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Movie Name: Nuremberg
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Starring: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, Michael Shannon
Genre: Drama, Biography, History, Thriller, War
Running Time: 148 Minutes
Release Date: November 07, 2025
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Languages: English
Production House: Lea Pictures, Electric Avenue
Budget: $- million
During the Nuremberg trials, chief psychiatrist Douglas Kelley interviews Nazi prisoners to determine whether they are fit to stand trial. There, he enters a “battle of wits” against Adolf Hitler’s right-hand man, Hermann Göring.
Nuremberg: Movie Overview
Nuremberg is a 2025 American historical drama film written, co-produced, and directed by James Vanderbilt. It is based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai. The film follows psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who is challenged with determining if Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) is fit to stand at the Nuremberg trials. It also stars Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, and Michael Shannon in supporting roles.
The film had its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025, where it received a four-minute standing ovation, one of TIFF’s longest standing ovations ever. It is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada by Sony Pictures Classics on November 7, 2025.
It was announced in December 2023 that James Vanderbilt was set to write and direct the film, with Rami Malek, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon set to star. Additional casting including Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery and Colin Hanks was announced in January and February 2024.
Filming began in Budapest in February 2024, and had wrapped by May 2024.
A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
Movie Trailer:
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Movie Review:
A Riveting Portrait of Power and Punishment in Post-War Germany
Story:
In the aftermath of World War II, the Allies assembled the famed Nuremberg Trials to bring Nazi war criminals to account. At the centre is psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), tasked with assessing whether high-ranking Nazis like Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) are fit to stand trial. As Göring flits between bravado and vulnerability, Kelley navigates bonds, betrayal and a courtroom drama that aspires to define accountability for the unspeakable.
Review:
The film opens on the final day of World War II with a haunting line on screen: “For those who lived it, and those who didn’t.” From there it never loses sight of its purpose. It ripples with relevance in today’s geopolitical flashpoints where wars rage, power abides unchecked and justice remains an elusive ideal. In holding up the curtain on what the Nazis described as the “The Final Solution” (of the Jewish question), the narrative refuses to flinch.
Rather than fixate on the omnipresent name of Adolf Hitler, the spotlight shifts astutely to Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), the second-in-command whose smug narcissism, opioid addiction (reportedly 40 pills a day) and pot-bellied bravado belie a chilling moral void. Göring is disturbingly at ease with the idea of death and trial; his swagger conceals the abyss beneath. Crowe owns every frame, delivering a performance of chilling magnetism. His portrayal remains a master class in how a villain can mesmerise.
Opposite him, Rami Malek’s character Douglas Kelley provides the anchor. The strange bonhomie that develops between the two men becomes the heartbeat of the film. They play cat and mouse with souls, reputations and raw psychology. The supporting cast – Michael Shannon as the unyielding Robert H. Jackson, Leo Woodall as Sergeant Howie Triest and Richard E. Grant as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe. Collectively, they all contribute layers of tension and introspection.
Visually and technically the film is rich: from the prison sets that feel oppressive and real, to the meticulous costumes and textures that mirror a war-torn Germany, the era itself becomes a character. It transports you completely, where architecture, uniforms and haircuts speak volumes. The scenes depicting the aftermath of atrocities are handled with restraint. They are impactful, but never indulgent.
One wonders what drove these men to commit such heinous acts, and the film offers enough psychological insight to keep that question alive. Yet, for all its ambition, the film is not without flaws. The trial, which one hopes will dominate the narrative, feels almost perfunctory. It’s brief in a second act that builds so much promise and then retreats. The pacing drags in places, causing the grip to loosen.
Still, for all its darkness, Nuremberg remains a film of rare gravity. Director and writer James Vanderbilt crafts a compelling piece of cinema that is intelligent, immersive and uncomfortably reflective. It may not reinvent the courtroom drama, but it reminds us why the story matters – not only historically but in our time. Crowe, Malek and company deliver with conviction, the design immerses and the message resonates. Watching this trial isn’t just witnessing history, it’s confronting our own capacity for evil and the fragile scaffolding of justice.
