Train Dreams,” a lyrical drama about a logger whose work developing America’s railroad keeps him laboring in isolation, has sold to Netflix. The film earned rave reviews after debuting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival,

Clint Bentley's 'Train Dreams' stars Joel Edgerton as a cursed Pacific Northwest logger, adapted from a Denis Johnson novella.

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.

Clint Bentley’s latest film, "Train Dreams," is a deeply felt, must-see historical drama starring Joel Edgerton

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

Clint Bentley translates Denis Johnson’s novella into a meditative study of America’s Puritan work ethic, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones.

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.

Netflix is buying the Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones drama Train Dreams. Sources tell us that the deal was in the high teen millions. Pic is based on the 2011 Denis Johnson novella and directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley.