Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, an adaptation of a novella of the same name, has finally hit select cinemas around the globe. I had the chance to see this beautiful movie about a month ago at the BFI London Film Festival and I’ve been dying to talk about it but I wanted you guys to at least have the opportunity to seek the film out immediately after hearing me rave about it and… I wanted to see it again! Stick around to find out why I think this is one of 2025’s best movies!

Train Dreams:

Directed by: Clint Bentley

Screenplay by: Clint Bentley, Greg Kweder

Based on the novella by: Denis Johnson

Produced by: Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman

Executive Producers: Joel Edgerton, John Friedberg, Scott Hinckley, Greg Kweder

Music by: Bryce Dessner

Director of Photography: Adolpho Veloso

Edited by: Parker Laramie

Casting by: Nike Imoru, Avy Kaufman

Production Design by: Alexandra Schaller

Costume Design by: Dakota Keller, Malgosia Turzanska

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Joens, Kerry Condon, Paul Schneider, Clifton Collins Jr., Will Patton, William H. Macy

Synopsis: 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.