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Nuremberg (2025)

Nuremberg poster
Directed by
James Vanderbilt
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 28m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 1,206 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the wake of World War Two, an American psychiatrist is tasked with evaluating high-ranking Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials. He focuses especially on Hermann Goring, probing the mind of a man responsible for immense cruelty.

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What happens

Nuremberg is a 2025 American psychological thriller historical drama film written, co-produced, and directed by James Vanderbilt. Based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, the film follows U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) seeking to investigate the personalities and monitor the mental status of Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and other high-ranking Nazis in preparation for and during the Nuremberg trials. Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O'Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, and Michael Shannon have supporting roles in the film. The film had its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025. It was released theatrically in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on November 7, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Crowe's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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