Train Dreams (movie)

Train Dreams
Directed byClint Bentley
Screenplay by
  • Clint Bentley
  • Greg Kwedar
Based onTrain Dreams
by Denis Johnson
Produced by
  • Marissa McMahon
  • Teddy Schwarzman
  • Will Janowitz
  • Ashley Schlaifer
  • Michael Heimler
Starring
Narrated byWill Patton
CinematographyAdolpho Veloso
Edited byParker Laramie
Music byBryce Dessner
Production
companies
  • Black Bear
  • Kamala Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance)
  • November 7, 2025 (2025-11-07) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Train Dreams is a 2025 American period drama movie directed by Clint Bentley. It is based on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson. The movie 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 was released in the United States on November 7, 2025, before being released on Netflix on November 21, 2025. The movie was named as one of the top ten movies of 2025 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. For his role, Edgerton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.[2] It received four nominations at the 98th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

References

  1. ↑ "Train Dreams (12A)". BBFC. October 28, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (December 8, 2025). "Golden Globes 2026 Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Tops Films With Nine Nods, 'White Lotus' Leads TV With Six". Variety. Archived from the original on December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.