Netflix Buys 'Train Dreams'

Netflix Buys ‘Train Dreams' At Sundance, Deal In High Teen Millions
Netflix is buying the Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones drama Train Dreams. Sources tell us that the deal was in the high teen millions. Pic is based on the 2011 Denis Johnson novella and directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley.
Sundance Breakout 'Train Dreams' Acquired by Netflix
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 buys Sundance drama ‘Train Dreams’
Netflix has bought the drama “Train Dreams” starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones and William H. Macy, according to Variety. Deadline reported the purchase was over $10 million. The film is an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella of the same name.
Netflix acquires Sundance drama ‘Train Dreams’ with Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones
In the second known deal of a slow Sundance on the acquisitions front, Netflix has picked up the drama Train Dreams starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones. Clint Bentley directed the Premieres entry and co-wrote with Greg Kwedar, the director of Sing Sing, which Bentley co-wrote and produced.
Sundance 2025 Films Sold So Far: Netflix Buys Clint Bentley's ‘Train Dreams' with Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones
Bentley also co-wrote the script for the turn of the 20th Century period drama with "Sing Sing" director Greg Kwedar.
Netflix purchases ‘Train Dreams,’ filmed in Spokane, starring Felicity Jones and Joel Edgerton
Train Dreams,” the film shot in Spokane and adapted from a novel set in the Idaho Panhandle, has been purchased by Netflix.
‘Train Dreams’ Review: A Landmark Homage to the Unsung Workers of the American West Plays Out Across Forests and Joel Edgerton’s Face
Clint Bentley translates Denis Johnson’s novella into a meditative study of America’s Puritan work ethic, starring Joel ...