Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones star in “Train Dreams,” which is adapted from Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella. Clint Bentley, who oversaw the 2021 Sundance drama “Jockey,” directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar.

Netflix is buying the Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones drama Train Dreams at Sundance. Sources tell us that the deal was in the high teen millions. The pic made its debut in the Premieres section of the fest.

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.

Bentley also co-wrote the script for the turn of the 20th Century period drama with "Sing Sing" director Greg Kwedar.

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.

Eva Victor appears in Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mia Cioffy Henry.

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.