Overview
A gripping exploration of the human psyche in the face of evil and moral ambiguity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- brooding
- serious
- foreboding
- historical film night
- serious viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an earnest, accessible, and well-intentioned historical drama elevated by its cast, though its conventional plotting and unsubtle dialogue limit its complexity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Douglas Kelley’s psychiatric evaluation of Hermann Göring drives the film’s central moral and intellectual conflict.
The narrative centers on the Allied effort to prepare Nazi leaders for prosecution at the Nuremberg trials.
Kelley’s repeated encounters with the incarcerated Göring form the film’s primary dramatic engine.
The production depicts postwar Nuremberg, Allied judicial proceedings, and the institutional world surrounding the trials.
Films like Nuremberg, and why
Judgment at Nuremberg
shared historical courtroom drama, postwar reckoning, and moral examination of Nazi crimes
The Reader
shared post-world war ii setting, psychological inquiry into Nazi culpability, and morally serious historical drama
Conspiracy
shared confined interrogation of Nazi leadership, procedural historical realism, and ideological confrontation
Downfall
shared 1940s German setting, dramatic portrait of collapsing Nazism, and intense focus on historical perpetrators
Movie Details
- Director
- James Vanderbilt
- Release Date
- 2025-11-06
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (1441)
Cast
- Rami Malek
- Russell Crowe
- Michael Shannon
- Leo Woodall
- John Slattery
- Richard E. Grant
- Mark O'Brien
- Colin Hanks
- Wrenn Schmidt
- Andreas Pietschmann
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nuremberg about?
- A postwar psychiatrist’s attempt to decode Hermann Göring becomes a tense inquiry into charisma, culpability, and the psychology of evil before the Nuremberg trials.
- What is Nuremberg like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nuremberg as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Nuremberg violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nuremberg.
- What did critics think of Nuremberg?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an earnest, accessible, and well-intentioned historical drama elevated by its cast, though its conventional plotting and unsubtle dialogue limit its complexity.
- Which films are like Nuremberg?
- Films with a similar feel include Judgment at Nuremberg, The Reader, Conspiracy, and Downfall.
- How long is Nuremberg?
- Nuremberg runs 149 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nuremberg?
- In United States, Nuremberg streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
