Train Dreams (2025)
The extraordinary story of an ordinary life.
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Train Dreams rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.5/10· 102K votes
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic88%
TMDb7.312/10· 994 votesWith 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 88/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Train Dreams
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Cast of Train Dreams
Joel Edgerton
as Robert Grainier
Felicity Jones
as Gladys Grainier
Nathaniel Arcand
as Ignatius Jack
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Boomer
John Diehl
as Billy
Paul Schneider
as Apostle Frank
Kerry Condon
as Claire Thompson
William H. Macy
as Arn Peeples
Will Patton
as Narrator (voice)
Alfred Hsing
as Fu Sheng
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David Paul Olsen
as Toomis
John Patrick Lowrie
as Mr. Sears
Train Dreams facts
- Budget
- $10M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Poetic Pacific Northwest landscapes evoke melancholic beauty
- •Intimate husband-wife relationship drives heartfelt narrative
- •Literary adaptation respects source material complexity
What the audience disliked
- •Slow contemplative pacing challenges modern attention spans
- •Minimalist drama offers limited emotional payoff
Trailer
Where to watch Train Dreams(US)
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