Nuremberg Movie Is Now Dominating Netflix — Russell Crowe and Rami Malek Deliver One of the Year's Best Films
Russell Crowe's Nuremberg movie has arrived on Netflix and immediately shot to the top of the streaming charts. The WWII psychological thriller, which originally opened in theaters in November 2025, began streaming on Netflix on March 7, 2026, and has not looked back since.
What the Nuremberg Movie Is About
The Nuremberg movie follows a U.S. Army psychiatrist locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.
Based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, the film follows psychiatrist Douglas Kelley as he seeks to carry out an assignment to investigate the personalities and monitor the mental status of Göring and other high-ranking Nazis in preparation for and during the Nuremberg trials. It runs 2 hours and 28 minutes and is rated PG-13.
Göring is portrayed not as a one-dimensional villain but as a highly intelligent narcissist who, even in captivity, remains convinced he will escape punishment for his crimes.
Nuremberg Movie Cast: Every Major Name
Russell Crowe stars as Hermann Göring alongside Rami Malek as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, Michael Shannon as chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson, and Richard E. Grant as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe.
Leo Woodall plays Howard Triest, a German-born Jewish interpreter whose presence lends the story a deeply personal dimension. John Slattery portrays prison warden Burton Andrus, Colin Hanks appears as court psychologist Gustave Gilbert, and Mark O'Brien takes on the role of prosecutor John Amen.
The film was written, co-produced, and directed by James Vanderbilt, the screenwriter behind Zodiac and Scream.
Russell Crowe Netflix Performance Praised by Audiences
Critics and audiences have responded very differently to the Nuremberg movie. The film grossed $45 million at the global box office against a reported production budget of around $10 million, and earned a 71% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences, however, proved far more enthusiastic, with the film earning a near-perfect 95% Verified Hot Popcornmeter rating.
The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus reads: "Driven by a commanding performance from Russell Crowe, Nuremberg is a handsomely crafted historical drama, but its measured pacing and emotional restraint keep it from fully realizing the complexity of its subject."
Many audience reviews singled out Crowe's transformation into Göring as award-worthy, with calls for an Oscar recognition circulating widely on social media since the film's November theatrical run.
Nuremberg Is Climbing Netflix Charts Fast
Nuremberg entered the Netflix Top 10 Movies in the United States at No. 3 on March 8, 2026, the day after its streaming debut, and has continued to hold strong, beating out blockbusters including Jurassic World and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
Nuremberg landed on Netflix as part of a Pay-1 licensing agreement between the platform and Sony Pictures. The film's surge on streaming closely mirrors the pattern set earlier in 2026 by War Machine, another Netflix title that exploded in viewership within days of its debut.
The Nuremberg movie is streaming now on Netflix.
