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I was emotionally disembowled by Train Dreams, an extraordinary movie about the ordinary life of a 20th-century logger

What makes a life worthy of examination on the big screen? It's a question I've found myself mulling over since watching Train Dreams, the new movie from Sing Sing duo Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar.
Reuters

Film ‘Train Dreams’ traverses a man's 'ordinary life' on screen

LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Joel Edgerton describes the American drama movie "Train Dreams" as a "Western epic sort of celebration of an ordinary life." “And I think there's something so dignified ...
America Magazine

‘Train Dreams’ is about an ordinary life. But it points toward the extraordinary.

Joel Edgerton portrays Robert Grainier in the Netflix movie "Train Dreams." Credit: OSV News photo/courtesy Netflix While watching Clift Bentley’s “Train Dreams” (2025), I found myself wondering what ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Train Dreams’ Review: Joel Edgerton Mines Depth, Beauty and Sadness From an Ordinary Life in Ravishing Contemplation of Man and Nature

Felicity Jones, William H. Macy and Kerry Condon also appear in Clint Bentley’s drama about an early 20th century logger in the Pacific Northwest, based on Denis Johnson’s novella. By David Rooney ...