Train Dreams
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Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.
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- Joel Edgerton
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- Felicity Jones
- Alfred Hsing
- David Paul Olsen
- John Patrick Lowrie
- Chuck Tucker
- Rob Price
- Paul Schneider
- Brandon Lindsay
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This contemplative drama about a logger (Joel Edgerton) grappling with time, loss, and meaning has audiences either deeply moved by its poetic meditation on human existence or frustrated by its deliberately slow pace. While some praise it as 'one of the very best films of the year' for its gentle exploration of grief and connection to nature, others find the experience emotionally punishing despite acknowledging its craftsmanship.
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- Nov 22, 2025
what a privilege and a curse it is to feel
martyNov 22, 2025Manchester by the Tree
shrekfan1234Nov 22, 2025A gentle poem about time, loss, and reaching for meaning. Joel Edgerton gives his best performance as a logger working to build a life for his family. Felicity Jones is wonderful as always, and William H Macy gives a performance of surprising power despite its limited…
Mike Flanagan - Nov 3, 2025
Deeply felt isn't enough; great craft isn't enough. But deeply felt great craft, not sure there's much better. As with all special movies, it's about how we're all alone in the world, except for the precious time when we're not.
Sean FennesseyFeb 1, 2025“Hey, you’d better hold on to something.”
Ella KempOct 29, 2025Life man…LIFE
jonathan fujii - Dec 7, 2025
robert grainier suffered more than jesus and i’ve suffered more than both after accidentally watching this and hamnet in the same day
zoë rose bryantNov 28, 2025I also intend to haunt the dreams of my white coworkers
David ChenOct 15, 2025Grief is laying your head on a lopsided log in the pouring rain, waiting for time to be reverted back. We can’t stop taking, we’re ruining everything, the beauty remains.
Sophie Holsinger
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- zxki likedTrain Dreams
If this doesn't get nominated for at least best cinematography, sound, adaptation, and actor, I'll be devastated. The editing, composition, emotion, dialogue, casting, costuming, characters, and locations all feel beautiful, natural, and devoid of box office commercialism. Almost like an extremely…
ChungiBoi lovedTrain DreamsMaybe the most I’ve cried during a movie before. This film is simultaneously comforting and incredibly melancholic. While the story is simple and slowly paced , it truly makes you feel how life can slip by you, but the lack of big moments doesn’t make it any less worth living
Wagner Freitas lovedTrain Dreams“We’re but children of this earth, pulling bolts out of the Ferris wheel thinking ourselves to be gods.” Netflix outdid itself yet again!
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Cami is "meh" onTrain DreamsMe pasa algo raro, por qué no es mala ni fea la peli pero esperaba más quizás, es verdad que es una peli que sigue la historia de un hombre durante toda su vida, una vida cruda,cotidiana y solitaria, es bastante triste xq uno la ve esperando que pase algo pero no llega del todo,
Eye Cinc likedTrain DreamsAn interesting film but depressing, this one reminds me the movie Manchester By The Sea but this is not as dramatic as the MBTS. Great performance from Joel Edgerton. It’s important that everyone who wants to watch this movie knows that is slow, no action… just introspection.
Ani N. likedTrain DreamsFair warning, this is slow and won’t appeal to everyone especially if you need lots of action. It’s an unremarkable story about a relatively unremarkable life (like most of us) and all that life brings. It’s basically an hour and a half of beautiful meditation.
- Simon Olson lovedTrain Dreams
What a beautiful movie, so sad yet hopeful at the same time. I’d love to see this win at least one Oscar. Joel Edgerton does a phenomenal job of portraying a broken character trying to find his place in the world and what to make of it. The score and cinematography are beautiful. Oscar worthy movie…
Jimmy Cricket likedTrain DreamsA poetic meditation on the passage of time and dealing with all the pain and joy the world deals you. Similar style to Terrance Malick except actually good, uses nature to show people and nature being intertwined. Very soulful and internalized performance from Edgerton.
Bennie lovedTrain DreamsThis film is pure beauty and devastation. There are sprinkles of nightmarish elements among all the gorgeous shots and scenery. If you want emotional depth, this film is filled all the way to the brim. Simple and powerful storytelling in grief and beauty in life. 10
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Metacritic
Dec 5, 2025
Time takes on a different tenor in Train Dreams, in which the life of an early 20th-century logger in Idaho both flits by in a blink and makes an eternal mark.
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
Jan 31, 2025
In telling the seemingly unremarkable life story of one ordinary man, Clint Bentley’s trancelike film, based on Denis Johnson’s acclaimed 2012 novella, ruminates on the interconnectedness of all things, but it wears its metaphysics lightly.
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Jan 30, 2025
Train Dreams is a quiet, resilient work that will most likely age gracefully.
Dan Mecca
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