Netflix is about to drop one of the best movies of the year in the form of a quietly powerful drama that has drawn unanimous praise from critics. "Train Dreams" comes courtesy of co-writer and director Clint Bentley, who previously oversaw 2021's "Jockey" — a well-received drama that deserved more attention than it got. With "Train Dreams," however, Bentley looks to have topped his last effort with a movie that's guaranteed to prompt Oscar buzz.

Based on Denis Johnson's 2011 novella of the same name, "Train Dreams" stars Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a logger who helps to build railroads across the United States during the early 20th century. Beginning in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, we follow Grainier as he grows older and works to expand the railroads before meeting and mar

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