Train Dreams (2025) (original) (raw)

Robert Grainer, an average man living in extraordinary times, worked as a day laborer in the American West at the beginning of the 20th century. Battered by the death of his family, he struggles to adjust to this new environment.

Robert Grainer, an average man living in extraordinary times, worked as a day laborer in the American West at the beginning of the 20th century. Battered by the death of his family, he struggles to adjust to this new environment. (less)

Director: Clint Bentley
Writers: Clint Bentley, Denis Johnson, Greg Kwedar
Starring: Kerry Condon, Felicity Jones, Joel Edgerton, William H. Macy, Clifton Collins Jr., Alfred Hsing
Narrator: Will Patton
Producer: Michael Heimler

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 3, 2025

8 / 10

There have been a few attempts to bring the work of author Denis Johnson to the screen. In 1999, there was �Jesus� Son,� and, more recently, director Claire Denis tried to do something with 2022�s �Stars at Noon.� Now there�s �Train Dreams,� which is an adaptation of a 2011 novella by the author, who attempted to create a story about memory and loss, and all the time that passes without humanity even comprehending it. It�s not material built for a cinematic interpretation, but co-writer/director Clint Bentley (�Jockey�) is up to the challenge, creating a poetic, elegiacal picture that keeps up ...read more...

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