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Movies that feel likeThe End of Oak Street (2026)

After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

If you loved The End of Oak Street, the closest films we have are The Call (2020), Cube (1998) and Limitless (2011). All three share The End of Oak Street's cerebral and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Marjorie Prime (2017).

πŸ… 86% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Robert Mitchellcerebraltwistytense
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix Β· Amazon Prime Video Β· MUBI

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If The End of Oak Street hit the spot, these will too

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The Call
2020 Β· dir. Lee Chung-hyun
πŸ… 46%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· mystery Β· science fictionNetflix

A twist that quietly rewrites everything you thought you understood

The difference: A tense two-hander thriller β€” no family to root for, no comfort at the end

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past β€” and life β€” on the line to change her own fate.

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Cube
1998 Β· dir. Vincenzo Natali
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· science fiction Β· mystery

Strangers-turned-family working out an impossible place, piece by piece

The difference: No home to miss β€” just a maze, and the people trapped inside it

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

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Limitless
2011 Β· dir. Neil Burger
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.4thriller Β· mystery Β· science fiction

An ordinary life upended overnight, then chased by what it cost

The difference: One man's ambition drives it, not a family holding together

The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.

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Sound of My Voice
2011 Β· dir. Zal Batmanglij
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· drama Β· mystery

An impossible claim investigated patiently instead of explained upfront

The difference: A small two-person investigation, not a family fighting to survive

A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

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Marjorie Prime
2017 Β· dir. Michael Almereyda
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.3drama Β· mystery Β· science fiction

Cerebral and twisty in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the tension than The End of Oak Street

A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.

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Paradise
2023 Β· dir. Boris Kunz
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· thrillerNetflix

A high concept the film trusts enough to never explain away

The difference: A grim corporate nightmare β€” no family unit, no note of hope

A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.

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The Hidden Face
2011 Β· dir. AndrΓ©s Baiz
β˜… 7.3thriller Β· mystery

Mystery built on tension, twice over

The difference: Trades the ideas of The End of Oak Street for an angle of its own

A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend.

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Exam
2009 Β· dir. Stuart Hazeldine
πŸ… 61%β˜… 6.7thriller Β· mystery

Both lean on twists more than on thriller

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, where an armed guard keeps watch, they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.

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Trance
2013 Β· dir. Danny Boyle
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.9thriller Β· crime Β· mystery

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into crime than The End of Oak Street does

A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.

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Kahaani
2012 Β· dir. Sujoy Ghosh
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8.1mystery Β· thriller

Tense mystery in both cases

Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

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The Ghost Writer
2010 Β· dir. Roman Polanski
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2thriller Β· mysteryPrime VideoStarz

Thriller with a pulse of twists, in both cases

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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Transcendence
2014 Β· dir. Wally Pfister
πŸ… 19%β˜… 6.2thriller Β· science fiction Β· drama

Big science-fiction ideas treated with total sincerity

The difference: About technology outrunning its creators, not a family surviving together

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

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