Summer is almost over, but we’ve got one more notable blockbuster hitting theaters in August. The End of Oak Street, directed by David Robert Mitchell (It Follows), has major box office potential. Headlined by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, the supernatural thriller pits a normal family up against man-eating dinosaurs. It’s the kind of ambitious project that could become a smash-hit…or major flop. So, does this new release live up to the hype? Here’s how The End of Oak Street is scoring on Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, Metacritic, Letterboxd, and more.
Current The End of Oak Street Ratings at a Glance
| Rating Source | Score |
| Rotten Tomatoes Critics | 84% |
| Rotten Tomatoes Audience | 74% |
| Metacritic Critics | 68/100 |
| Metacritic Users | 71/100 |
| IMDb | 6.6/10 |
| Letterboxd | 3.2 |
The End of Oak Street Average Rating Across Major Review Sites
After converting Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, IMDb and Letterboxd scores to a 100-point scale, The End of Oak Street currently holds an average rating of 71.2/100 across major review platforms. All things considered, it’s a promising sign for the film’s success, both critically and commercially. This isn’t the kind of feature that’s going to be competing for Academy Awards. As a popcorn flick, it seems to be entertaining most moviegoers so far.
The average rating was calculated by converting all available scores to a 100-point scale and averaging the results.
What the Ratings Say About The End of Oak Street
By all accounts, the action is the main draw in this one; that alone could prove divisive. Some critics see this ‘put your mind on hold’ approach as a welcome throwback to 80’s and 90’s blockbusters. For others, a lack of fleshed out family dynamics hinders what could have been a great film.
Consider the Wall Street Journal’s Kyle Smith in the former camp. He writes that “…the director…dismisses plausibility and sticks to a refreshingly modest goal: dumb fun. Once it gets going, “Oak Street” makes the audience squirm, scream and laugh for nearly an hour, and I had a great time.” Ditto for Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post, who proclaims that “Mitchell steers the action scenes with a sure hand, and the dino drama is on point.” In general, Rotten Tomatoes critics gave The End of Oak Street a 84% average rating, better than the average audience score of 74%.
With that being said, not everyone is on board with The End of Oak Street. Per Katie Smith-Wong of Flick Feast, “Despite the big dinosaurs and star power behind it, this 1980s-set film may be more suited to 1980s audiences, who may not be so bothered by plot holes and a weak script.” Fort Worth Weekly’s Kristian M. Lin says “I can’t overlook how this story consistently cheaps out when it comes to the family issues here.” The Letterboxd crowd has delivered the film’s lowest average rating, with a modest score of 3.2/5.
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