The End of Oak Street, a dinosaur survival film produced by J.J. Abrams and starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, has received a strong early critical response ahead of its cinema release on Friday. Its 84% Rotten Tomatoes score is presented as a positive return to science fiction for Abrams after The Rise of Skywalker, although he is a producer rather than the film’s director.

Based on 58 reviews, critics have praised the film’s action, storytelling and nostalgic Amblin-style adventure, while noting that its science requires considerable suspension of disbelief. The story follows the Platt family after a cosmic event transports their neighbourhood into prehistoric danger; reviews cited include Collider’s 8/10 and ScreenRant’s 7/10.