Writer/director David Robert Mitchell continues his fascination with American suburbia with a Science Fiction yarn that involves dinosaurs and time portals. The story is also a bit of a throwback with its presentation of danger. As the Thunder Lizards and their ilk ramp up their occupational numbers, the violence inherent in their ways is played mostly for comic effect.

A-list actors Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor are given roles in which their lives are mired in the downward trajectory of an unhappy union. She is a frustrated writer, and he has problems with employment while secretly day drinking. They endure plain lives with an optimism that feels from another time. When their heroism emerges, it feels organic.

The End of Oak Street reminds one of a time in the cinema universe that would have felt right at home in the days of drive-ins and enjoying on-screen peril while rugged up in your jammies, drinking hot cocoa while being surrounded by your family members and enjoying every minute. It’s the kind of look back at a simpler time that will always feel welcoming.
Rob Hudson
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Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, The End of Oak Street also stars Maisy Stella and Christian Convery. The film is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and produced by J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, Jon Cohen, David Robert Mitchell, Matt Jackson and Tommy Harper. The executive producers are Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Joanne Lee and Leeann Stonebreaker.

Mitchell’s team behind the camera includes director of photography Michael Gioulakis, production designer Maya Shimoguchi, editor John Axelrad, composer Michael Giacchino and costume designer Erin Benach.

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents A Bad Robot Production, A Jackson Pictures Production, A David Robert Mitchell Film: The End of Oak Street. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in cinemas August 13 2026.
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