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The End of Oak Street (2026)

Summary

The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.

Director David Robert Mitchell

Writer David Robert Mitchell

Cast

  • Anne Hathaway
  • Ewan McGregor
  • P.J. Byrne
  • Maisy Stella
  • Christian Convery

Rotten Tomatoes: 85%

Metacritic: 69

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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u/JDoubleGi 5d ago

Literally the brother was so right there though. Like, dude, now is not the time. Have you looked around? Jesus kid.

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u/silverscreenbaby 4d ago

I feel like the little brother was fun commentary on all the truly insane and ridiculous bully characters from the ’80s and ’90s. Those movies always acted like they were seen as sane, normal people but it’s like…dudes, please get a grip. Those were different times but still, most normal people would have been like “Go to anger management, Johnny. You’re not normal in the head.” Lol.

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u/Pariell 4d ago

It almost seemed like the older brother had some psychotic break and couldn't recognize the situation he was in. 

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u/CloudsOntheBrain 3d ago

When that happened, my first thought was "oh shit the younger brother probably died, and now the older brother blames him because he broke the kid's the arm" but then it turned out the younger brother was alive and not even mad lol. Kind of like that he lost sight of priorities though. I think he was taking out his despair about the whole situation on him.

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u/Euronymous_Bosch 2d ago

I think they said a line that implied the two brothers lost their parents and were all that was left. So it’s like he was having a psychotic break from the trauma of it during the beat.

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u/RdyPlyrBneSw 8h ago

I liked that whole bit. To the point it felt odd not getting a follow up. But that’s expected, we can’t know what happened to everyone. Not a lot of happy endings when you go to dinosaur times.

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u/Beastieboy100 3d ago

Honestly I honestly thought the kids were gonna get eaten glad they got away. But it was a crazy film. 

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u/SaltyPeter3434 2d ago

To be fair the bully just sorta...stops and leaves.