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Train Dreams

Train Dreams

The extraordinary story of an ordinary life.

20257.31h 42m

Overview

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

Directed by Clint Bentley
Written by Denis Johnson, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Produced by Teddy Schwarzman, Marissa McMahon, Will Janowitz
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Robert Grainier

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Gladys Grainier

Nathaniel Arcand

Nathaniel Arcand

Ignatius Jack

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Boomer

John Diehl

John Diehl

Billy

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Apostle Frank

Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon

Claire Thompson

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Arn Peeples

Will Patton

Will Patton

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Hsing

Alfred Hsing

Fu Sheng

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookslice of lifelumberjackloggermeditativerailroad workerintrospectivepacific northwestpoetic

About Train Dreams

Train Dreams is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, slice of life, lumberjack, logger, meditative. Directed by Clint Bentley, it stars Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand. A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

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