Train Dreams (2025)

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The extraordinary story of an ordinary life.

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.

• Released: 2025-11-05
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 1,259 votes

Directed by Clint Bentley.

Top cast

• Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier
• Felicity Jones as Gladys Grainier
• Nathaniel Arcand as Ignatius Jack
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Boomer
• John Diehl as Billy
• Paul Schneider as Apostle Frank
• Kerry Condon as Claire Thompson
• William H. Macy as Arn Peeples
• Will Patton as Narrator (voice)
• Alfred Hsing as Fu Sheng

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Train Dreams

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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• The Way West (1967)
• Dances with Wolves (1990)
• Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
• Don't Come Knocking (2005)
• Frontera (2014)
• Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)
• Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
• True Grit (1969)
• Of Mice and Men (1939)
• Westward the Women (1951)
• The Call of the Wild (1972)
• The Spoilers (1942)

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