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The End Of Oak Street Doesn't Have A Post-Credits Scene, But There's A Reason To Stay

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway looking scared in The End of Oak Street

The End of Oak Street brings a whole new sci-fi world to life, one that is brimming with franchise potential and teases that last all the way through the credits. Headlined by Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell, and produced by Clovefield's J.J. Abrams, the original movie follows a suburban family in the 1980s who are thrown into a life-or-death situation when their entire neighborhood is transported to a prehistoric age.

The main plot revolves around Hathaway's Denise, McGregor's Greg, and the rest of the Platt family as they try to survive various dinosaur attacks. What occurs is plenty of vicious deaths and teases about how the sci-fi phenomenon came to be. And while dinosaurs in movies can often be associated with the Jurassic franchise, The End of Oak Street is a completely standalone adventure.

But The End of Oak Street's ending may leave viewers with questions about potential follow-ups. There is an entirely new sci-fi world with time travel rules that could be explored in various ways. Given Hollywood's propensity to use post-credits scenes to tease future entries in existing or new franchises, it's fair to wonder if a sequel-teasing tag comes after The End of Oak Street's credits start rolling.

ScreenRant can confirm that there is no post-credits scene attached to The End of Oak Street. Some dinosaur-themed graphics appear over the early parts of the credits, but they aren't followed by a mid-credits or after-credits scene. There is a different type of surprise worth sticking around for, though.

Why You Should Stay For The End Of Oak Street Credits

Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in The End of Oak Street

Once The End of Oak Street's credits finish rolling, anyone who stays will be treated to an audio treat. The credits conclude with audio pulled straight out of the dinosaur jungle. It might not be a visual scene, but the audible tease is satisfying enough to justify sitting through the credits. Plus, then you get to see the names of everyone who worked on the movie and listen to more of Michael Giacchino's score.

There are plenty of ways to interpret the audio at the end of The End of Oak Street's credits. It could just be a fun way to wrap up the film by tying into its specific plot. This is a growing trend in Hollywood, with Project Hail Mary and One Night Only other 2026 movies to include a final bit of audio.

Studios and filmmakers know audiences are more likely to stick around through the credits just in case there is a surprise sequel setup nowadays. These types of audio teases can be fun and harmless to include. But there's also a world where this is a subtle suggestion that audiences haven't seen the last of this dinosaur-fueled sci-fi world.

Are The End Of Oak Street Credits Setting Up A Sequel?

A dinosaur chasing two children down a suburban street

Warning: This section contains spoilers for The End of Oak Street!

The audio we hear in The End of Oak Street's credits isn't specific enough to directly set up a sequel, but including it will be seen as a potential sign that the story will continue. After all, there are several avenues that another movie could explore.

WB, Mitchell, and Abrams could pursue a direct sequel to The End of Oak Street. There are now dinosaurs in captivity in 1984, but if Jurassic Park has taught us anything, it's that we shouldn't trust governments and businesses to keep them out of sight forever. A sequel could explore ideas like the dinosaurs escaping containment, putting the Platt family in the middle of another prehistoric debacle.

There are also endless possibilities to take the Platts or other character groups to different points in history through The End of Oak Street's time travel. A sequel could even bring people from the past to 1984 along with new dinosaurs. It would probably be hard for The End of Oak Street's sequel to leave dinosaurs behind at this point, with the audio tease in the credits acting as a promise that they would be back in any continuation.

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