lopez), the tough airline CEO everybody’s afraid of, and his plans collapse fast.
The film. which arrives rated R and earns a ★★★ out of four. follows the romance from Daniel’s perspective after a meet-cute that goes “terribly” for him—culminating in what the review describes as perhaps a guy’s most embarrassing office sexual faux pas. Jackie. however. gives him another chance when Daniel is put in charge of frivolous lawsuits facing AirCruz. stepping into work that finally shows what she’s been watching for.
That corporate shift matters because the romance isn’t just personal—it’s institutional. Jackie’s dad. Captain Jack (Edward James Olmos). the airline’s founder. is one of her only champions. but the board isn’t convinced she’s “the man for the job.” The pressure around Jackie bleeds into everything. including the company’s brutal rules.
AirCruz runs on a zero-tolerance policy for office romances, and the film keeps pushing that ticking clock forward. A work trip to the Dominican Republic sparks a real relationship between Jackie and Daniel. They try to be ultra-discrete with their secret affair. but feelings. trust issues. and a little light corporate blackmail complicate the cover. The risk is constant: both of them can lose their jobs.
The movie’s script leans hard into its own audacity. Written by Goldstein and “Ted Lasso” co-creator Joe Kelly. the screenplay is described as “plenty saucy. ” with extremely creative four-letter curse words. while still managing a refreshing tone. Even when the story slips into genre comfort—usual rom-com tropes and overt sentimentality are still present—it’s tempered by a bawdy sense of humor and broad comedy.
Goldstein’s performance is framed as a central engine for the film’s appeal. Lopez is described as rom-com “old hat. ” capable of conjuring chemistry with almost anything. while Goldstein serves as the not-so-secret weapon—bringing a sensitive machismo similar to his scene-stealing “Ted Lasso” energy as Roy Kent. The review also emphasizes that both characters have their foibles but neither ever becomes unlikable.
Brett Goldstein directs the emotional and comedic rhythm through the way Daniel and Jackie get to know each other. The review says their bonding feels more authentic than “genuine,” shaped by playful moments alongside their own personal hang-ups. It’s also a story about power and trust—Jackie has to fight for legitimacy at work. and Daniel has to decide whether he can handle the consequences when desire collides with policy.
The rest of the cast widens the pressure. Betty Gilpin plays Jackie’s unhinged and pregnant workaholic No. 2. Tony Hale appears as the embattled HR guy trying to maintain AirCruz’s romance rules. Jodie Whittaker costars as Daniel’s incarcerated brazen sister. and Bradley Whitford plays an amusing role as a dogged attorney who turns wise man after a near-death food truck experience.
Directed by Ol Parker (“Ticket to Paradise”), the film doesn’t try to rewrite the romantic comedy playbook or reinvent the genre. Still, Goldstein’s dry English wit is said to thrive through the chaos, and it even “spices up” Lopez’s signature rom-com style.
The story closes with a familiar truth that the film keeps testing from its first embarrassing office moment to its high-stakes workplace fallout: romance isn’t free when a company has a policy—and when a CEO’s boardroom survival depends on being “the right kind” of leader. On that tightrope. “Office Romance” earns its momentum. even if it never completely steps outside the genre’s most predictable shadows.
Office Romance Jennifer Lopez Brett Goldstein Netflix rom-com Edward James Olmos AirCruz Tony Hale Betty Gilpin Jodie Whittaker Bradley Whitford Ol Parker streaming June 5
So it’s basically like Ted Lasso but in HR hell? Netflix really can’t stop with the “workplace romance” thing.
I didn’t realize it was rated R, like wow. But I feel like the “zero tolerance office romances” policy is kinda how real companies are?? People always gossip anyway. Sounds like it’s gonna be messy.
Wait, so Brett Goldstein is playing the guy who tries to keep his personal life out of the office, but then he’s the one messing everything up? That sounds like me at my job, except without the airline CEO drama. Also Dominican Republic trip?? is that just random for views or what.
Office Romance… man the title alone makes it sound cheap. I saw somewhere it’s about an actual airline scandal or something, like Captain Jack was a real guy?? But anyway if there’s “corporate blackmail” then that’s not a romance, that’s just crime in a suit. Board can’t ignore?? they ignore everything lol.