The effects of convective heat generation and oscillatory plate motion in the presence of MHD, alumina nanofluid flow, thermal radiation, and Hall current are investigated. The plate oscillates harmonically with uniform temperature. Governing equations are transformed into non-dimensional form using appropriate parameters. The Laplace transform method is employed to obtain an exact solution. The influences of Prandtl number (Pr), Grashof number (Gr), Hall parameter (m), magnetic parameter (M), radiation (R), solid volume fraction (ϕ), and phase angle (ω) on velocity and temperature distributions are analyzed. Results show that increasing the Hall parameter reduces primary velocity, increasing Gr enhances both velocities, and increasing solid volume fraction raises temperature. Nusselt number and skin friction coefficient results are also presented. © 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.