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Train Dreams

A story about Robert Grainier, a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways across America. Forced to spend prolonged periods of time away from his wife, Gladys, and their young daughter, Grainier struggles to make sense of his place in a rapidly changing world. As his story unfolds, he experiences great love, unspeakable loss and unique bonds, on a journey that is both distinct and universal.

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Clint Bentley

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19 wins & 120 nominations total

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There were once passageways to the old world, strange trails, hidden paths. - Train Dreams

There were once passageways to the old world, strange...

His name was Robert Grainier, and he lived more than 80 years in and around the town of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. - Train Dreams

His name was Robert Grainier, and he lived more than 80...

How he had lost his original parents, nobody ever told him. - Train Dreams

How he had lost his original parents, nobody ever told him.

He quit attending school in his early teens, and the next two decades passed without much direction or purpose. - Train Dreams

He quit attending school in his early teens, and the next...

Gladys introduced herself as if women did things like that every day. - Train Dreams

Gladys introduced herself as if women did things like that...

He found he suddenly had more interest in church than he ever had before. - Train Dreams

He found he suddenly had more interest in church than he...

And our cabin should have a window looking out towards the river. - Train Dreams

And our cabin should have a window looking out towards the...

All of a sudden, life made sense to Grainier, as if he'd been pulling hard the wrong way and was now turned around and headed downstream. - Train Dreams

All of a sudden, life made sense to Grainier, as if...

What'd he actually do? - Train Dreams

What'd he actually do?

-Holy… -Yo, what is he doing? - Train Dreams

-Holy… -Yo, what is he doing?

Many years later, a bridge made of concrete and steel would be built ten miles upstream, rendering this one obsolete. - Train Dreams

Many years later, a bridge made of concrete and steel would...

Now, let's see if she holds. - Train Dreams

Now, let's see if she holds.

I missed you. - Train Dreams

-Oh God. - Train Dreams

No broken fingers this time? - Train Dreams

No broken fingers this time?

I didn't expect that much after what you already sent. - Train Dreams

I didn't expect that much after what you already sent.

Let's have a big dinner tonight. - Train Dreams

Let's have a big dinner tonight.

You see any of the same old guys? - Train Dreams

You see any of the same old guys?

She's watching the candle. - Train Dreams

She's watching the candle.

Mmm. You want me to feed you? Hmm? -Give me some of that chicken. -Mmm… Mmm… - Train Dreams

Mmm. You want me to feed you? Hmm? -Give me some of that...

-Oh, come on. - Train Dreams

It's a fish trap. - Train Dreams

It's a fish trap.

Uh… Did she, uh, wake up? - Train Dreams

Uh… Did she, uh, wake up?

Was she crying? - Train Dreams

Was she crying?

Do you think that she knows that I'm her daddy? - Train Dreams

Do you think that she knows that I'm her daddy?

Don't worry. - Train Dreams

Nice having you home. - Train Dreams

Nice having you home.

There you go. - Train Dreams

Should I put my hand in my pocket? - Train Dreams

Should I put my hand in my pocket?

It seemed that as soon as Grainier felt used to being at home, logging season would come back around, and it was time to leave again. - Train Dreams

It seemed that as soon as Grainier felt used to being at...

His work was populated with itinerant men, most without homes, without families. - Train Dreams

His work was populated with itinerant men, most without...

He once worked alongside a man two full months without exchanging a single word. - Train Dreams

He once worked alongside a man two full months without...

Jeez! Come on. Goodness. The hell? - Train Dreams

Jeez! Come on. Goodness. The hell?

That man shot my brother, Martin Brown, in cold blood in Gallup, New Mexico, August 5th, '93. - Train Dreams

That man shot my brother, Martin Brown, in cold blood in...

Very good, then. - Train Dreams

Very good, then.

At the heart of the cut was a man named Arn Peeples, a gadabout of unknown origin whose real use was occasional but specific. - Train Dreams

At the heart of the cut was a man named Arn Peeples, a...

-Uh, kaboom. - Train Dreams

-Don't touch that. - Train Dreams

-Don't touch that.

He was the oldest man on most jobs, always yammering, staying out of the way of hard work. - Train Dreams

He was the oldest man on most jobs, always yammering,...

All this over a little rain. - Train Dreams

All this over a little rain.

You told Adrien that these tents are from the Civil WarThat's right Union infantryAfter that they went to the US Cavalry for the Indian campaignsThese old things have served longer than the people they shelteredRough canvas but they'll probably be here - Train Dreams

You told Adrien that these tents are from the Civil...

What was that song that you were singing? - Train Dreams

What was that song that you were singing?

The crews began to move deeper into the forest with each job. - Train Dreams

The crews began to move deeper into the forest with each...

There. Now they won't just pass out of this world without nothing to show they was here. - Train Dreams

There. Now they won't just pass out of this world...

Well, hell. - Train Dreams

Grainier worried more and more that something terrible was following him, that death would find him out here, far away from the only place he really wanted to be. - Train Dreams

Grainier worried more and more that something terrible was...

What do you got? - Train Dreams

What do you got?

-You want to shoot? - Train Dreams

-You want to shoot?

What if we came with you? - Train Dreams

What if we came with you?

I know. - Train Dreams

Grainier tried to find work closer to home, picking up odd jobs where he could. - Train Dreams

Grainier tried to find work closer to home, picking up odd...

-Sorry to keep you waiting, Robert. - Train Dreams

-Sorry to keep you waiting, Robert.

Eggs. Yeah, that is kind of an egg. There you go. There you go. - Train Dreams

Eggs. Yeah, that is kind of an egg. There you go. There you...

-Tired, Katie? - Train Dreams

Maybe there's a better way. - Train Dreams

Maybe there's a better way.

Come on, Katie. - Train Dreams

Come on, Katie.

I'll just go. - Train Dreams

Come on, Kate. - Train Dreams

Excuse me. - Train Dreams

He and Gladys figured that after one more long stint in the woods, they'd have enough money to start building a sawmill back home. - Train Dreams

He and Gladys figured that after one more long stint in the...

You moving along, Robert? - Train Dreams

You moving along, Robert?

My family iseverywhere there's a smiling face - Train Dreams

My family iseverywhere there's a smiling face

It's good having you around. - Train Dreams

It's good having you around.

-Somebody get some help! - Train Dreams

-Somebody get some help!

Beautiful, ain't it? - Train Dreams

Beautiful, ain't it?

Arn Peeples was my friend. - Train Dreams

Arn Peeples was my friend.

If you let it alone. - Train Dreams

If you let it alone.

In Jesus's name… -Amen. - Train Dreams

In Jesus's name… -Amen.

He began to feel a dread that the snag had been meant for him, that some punishment was seeking him. - Train Dreams

He began to feel a dread that the snag had been meant for...

-Come look at this. - Train Dreams

-Come look at this.

Mary! Mary, have you… have you seen Gladys? No? Gladys! - Train Dreams

Mary! Mary, have you… have you seen Gladys? No? Gladys!

For nearly two weeks, he searched every town in the region, looking for Gladys and Kate. - Train Dreams

For nearly two weeks, he searched every town in the region,...

How did… How did they deserve that? - Train Dreams

How did… How did they deserve that?

Hello, Robert. - Train Dreams

I didn't know what I'd find out here. - Train Dreams

I didn't know what I'd find out here.

I'll pay you back for all this. - Train Dreams

I'll pay you back for all this.

Well, I sure do appreciate you coming up to check on me. - Train Dreams

Well, I sure do appreciate you coming up to check on me.

This is a good spot for a cabin. - Train Dreams

This is a good spot for a cabin.

I'm… I'm sorry. - Train Dreams

I'm… I'm sorry.

Where'd you all come from? - Train Dreams

Where'd you all come from?

All right, you're free. - Train Dreams

All right, you're free.

What kind of dog do you think they are? - Train Dreams

What kind of dog do you think they are?

What? "Newness of the experience." - Train Dreams

What? "Newness of the experience."

Can you howl? - Train Dreams

Hey, buddy. - Train Dreams

With Ignatius Jack's help, he raised the four walls of the cabin precisely where the old ones had stood. - Train Dreams

With Ignatius Jack's help, he raised the four walls of...

In that year, a great comet appeared in the sky, which many said signaled the end of days. - Train Dreams

In that year, a great comet appeared in the sky, which many...

The rebuilt cabin looked much like the first one. - Train Dreams

The rebuilt cabin looked much like the first one.

Get your asses up on that stand of white pine! - Train Dreams

Get your asses up on that stand of white pine!

Hey. Watch out, old man. Let me see that thing. Go get a crosscut or something. - Train Dreams

Hey. Watch out, old man. Let me see that thing. Go get a...

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A story about Robert Grainier, a day laborer employed as a logger helping to expand the railways across America. Forced to spend prolonged periods of time away from his wife, Gladys, and their young daughter, Grainier struggles to make sense of his place in a rapidly changing world. As his story unfolds, he experiences great love, unspeakable loss and unique bonds, on a journey that is both distinct and universal.

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Director: Clint Bentley

Writer: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Denis Johnson

Production: N/A

Genre: Drama

Year: 2025

MetaScore: 88/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Nov 2025

Awards: 19 wins & 120 nominations total

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