One Final Trailer for ‘Train Dreams’ – Still One of the Best Films of 2025

by Alex Billington
November 20, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Every thread we pull affects the design of things…” Netflix has debuted one final trailer for one of the best films of the year – Train Dreams, by filmmaker Clint Bentley (writer / producer on Sing Sing, director of Jockey before this). It will be available to watch on Netflix this weekend after playing in theaters for a few weeks. Train Dreams premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to great reviews (here’s mine). The breathtakingly beautiful film is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. It follows him throughout a great deal of his life, through trials and tribulations, as he watches the world change right before his eyes. It’s an incredible film. With a score composed by Bryce Dessner. Train Dreams stars Joel Edgerton as Robert, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, with Kerry Condon and William H. Macy. Narrated by Will Patton. I went to the theater to rewatch this and it still left me in complete awe – it will for sure be on my Top 10 of 2025. And I’m glad that everyone will finally have the chance to experience it when it’s on Netflix. A must watch.

Here’s the final official trailer (+ poster) for Clint Bentley’s film Train Dreams, from Netflix’s YouTube:

You can view the full official trailer for Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams film right here or first teaser trailer.

“A staggering work of art.” Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, set during the early 20th Century, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (starring Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. Train Dreams is directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Clint Bentley, director of the film Jockey previously, plus a few shorts, and a produce / writer on the Oscar-nominated film Sing Sing. The screenplay is written by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (director of Sing Sing), based on the novella of the same name by Denis Johnson. It’s produced by Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (read our review). Netflix will debut Bentley’s Train Dreams in select theaters first on November 7th, 2025, then streaming on Netflix worldwide starting November 21st. Catch it on Netflix. Ready to watch?

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