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The End of Oak Street

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The End of Oak Street
The poster shows a logo in a foggy background, while four people encounter an Allosaurus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Robert Mitchell
Written byDavid Robert Mitchell
Produced by
  • J. J. Abrams
  • Hannah Minghella
  • Jon Cohen
  • David Robert Mitchell
  • Matt Jackson
  • Tommy Harper
Starring
CinematographyMichael Gioulakis
Edited byJohn Axelrad
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates
Running time
99 minutes[2][3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80–92 million[a]
Box office$121 million[6][7]

The End of Oak Street is a 2026 American science fiction survival film written, co-produced, and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella and Christian Convery as a family whose suburban neighborhood has been transported from 1982 into the age of dinosaurs.

The End of Oak Street premiered at the Steven J. Ross Theater on August 9, 2026, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 14 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $121 million worldwide against a production budget of $80–92 million.

Plot

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On July 10, 1982, aspiring novelist Denise Platt lives with her husband Greg, siblings Audrey and Brian, and dog Starbuck on Oak Street in the suburban town of Flowervale, Michigan. The couple's marriage is strained—Denise privately contemplates divorce, while Greg lies about his work. Initially, he told his family that he does pizza deliveries on the side, but it is actually his only job after being laid off.

The following day, Denise photographs a mysterious plant that suddenly appears in her neighbor's yard. The local librarian Mrs. Valcourt identifies it as Pleuromeia which she says went extinct hundreds of millions of years ago. A giant pile of animal feces appears in neighbor Mel's yard. Radio broadcasts report increased solar-flare activity. During a storm, a huge white light suddenly engulfs Oak Street accompanied by a change in atmospheric pressure and a power outage.

When Denise and Greg search for Starbuck, who went missing in the storm, they discover Oak Street is surrounded by a prehistoric landscape from which dinosaurs emerge and start hunting and killing people in the neighborhood. Greg and Denise run back to their home while being chased by a vicious Coelophysis.[8] The family boards up their windows and doors and Audrey concludes the flashes of light were wormholes that transported the entire neighborhood millions of years into the past.

Greg reveals he is aware of Denise's wish to divorce and confesses to losing his job. They see their neighbor Mel shooting at a flock of Pterodactylus from his roof with a revolver before being violently killed and eaten.[8] Later, Brian and Audrey venture outside after Brian sees Starbuck in their yard. Denise and Greg follow in their car after realizing the children are missing. Jeannette Christiansen, Brian's neighborhood crush, joins them after revealing her parents have been killed. Denise and Greg see a flash of light while trying to find the children, and follow it to a house containing a wormhole. They refuse to leave without their children, and the wormhole disappears. They evade a stampeding herd of dinosaurs, reconcile, and reunite with the kids.

When an Allosaurus attacks the group, Greg is killed protecting the others.[8] After their loss, Denise and the others escape a Titanoboa and encounter the wormhole again above Mrs. Valcourt's house.[8] They discover the wormhole appears and disappears at regular intervals. Jeannette jumps in and disappears, but Brian misses the opening and falls. An Ornithocheirus grabs him, but Starbuck appears and attacks the creature.[8] The group attempts to shelter inside the house, but are cornered by an Ornithosuchus group.[8] Mrs. Valcourt appears and kills one of the Ornithosuchus with a double-barreled shotgun before being mauled by another, giving the family an opportunity to escape back to the roof. They jump through the wormhole together.

They return to July 11, 1982 and land in a backyard swimming pool, approximately twenty minutes before Oak Street was teleported away. Denise warns Oak Street residents to leave by calling from a payphone, prior to the white light appearing. Jeannette runs to warn her parents. Greg appears after Denise places a pizza delivery order to their location, where he is embraced by Denise and his kids. The white light appears again, engulfing the suburb as Oak Street disappears and is replaced by the prehistoric landscape.

Two years later, the military has contained the area while scientists study both the prehistoric environment and its wildlife in attempts to investigate the wormholes. Denise's warnings have made her a hero, and her book, titled The End of Oak Street, has made the family moderately wealthy. The film ends with the Platts and the Christiansens having a barbecue, with two identical Jeannettes and their neighbors.

Cast

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  • Anne Hathaway as Denise Platt, an aspiring novelist
  • Ewan McGregor as Greg Platt, a pizza delivery driver and Denise's husband
  • Maisy Stella as Audrey Platt, the daughter of Denise and Greg
  • Christian Convery as Brian Platt, the son of Denise and Greg
  • Jordan Alexa Davis as Jeannette Christiansen, a neighborhood girl whom Brian has a crush on
  • P. J. Byrne as Mel Jacobs, the Platts' irate neighbor
  • Hudson Meek as Kaden Tucker, a neighborhood kid who hates Brian
  • Anne Gee Byrd as Mrs. Huddleston, a kind, elderly neighbor to the Platts
  • Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Valcourt, a librarian who is one of the Platts' neighbors

Production

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Development

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In March 2023, an untitled film directed, written and co-produced by David Robert Mitchell was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures, with J. J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella producing for Bad Robot and with Matt Jackson and Tommy Harper producing for Jackson Pictures.[9] Anne Hathaway was cast in the lead role.[10]

By February 2024, it was revealed that Ewan McGregor had been cast,[11][12] with Maisy Stella and Christian Convery joining in March.[13][14] In late March, the title was revealed to be Flowervale Street.[15] In April, Jordan Alexa Davis, P. J. Byrne and Chris Coy joined the cast.[16][17]

In January 2026, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca revealed that the film would be getting a new title.[18] In March 2026, with the release of the trailer, the official title was announced to be The End of Oak Street.[19]

Filming

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Principal photography began on March 22, 2024, in London and Atlanta, and wrapped on June 4.[20][21][22] Filming on soundstages took place at Electric Owl Studios in DeKalb County while location filming in Atlanta was used to represent Oak Street.[23] The production chose to film on Westwood Avenue SW, Erin Avenue SW, Dover Boulevard SW, Howell Drive SW, and Manford Road SW due to their detached houses, broad lawns and mature trees that were typical of American suburbs during the 1980s when the film is set.[23]

Post-production

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As with the Jurassic Park franchise, Industrial Light & Magic became the lead visual effects vendor and handled the creation of the dinosaurs for the film.[24][25] Jay Cooper served as Production VFX Supervisor.[26]

Music

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In March 2026, it was announced that Michael Giacchino would compose the score.[19][27] The soundtrack album contains 27 cues and was released on August 7, 2026.[28]

The End of Oak Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."A Thin Flowervale Between Life and Death"1:18
2."Horticulture Club"2:06
3."A Good Fence Is the Best Defense"0:37
4."Father and Father Away"1:24
5."The Family Loners"0:56
6."The Light in the Static"1:11
7."Let Sleeping Dogs Library"0:55
8."Something Weird This Way Comes"1:19
9."No More Mr. Nice Geyser"2:33
10."A Den of Coelophysis or The Swamp Drains You"10:12
11."Out Theory"2:48
12."A Few Fries Short of a Happy Mel"1:51
13."Spoiled Platts, Pt. 1"3:12
14."Spoiled Platts, Pt. 2"3:13
15."Lurch and Rescue"2:09
16."Sphere Street Blues"1:36
17."Reunion Station"1:43
18."One Good Mate Deserves Another"1:04
19."Once and for Allosaurus"4:49
20."Don't Be Sorrow with Me"1:27
21."Mi Casa Boo Casa"6:06
22."The Starbuck Stops Here"2:39
23."Old Pool Politics"3:15
24."I Need a Little Space-Time"2:28
25."The Swap of the Ages"1:12
26."Main on End of Days"1:44
27."The End of Oak Suite"4:45
Total length:68:32

Commercial songs from the film, but not on the soundtrack[29]

Release

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Theatrical

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The End of Oak Street had its world premiere at the Steven J. Ross Theater on August 9, 2026,[30] and was released theatrically in the United States on August 14 by Warner Bros. Pictures.[31] It was previously scheduled for May 16, 2025,[15] and March 13, 2026.[32]

Home media

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The End of Oak Street released on Digital HD on September 15, 2026. A DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray release follows on November 3, 2026.[33]

Marketing

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The film's marketing campaign was criticized on social media for using generative AI. In particular, a now-deleted video shared by Warner Bros. featured the dog Starbuck from the film interviewed in the AI-generated dog podcast Goldie & Frenchie, owned by DogPack, a social media platform tailored to dog owners.[34][35][36]

Reception

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Box office

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As of September 20, 2026, The End of Oak Street has grossed $54 million in the United States and Canada, and $67 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $121 million.[6][7] The film was produced on a budget of $80–92 million.[a]

In the U.S. and Canada, The End of Oak Street was released alongside Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie and The Brink of War, and was projected to gross $20–25 million from 3,446 theaters in its opening weekend.[4] The film made $7.9 million (including $2 million from Thursday previews) on its first day. It went on to debut to $21 million, finishing in third at the box office.[37]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 338 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.0/10. The website's consensus reads: "Tapping into the primal pleasures of the classic creature feature, The End of Oak Street is pulpy good fun carried off with a light touch and a sharp bite."[38] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[39] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[40]

Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com awarded The End of Oak Street four out of four, praising its combination of family drama, apocalyptic imagery, and dinosaur horror. Lee highlighted the film's themes of family secrets and parental sacrifice, while also calling it "the most thrilling dinosaur movie in ages."[41] Associated Press' Jake Coyle praised the film's mixture of science fiction, horror and 1980s adventure-film influences, as well as the performances of Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor.[42] Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent was similarly enthusiastic, describing the film as largely better than the first Jurassic World and Jurassic World Dominion, praising Mitchell's use of influences from films such as Jurassic Park and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[43] Nikki Baughan of Screen Daily gave the film a positive review, calling it a "fun, fast-paced creature feature", also noting it "draws effectively on classic Spielbergian adventures" and that "most of the film plays little like Jurassic Park on steroids".[1]

Some critics were more mixed. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "high-end trash", acknowledging its entertainment value while criticizing its reliance on 1980s Amblin-style nostalgia.[44] Likewise, Amy Nicholson in the Los Angeles Times wrote that the Spielbergian influences would "almost satisfy our thwarted hopes for Steven Spielberg's own Disclosure Day" if Mitchell's script "wasn't such a groaner".[45] Nicholson wrote that The End of Oak Street is emblematic of Mitchell "need[ing] to prove he can make a big-budget crowd-pleaser" while not capturing the same mood as his earlier work.[45] A two star review from Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian concluded the film's Spielberg influences do not "feel like homage so much as a pastiche produced by an AI Spielbergbot".[46] Houston Chronicle praised the film's dinosaur effects, pacing and performances but criticized its plot holes and occasionally illogical character decisions.[47]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 The budget of The End of Oak Street varies depending on the source. Deadline lists the budget as between $80 million and $92 million,[4][5] while The Numbers lists the budget as $85 million.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Baughan, Nikki (August 12, 2026). "'The End of Oak Street' review: Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor face a prehistoric threat in fun, fast-paced creature feature". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The End Of Oak Street [2D] (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 4, 2026. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "The End of Oak Street (2026) (15A)". Irish Film Classification Office. August 10, 2026. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  4. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2026). "Box Office: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Weekend 3 Preview". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 11, 2026. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 13, 2026). "'The End of Oak Street' Stomping to $38M-$48M Global Opening; U.S. Previews At $2M+ – Thursday PM Box Office". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "The End of Oak Street". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "The End of Oak Street". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Warner Bros. Entertainment (September 23, 2026). "The End of Oak Street | Bringing Dinosaurs To Life | Behind The Scenes | Warner Bros. Entertainment". YouTube. Retrieved September 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 26, 2026). "'The End Of Oak Street' Teaser; Warner Bros. Offers First Look At David Robert Mitchell's Sci-Fi Movie Starring Anna Hathaway & Ewan McGregor". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 26, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  10. ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 17, 2023). "David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Bad Robot Team For Mystery Warner Bros. Pic". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kit, Borys (February 13, 2024). "Ewan McGregor to Star Opposite Anne Hathaway in David Robert Mitchell's Mystery Movie at Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ Davis, Scott (March 27, 2026). "Ewan McGregor & Anne Hathaway Live at The End Of Oak Street in First Trailer". SciFiNow. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (March 20, 2024). "Sundance Breakout Maisy Stella Joins Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor in Warner Bros.' Mysterious Bad Robot Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (March 21, 2024). "'Sweet Tooth' Star Christian Convery Joins Bad Robot's Mystery Movie at Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  15. 1 2 Gajweski, Ryan (March 29, 2024). "Anne Hathaway-Ewan McGregor Film 'Flowervale Street' Lands 2025 Release From Warner Bros". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 1, 2024). "Jordan Alexa Davis & P.J. Byrne Round Out Cast Of David Robert Mitchell's 'Flowervale Street'". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 30, 2024). "Chris Coy Joins Netflix Limited Series 'Black Rabbit,' David Robert Mitchell's 'Flowervale Street'". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  18. ↑ Waxman, Sharon (January 14, 2026). "Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy on Their Excellent Year: 'Operate Fearlessly and Respect the Audience'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  19. 1 2 Warner Bros. Pictures (March 26, 2026). The End of Oak Street - Official Teaser Trailer. YouTube (Video). Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  20. ↑ Vardhan, Harsh (January 5, 2024). "Anne Hathaway's Flowervale Street to be Shot in London and Atlanta". The CinemaHolic. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  21. ↑ Sarah (March 22, 2024). "Anne Hathaway is outside, too". Lainey Gossip. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  22. ↑ Chakraborty, Urmi (June 4, 2024). "Anne Hathaway wraps up shooting for David Robert Mitchell's Flowervale Street". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  23. 1 2 Banerjee, Uddipta (August 15, 2026). "'The End Of Oak Street' Filming Locations: Here's Where The Dinosaurs Wreaked Havoc". Travel and Leisure Asia. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  24. ↑ Rife, Katie (August 12, 2026). "The End of Oak Street Is A Spielberg Homage With Bite". Inverse. Archived from the original on August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  25. ↑ Lam, Marco (August 13, 2026). "When dinosaurs come to the neighborhood". The Standard. Archived from the original on August 15, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  26. ↑ Frei, Vincent (March 8, 2026). "The End of Oak Street". Art of VFX. Archived from the original on March 31, 2026. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Michael Giacchino Scoring David Robert Mitchell's 'The End of Oak Street'". Film Music Reporter. March 26, 2026. Archived from the original on March 28, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  28. ↑ "'The End of Oak Street' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on August 8, 2026. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  29. ↑ Starkey, Adam (August 14, 2026). "Every song on 'The End Of Oak Street' soundtrack". NME. Archived from the original on August 20, 2026. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
  30. ↑ Tapp, Tom (August 9, 2026). "A Pregnant Anne Hathaway & Co-Stars Walk The Red Carpet For 'The End of Oak Street': Photo Gallery". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  31. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (March 19, 2025). "Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride' Moves Out of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Movie Pushed to Late September". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  32. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 9, 2024). "Warner Bros Dates 'Final Destination: Bloodlines', 'Animal Friends'; Pushes Anne Hathaway & Ewan McGregor Pic 'Flowervale Street' To 2026". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  33. ↑ "End Of Oak Street Digital Release Date Revealed (Exclusive)". September 8, 2026. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
  34. ↑ Welk, Brian (August 10, 2026). "Who Thought Using a Podcast Hosted by AI Dogs to Promote "The End of Oak Street" Was a Good Idea?". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  35. ↑ Dunn, Jack (August 8, 2026). "Warner Bros. Uses AI Dog Podcast to Promote 'The End of Oak Street': 'Ewan McGregor Was Excellent with Treats'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 15, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  36. ↑ Cripe, Michael (August 9, 2026). "'I Was Going to See This Movie. Now I Won't' — The End of Oak Street Ridiculed Online After Warner Bros. Promotes New Movie With 'Embarrassing' AI Dog Podcast". IGN. Archived from the original on August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  37. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 17, 2026). "Box Office: 'Spider: Brand New Day' No. 1 $71M, 'End of Oak Street' $21M". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  38. ↑ "The End of Oak Street". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 25, 2026. Edit this at Wikidata
  39. ↑ "The End of Oak Street". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  40. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 15, 2026). "Box Office: 'Spider: Brand New Day' No. 1 $65M, $20M 'Paw Patrol' & 'End Of Oak Street'". Deadline. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  41. ↑ Lee, Zachary (August 12, 2026). "The End of Oak Street review: The end of the world has never been more fun". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  42. ↑ Coyle, Jake (August 12, 2026). "Movie Review: 'The End of Oak Street' is a gonzo good time". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  43. ↑ Loughrey, Clarisse (August 12, 2026). "The End of Oak Street review - Anne Hathaway's dinosaur blockbuster is better than any of the Jurassic World films". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  44. ↑ Rooney, David (August 12, 2026). "'The End of Oak Street' Review: Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in Ersatz '80s Amblin Nostalgia That's Fun as Far as High-End Trash Goes". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  45. 1 2 Nicholson, Amy (August 12, 2026). "Wife finds a way in the Spielberg-poached dino-mayhem of 'The End of Oak Street'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  46. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (August 12, 2026). "The End of Oak Street review – suburban dino-survival romp is more turkey than T-rex". The Guardian. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  47. ↑ Darling, Cary (August 12, 2026). "'The End of Oak Street': Cool dinosaurs, prehistoric fun barely outrun plot holes". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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