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David Robert Mitchell’s The End Of Oak Street rejects wonder in favor of brutal, feathered dinosaurs and a mean-spirited tone, reworking Amblin nostalgia with a suburban-family crisis and a time-travel twist to deliver a bold, flawed reimagining of dinosaur cinema.
An exploration of The End of Oak Street reveals a stealth Amblin homage wrapped in a time-travel twist: Denise and her family slip 20 minutes back to 1982, use a pizza-delivery ploy to save Greg, and inadvertently create two Jeannettes, echoing Back to the Future’s paradoxes while ending on a bittersweet note that the Oak Street neighborhood has irreversibly changed as the dinosaurs stay displaced.
Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street opens in 3,400 North American theaters with $2.5 million in Thursday previews and is projected to open around $18–$23 million, facing Spider-Man: Brand New Day on its third weekend. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella and Christian Convery, directed by David Robert Mitchell, with an $80 million budget. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie also opens with $1.9 million in previews and targets a mid-to-high teens debut, while Spider-Man remains dominant at the box office.
David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street drops dinosaurs into a 1982 suburban family tale, anchored by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, with striking cinematography that blends intimate drama and big-action chaos. While the tonal shifts and pacing aren’t perfect, the movie delivers a grounded, retro-dino ride that captures the era’s vibe and excitement, opening August 14, 2026.
David Robert Mitchell’s 'The End of Oak Street' is a lean, crowd-pleasing Amblin homage in which a suburban family is blasted back 250 million years by dinosaurs; with brisk 99-minute pacing, witty performances by Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway, and a playful score by Michael Giacchino, the film combines heart, humor, and thrilling setpieces to deliver the summer’s biggest surprise.
Director David Robert Mitchell is teaming up with actress Maika Monroe once again for the long-awaited sequel to their horror hit "It Follows." Titled "They Follow," the film will see Monroe reprising her role as Jay Height, who must pass on a mysterious curse to others in order to temporarily escape death. No plot details have been revealed yet, but the sequel is expected to start shooting next year. Neon, the production company behind "Parasite," is co-producing the film along with Good Fear Content.