Train Dreams
Official 2025 TIFF Selection
Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella!
Opening November 7th!
A Hyland Staff Pick of the Month!
"An epic story on a small scale. Through amazing cinematography, a great script and outstanding performances, Train Dreams explores the universal themes of love, loss and the search for peace. A crowd pleaser at TIFF, this film was a pleasant surprise and a very rewarding experience." - Dalton Pike (Weekend Manager at Hyland Cinema)
Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Golden Globe-nominee Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. Orphaned at a young age, Robert grows into adulthood among the towering forests of the Pacific Northwest, where he helps expand the nation's railroad empire alongside men as unforgettable as the landscapes they inhabit. After a tender courtship, he marries Gladys (Academy Award-nominee Felicity Jones) and they build a home together, though his work often takes him far from her and their young daughter. When his life takes an unexpected turn, Robert finds beauty, brutality and newfound meaning for the forests and trees he has felled.
"The result invites obvious yet not inapt comparisons to the work of Terrence Malick, but Bentley’s film unfolds in a more dramatically direct, compacted register." Justin Chang, The New Yorker