Nuremberg Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 8, 2025

Nuremberg

Release Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 Theaters

Director: James Vanderbilt

Starring: Rami Male • Russell Crowe • Michael Shannon • Richard E. Grant • Leo Woodall

PG-13 Drama N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: The movie Nuremberg is about the trials of Nazi leaders after World War II. The film focuses on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, played by Oscar Isaac was replaced by Rami Malek, who must decide if Nazi prisoners are mentally fit to stand trial. Kelley engages in a battle of wits with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man, played by Russell Crowe. The movie also features Michael Shannon as Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, the main prosecutor in the trials.

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Who stars in Nuremberg – Cast List

R
Rami Male
... Douglas Kelley
Russell Crowe
... Hermann Göring

Kraven the Hunter, Robin Hood
Michael Shannon
... Robert H. Jackson

Knives Out, Bullet Train
R
Richard E. Grant
... David Maxwell Fyfe

The Thursday Murder Club, Logan
L
Leo Woodall
... Howie Triest

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Tuner
J
John Slattery
... Col. Burton C. Andrus

The Adjustment Bureau, Ant-Man
L
Lydia Peckham
... Lila

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
W
Wrenn Schmidt
... Elsa

Xeno, The Starling Girl
L
Lotte Verbeek
... Emmy Göring

The Fault In Our Stars, The Last Witch Hunter
A
Andreas Pietsch
... Rudolf Hess
C
Colin Hanks
... Gustave Gilbert

Nobody 2, Parkland
D
Dieter Riesle
... Julius Streicher

Who is making Nuremberg – Crew List

A look at Nuremberg behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director James Vanderbilt last helmed Truth. The film's writer James Vanderbilt last penned The Long Walk and Fountain of Youth.

Director: James Vanderbilt
Screenwriter: James Vanderbilt
Producers: Brad Fischer
Istvan Major
Paul Neinstein
Richard Saperstein
James Vanderbilt

Studios: Sony Pictures
Production Company: Bluestone Entertainment
Walden Media

Production – What we know about the Nuremberg

Key Facts

Based on the 2013 non-fiction book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2024

Completed

Changed Nuremberg movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violent content involving the Holocaust, strong disturbing images, suicide, some language, smoking and brief drug content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Nuremberg Trailers and Clips

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Nuremberg Release Date: When was the film released?

Nuremberg was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 7 , 2025. There were 21 21 other movies released on the same date, including Predator: Badlands, Sarah's Oil and Die, My Love.

The estimated home release date for Nuremberg is currently being determined. Stay tuned!