Train Dreams
Official release poster
Directed by Clint Bentley
Screenplay by
  • Clint Bentley
  • Greg Kwedar
Based on Train Dreams
by Denis Johnson
Produced by
  • Marissa McMahon
  • Teddy Schwarzman
  • Will Janowitz
  • Ashley Schlaifer
  • Michael Heimler
Starring
  • Joel Edgerton
  • Felicity Jones
  • Nathaniel Arcand
  • Clifton Collins Jr.
  • John Diehl
  • Paul Schneider
  • Kerry Condon
  • William H. Macy
Narrated by Will Patton
Cinematography Adolpho Veloso
Edited by Parker Laramie
Music by Bryce Dessner
Production
companies
  • Black Bear
  • Kamala Films
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance)
  • November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $10 million[2]

Train Dreams is a 2025 American period drama film directed by Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar, based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson. The film stars Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy, with narration from Will Patton.

Train Dreams had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025, and was released in select cinemas in the United States on November 7, 2025, before its streaming debut by Netflix on November 21, 2025. The film received critical acclaim, with praise going to Bentley's direction and Edgerton's performance. Among its accolades, the film was named as one of the top ten films of 2025 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. For his performance, Edgerton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.[3] It received four nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Plot

The film recounts the 80 years of the life of Robert Grainier around Bonners Ferry, Idaho.[4] Arriving in the area on the Great Northern Railway as an orphaned child, Robert drops out of school and spends his younger years without direction or purpose, until he meets Gladys Olding. They marry, build a log cabin along the Moyie River, and have a daughter, Kate.

Robert takes to railroad construction for the Spokane International Railway. There he witnesses a Chinese worker thrown from a bridge by a group of white workers for unclear reasons, which gives him continually haunting visions of the man and dreams of him being struck by a train. Robert later takes up seasonal logging work, but it takes him away from Gladys and Kate for long periods of time.

Robert meets many men who leave impressions on him, but he also witnesses more tragedies along the way. One worker is killed by a vigilante avenging the murder of his brother; several other workers are killed by a falling tree, their graves marked by pairs of boots nailed to trees. Robert grows close to a fellow logger, Arn Peeples, who is severely injured by a falling branch, and then dies a few days later.

Although Robert tries to take up work closer to home, he faces struggles in the post-World War I economy. He and Gladys decide to farm and build a lumber mill so he can stop logging. However, when Robert returns from his final season of logging he discovers the cabin destroyed in a wildfire, with Gladys and Kate missing. Despondent, his friend Ignatius Jack gives him company, then he rebuilds the cabin. As Robert returns to logging, he becomes out of place amid new technology and younger, rougher men, so he decides to stop.

Taking a job as a carriage driver for townspeople, Robert meets Claire Thompson of the United States Forest Service who is in town to conduct a survey, and encourages him. He continually walks through the woods, believing he can feel the spirits of his wife and daughter sometimes, and hopes not to drive them away; Claire in turn tells him how her husband died after a long illness.

One night, Robert believes he sees an injured Kate apparently return to the cabin and he tends to her wounds, then plays with baby Kate by the river. However, after a night of dreams he awakens to find her gone and a window open. He determines to continue living in the cabin in case she ever returns. Years go by, and the world changes around an aging and weathered Robert, who rides the Great Northern into Spokane, witnessing John Glenn's flight into space on a television.

The film ends on a spring day when Robert decides to fly in a biplane. As the plane loops and circles in the air, sights and sounds of people and places throughout his life pass through his mind. The narrator recounts that Robert died in his sleep in the cabin in November 1968, leaving no heirs, but that on that spring day in the plane, "as he misplaced all sense of up and down, he felt, at last, connected to it all."

Cast

  • Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier
  • Felicity Jones as Gladys Olding Grainier, Robert's wife
  • Kerry Condon as Claire Thompson, a forestry services worker
  • William H. Macy as Arn Peeples, an explosives expert
  • Will Patton as the narrator[a]
  • Nathaniel Arcand as Ignatius Jack, a storekeeper and Robert's friend
  • John Diehl as Billy, an old logger
  • Paul Schneider as Apostle Frank, a talkative logger
  • Clifton Collins Jr. as Boomer, an injured man whom Robert encountered as a boy
  • Alfred Hsing as Fu Sheng, a Chinese logger
  • Chuck Tucker as Silent Man
  • Rob Price as Curious Logger
  • Beau Charles as Young Logger
  • Johnny Arnoux as Kootenai Indian
  • John Patrick Lowrie as Mr. Sears
  • Branden Lindsay as Elijah Brown[5]

Influences

Train Dreams has been compared to the work of Terrence Malick, and Bentley has cited Malick as an influence, describing him as "one of the greatest filmmakers to have ever lived."

He changed the language of cinema. He created a new form, like one of those rare filmmakers that turned the medium in a new direction. There's not many of them.

So, yeah, I'm a big fan. Trying to do my own thing, but if I'm mentioned in the same sentence as him, I'm very honored.[6]

Bentley has cited Andrei Rublev, Princess Mononoke, It's Such a Beautiful Day, and Days of Heaven as films that influenced his adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella.[7] Bentley also cited Jules et Jim and Y Tu Mamá También as key influences on the film's use of third-person narration.[6]

Production

In February 2024, the film was reported to be produced by Marissa McMahon and Ashley Schlaifer with Black Bear as an adaptation of Denis Johnson's 2011 novella Train Dreams by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, and directed by Clint Bentley and starring Felicity Jones and Joel Edgerton. Producers include Marissa McMahon and Ashley Schlaifer for Kamala Films, and Will Janowitz, and Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler for Black Bear.[8] In May 2024, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy, and Clifton Collins Jr. joined the cast.[9]

Principal photography started in Washington in April 2024, with filming locations including Tekoa, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Metaline Falls, and Colville.[10][11] The production was approved for support from the Production Incentive Program of Washington Filmworks.[12] Although Bentley and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso considered shooting on film, the production's 29-day schedule made it impractical; as a result, it was shot digitally.[6]

Bentley has said that only a limited number of real trees were felled during production; scenes depicting characters cutting into a tree were performed using an artificial prop constructed from wood and fiberglass, with visual effects applied to extend the trunk and canopy to resemble a full-sized tree.[6] Will Patton provided the voiceover for the film. He had also previously narrated the audiobook of Denis Johnson's novella.[13]

In an interview with Variety, Veloso mentions that the movie was shot entirely in natural light using an ARRI Alexa 35 cinema camera.[14] Additionally, Veloso built a customized candle rig in order to get around the set's no open flames rule.[15]

Music

Main article: Train Dreams (soundtrack)

An original song recorded for the film and performed by Nick Cave, "Train Dreams", was not included in the version shown at the Sundance Film Festival; it was added in subsequent releases, playing over the end credits.[16]

Release and reception

Train Dreams premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.[17][18] Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[19] The film was released in select theaters in the United States on November 7, 2025, before being made available for streaming on Netflix globally on November 21.[20][21]

It competed in Stockholm Competition of the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on November 8, 2025.[22]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 236 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "A gorgeous meditation on America, ably shouldered by one of Joel Edgerton's very best performances, Train Dreams takes on mythic proportions while maintaining an intimate emotional delicacy."[23] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[24]

Writing for RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico gave the film 4 stars out of 4, calling it "a meditation on the beauty of everyone and everything", and commenting that "the reason it's one of the best [films] of the year is how [Bentley] threads the needle between brutal reality and wistful poetry."[25]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards January 10, 2026 Best Picture Train Dreams Nominated [26]
Best Actor Joel Edgerton Nominated
Academy Awards March 15, 2026 Best Picture Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, and Michael Heimler Pending [27][28]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Pending
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Pending
Best Original Song "Train Dreams" – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Pending
American Film Institute Awards December 4, 2025 Top 10 Films Train Dreams Won[b] [29]
Artios Awards February 26, 2026 Feature Studio or Independent – Drama Avy Kaufman Nominated [30]
Astra Film Awards January 9, 2026 Best Picture – Drama Train Dreams Nominated [31]
Best Actor – Drama Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Voice Over Performance Will Patton Nominated
Best Original Song "Train Dreams" – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Nominated
December 11, 2025 Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated [32]
Austin Film Critics Association December 18, 2025 Best Picture Train Dreams Nominated [33]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated
Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance Will Patton Nominated
British Academy Film Awards February 22, 2026 Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated [34]
Camerimage November 22, 2025 Actor's Award Joel Edgerton Won [35]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 11, 2025 Best Film Train Dreams Nominated [36]
Best Actor Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated
Best Original Score Bryce Dessner Nominated
Chicago International Film Festival October 19, 2025 Artistic Achievement Award Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley Won [37]
Critics Choice Awards January 4, 2026 Best Picture Train Dreams Nominated [38]
Best Actor Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Won
Best Song "Train Dreams" – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Nominated
Deauville American Film Festival September 11, 2025 Talent Award Joel Edgerton Won [39]
Film Independent Spirit Awards February 15, 2026 Best Feature Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, and Teddy Schwarzman Won [40]
Best Director Clint Bentley Won
Best Lead Performance Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Won
Georgia Film Critics Association December 27, 2025 Best Picture Train Dreams Nominated [41]
Best Director Clint Bentley Nominated
Best Actor Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Runner-up
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Runner-up
Best Original Score Bryce Dessner Runner-up
Best Original Song "Train Dreams" – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Nominated
Golden Globe Awards January 11, 2026 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Joel Edgerton Nominated [3]
Best Original Song "Train Dreams" – Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner Nominated
Gotham Awards December 1, 2025 Best Feature Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, and Teddy Schwarzman Nominated [42]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Middleburg Film Festival October 19, 2025 Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award Joel Edgerton Won [43]
Mill Valley Film Festival October 7, 2025 Spotlight Award Won [44][45]
National Board of Review January 13, 2026 Top 10 Films Train Dreams Won[b] [46]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Top Ten Films Train Dreams Won[b] [47]
Producers Guild of America Awards February 28, 2026 Best Theatrical Motion Picture Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, and Michael Heimler Nominated [48]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Runner-up [49]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Won
Savannah Film Festival November 1, 2025 Vanguard Award Joel Edgerton Won [50]
Seattle Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Picture Train Dreams Nominated [51]
Best Director Clint Bentley Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role Joel Edgerton Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role William H. Macy Nominated
Best Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated
Best Costume Design Malgosia Turzanska Nominated
Best Pacific Northwest Feature Film Clint Bentley Won
Society of Composers & Lyricists February 6, 2026 Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film Bryce Dessner Won [52]
Southeastern Film Critics Association December 16, 2025 Top Ten Films Train Dreams 7th place [53]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Runner-up
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2025 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated [54]
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Runner-up
Best Vocal Performance Will Patton Won
Stockholm International Film Festival November 14, 2025 Golden Horse Train Dreams Nominated [55]
Vancouver Film Critics Circle February 23, 2026 Best Actor Joel Edgerton Nominated [56]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 7, 2025 Best Actor Nominated [57]
Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated
Best Cinematography Adolpho Veloso Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards March 8, 2026 Best Adapted Screenplay Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Nominated [58]

Notes

  1. ^ Will Patton previously recorded the narration for the audiobook of the novella.
  2. ^ a b c Award shared with nine other films.

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