Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones star in “Train Dreams,” which is adapted from Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella. Clint Bentley, who oversaw the 2021 Sundance drama “Jockey,” directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar.

Our own review called it a "patient, profound and painful experience" and compared it to the work of Terrence Malick. The movie, about a logger who is working on the railroad, was co-written and directed by Clint Bentley.

Netflix is buying the Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones drama Train Dreams at Sundance. Sources tell us that the deal was in the high teen millions. The pic made its debut in the Premieres section of the fest.

Clint Bentley translates Denis Johnson’s novella into a meditative study of America’s Puritan work ethic, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones.

Eva Victor appears in Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mia Cioffy Henry.

Clint Bentley’s latest film, "Train Dreams," is a deeply felt, must-see historical drama starring Joel Edgerton

Clint Bentley's 'Train Dreams' stars Joel Edgerton as a cursed Pacific Northwest logger, adapted from a Denis Johnson novella.