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The End of Oak Street

Where goes the neighborhood.

2026 100 min ★ 6.3 (442) Released
Mystery Science Fiction Thriller

After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

Original title
The End of Oak Street
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$80,000,000
Revenue
$106,380,151
Reviews & Ratings 5
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ianrathbone

Aug 21, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Dread creeps, chaos strikes / Jurassic meets Gremlins' smile / Anne Hathaway owns it #filmreviewhaiku

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CinemaSerf

Aug 15, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

Ok, so the whole premiss is fairly flawed. The idea that dinosaurs could roam the streets of an American town without the military - normally first on the scene if you drop your ice cream - taking centre stage with their missiles, tanks and helicopters is even more far-fetched than the idea that velociraptors and Tyrannosaurs might be gobbling up suburban citizens. But it's true! After some some very loud and unexplained noises and some brightly flashing lights, the "Platt" family awaken to find their dog missing. Perhaps "Starbuck" has gone for a coffee? Son "Brian" (Christian Convery) is very concerned but soon that's the least of his problems as with dad "Greg" (Ewan McGregor), mum "Denise" (Anne Hathaway) and sister "Audrey" (Maisy Stella) they find themselves holed up in a home with some seriously noisy and peckish neighbours. How can they possibly fight back with - literally - only a bow and arrow and a baseball bat? What now ensues is just good fun, and what's more all of the cast look like they are enjoying this daft Jurassic romp with shades of "Mysterious Island" (1961) thrown in for good measure. It's end-to-end stuff with plenty going on and although I could have done without some of the obligatory family dysfunction that always seems neccessary these days, I found this to be a great deal better than I was expecting and Hathaway proved to be something of an entertaining revelation.

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Manuel São Bento

Aug 15, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Check out my full review @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/the-end-of-oak-street-movie-review-a-stylish-amblin-style-spectacle-undone-by-tonal-indecision/ Rating: B- THE END OF OAK STREET is a well-built summer blockbuster whose biggest obstacle is its own indecision about what it wants to be. The dinosaur spectacle is thrilling, Anne Hathaway anchors it with real gravity, Michael Giacchino’s score elevates nearly every set piece, and the Amblin-inspired craft on display is a genuine pleasure to watch unfold — but the moment the film tries to layer real emotional stakes onto a story built for popcorn thrills, the seams show, and they never fully close back up. Setting the right tone is a promise to the audience about how much to feel, and breaking that promise even once can undo a lot of goodwill a movie has otherwise earned.

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MovieGuys

Aug 15, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

"The End of Oak Street" is yet another fossilized production from an entertainment industry out of fresh ideas. This is essentially Jurassic Park in 1980's US suburbia. The lead in is overlong, rather boring, more than a little cliched, leaning heavily on 80's nostalgia to carry it. Beyond that, it's predictable dinosaur action hi-jinks, a basic family adventure, with a dash of time travel nonsense. Very limited upsides include okay but hardly sterling acting and reasonable special effects. In summary, in this reviewers estimation this flick is what you churn out when you have no fresh ideas. A wholly bland watch that wont challenge the synapses.

B

Brent Marchant

Aug 14, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

When it comes to summertime movies, many viewers expect fun thrill rides, escapist fare at its best. At the same time, though, as the summer movie season winds down, expectations tend to lower by the time August rolls around, when the dregs of its remaining releases are unceremoniously rolled out. But, every so often, audiences are in for an unexpected nifty little treat when a sleeper offering hits theaters. Such is the case with the latest effort from writer-director David Robert Mitchell, a Spielbergian sci-fi retrothriller that skillfully drops elements of the “Jurassic Park” franchise into 1980s suburbia, and it does so with a deft mix of heart-pounding action-adventure and raucous, often-campy humor. The film follows the adventures of the Platt family, mother Denise (Anne Hathaway), father Greg (Ewan McGregor), and teenage children Audrey (Maisy Stella) and Brian (Christian Convery), along with their mischievous but resourceful pooch, an Australian cattle dog named Starbuck. On the surface, everything seems fine, though, as soon becomes apparent, there are some simmering troubles in family household (marital discord, financial difficulties, potential problem drinking, the dashed dreams of adolescence). However, after a bright, intense light appears during a thunderstorm one night, the Platts’ world gets turned upside down as their neighborhood experiences a series of infrastructure collapses, along with the appearance of anomalous plant life, specimens that appear to belong to extinct prehistoric species. But that’s only the beginning, as these developments are followed by the presence of dinosaurs. Needless to say, the residents of Oak Street are stunned at what they find, and it’s not long before survival and escape become imminent concerns. But how? What’s more, how did all of this come about? Those are the questions the family and their neighbors face as their world crumbles around them. Admittedly, the premise of this story is a relatively simple one, and it occasionally turns repetitive and derivative as it plays out. However, these shortcomings are made up for by great action sequences and raucously funny laughs, many of them deliberately over the top and characterized by ample but restrained gratuitousness (though squeamish viewers may still wish to bow out). A number of typical Spielbergian tropes are also included here, such as the curmudgeonly neighbor (P.J. Byrne), the kindly old lady down the street (Anne Gee Byrd), the mild-mannered but unexpectedly tough, gun-toting mid-lifer (Emily Kuroda), the neighborhood bully (Hudson Meek) and the beautiful new neighbor girl (Jordan Alexa Davis), all of whose story threads figure into the flow of the narrative and are sufficiently wrapped up by the time the credits roll. But perhaps the biggest surprise here is the film’s integration of subtle but effective themes one might not anticipate from a production like this, such as messages related to second chances, redemption and forgiveness, which are skillfully incorporated without beating viewers over the head (credit the expertly penned script for this). Thankfully, while many critics acknowledge that there are numerous respectful nods to the “Jurassic” franchise, most astutely appreciate the big nostalgic fun in this, despite a cantankerously vocal minority of cynical peers who contend such attributes are out-and-out ripoffs of classic cinematic content. I suppose one could see things that way, but that spoils the fun, begging the question about the half-empty/half-full glass metaphor, one that ultimately comes down to your view/your choice. So what’s it going to be? Given the dearth of good, entertaining pictures at this time of year, in my view, “The End of Oak Street” is genuinely a welcome breath of fresh air in an otherwise-stale room, a late summer release that’s truly “dino-mite.”

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Keywords 19
1980s 80s amused callous dinosaur family relationships giant snake joyous neighborhood nostalgic nuclear family playful suburban suburbia suburbs survival survival adventure survival horror teleportation
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Cast 20
Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Denise Platt

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Greg Platt

Maisy Stella

Maisy Stella

Audrey Platt

Christian Convery

Christian Convery

Brian Platt

Jordan Alexa Davis

Jordan Alexa Davis

Jeannette Christiansen

P.J. Byrne

P.J. Byrne

Mel Jacobs

Bethany Anne Lind

Bethany Anne Lind

Mary Bagrowski

Emily Kuroda

Emily Kuroda

Mrs. Valcour

Denitra Isler

Denitra Isler

Mae

Hudson Meek

Hudson Meek

Kaden

Anne Gee Byrd

Anne Gee Byrd

Mrs. Huddleston

Simms May

Simms May

Zachery

Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick

Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick

Buddy

Pilot Bunch

Pilot Bunch

Buddy #2

Chris Coy

Chris Coy

Andrea Frankle

Andrea Frankle

Female Neighbor

David Alexander Kaplan

David Alexander Kaplan

Charles Tucker

Marian Green

Marian Green

Neighbor Woman

Scott Deal

Scott Deal

Older Neighbor

Callie McClincy

Callie McClincy

Katie

Crew 23
Lauren Abiouness

Lauren Abiouness

Supervising Art Director

Mike Gioulakis

Mike Gioulakis

Director of Photography

Hudson Meek

Hudson Meek

In Memory Of

Mike Massa

Mike Massa

Stunt Coordinator

Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Thanks

Nikola Boyanov

Nikola Boyanov

Thanks

David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell

Director

Riley Flanagan

Riley Flanagan

Second Second Assistant Director

John Axelrad

John Axelrad

Editor

Anthony Tittanegro

Anthony Tittanegro

Executive Producer

Chris Bender

Chris Bender

Executive Producer

Jake Weiner

Jake Weiner

Executive Producer

David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell

Producer

Hannah Minghella

Hannah Minghella

Producer

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams

Producer

Matt Jackson

Matt Jackson

Producer

Tommy Harper

Tommy Harper

Producer

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino

Original Music Composer

Paula Fairfield

Paula Fairfield

Sound Designer

Michael Keller

Michael Keller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Todd Vaziri

Todd Vaziri

Compositing Supervisor

Jay Cooper

Jay Cooper

Visual Effects Supervisor

David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell

Writer

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PG-13 Theatrical

Sep 15, 2026

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