Film
The End of Oak Street
A suburban street gets torn out of its cul-de-sac reality and dropped somewhere hostile and unknown, and the only thing standing between the Platt family and oblivion is each other. Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor anchor a slick sci-fi mystery that trades cosmic horror for domestic stakes — less about the universe's rules, more about whether this particular family survives them.
Should you watch it?
Watch it if you like a tight high-concept puzzle where a familiar suburban street becomes the strangest thing in the frame, and you enjoy watching a family's bickering bonds get tested by something much bigger.
Skip it if you need a mystery that explains itself quickly, since this one keeps its cards close and the wonder can feel more like a tease than an answer.
What it asks of you: A brisk hundred minutes, with the family drama given as much room as the sci-fi, so keep an eye on small domestic details alongside the spectacle.
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Cast
Anne HathawayDenise Platt
Ewan McGregorGreg Platt
Maisy StellaAudrey Platt
Christian ConveryBrian Platt
Jordan Alexa DavisJeannette Christiansen
P.J. ByrneMel Jacobs
Hudson MeekKaden Tucker
Anne Gee ByrdMrs. Huddleston
Emily KurodaMrs. Valcourt
Simms MayZachary
Grayson Thorne KilpatrickBuddy #1
Pilot BunchBuddy #2
Directing
- David Robert MitchellDirector
- Michael SalvenFirst Assistant Director
- Melissa YountScript Supervisor
- Robert E. KaySecond Assistant Director
- Riley FlanaganSecond Second Assistant Director
Writing
- David Robert MitchellWriter
Production
- Kade FreemanAssistant Production Coordinator
- Mark BennettCasting
- Morgan LandersCasting Assistant
- Olivia AliceaCasting Assistant
- Eve StregerCasting Associate
- Michael SalvenCo-Producer
- Andrew LaryExecutive Producer
- Anthony TittanegroExecutive Producer
- Chris BenderExecutive Producer
- Jake WeinerExecutive Producer
- Joanne LeeExecutive Producer
- Leeann StonebreakerExecutive Producer
- Pete ChiappettaExecutive Producer
- Meagan LewisLocation Casting
- Rebecca CarfagnaLocation Casting
- Ian MacGregorLocation Manager
- Ben KordunerPost Production Coordinator
- Spencer TerryPost Production Coordinator
- David Robert MitchellProducer
- Hannah MinghellaProducer
- J.J. AbramsProducer
- Jon CohenProducer
- Matt JacksonProducer
- Tommy HarperProducer
- Tyler SterlingProduction Secretary
- Kim KhooProduction Supervisor
- Ashley Renee SaundersTravel Coordinator
- Leeann StonebreakerUnit Production Manager
- Tommy HarperUnit Production Manager