Nuremberg (2025)

Nuremberg is built like an old-fashioned prestige drama, with neat little speeches that sound like they were written for the trailer. That’s the flaw, and you’ll hear it. The story underneath is serious and worth telling. In 1945, Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley, played by Rami Malek, is sent to evaluate the surviving Nazi leaders before an international tribunal tries them, and his one-on-one sessions with Hermann Göring become a slow, careful duel. Russell Crowe plays Göring as charming, vain and chillingly sure of himself, and he’s commanding in every scene. Malek is less convincing as a doctor who sees a book deal in the job. Leo Woodall’s interpreter, Sergeant Howie Triest, gives the film its moral center. When the trial shows evidence from the camps, the movie treats it with restraint. It made $71.1 million worldwide. A 7.3 because Crowe is formidable and the history matters, even when the filmmaking plays it safe. $348.04 says you search for what became of the real Howie Triest before the week is out.

What works: Russell Crowe gives a commanding performance as Göring, and the film takes the stakes of the tribunal seriously.

What doesn’t: The script is tidy and mechanical, with too many speeches that wrap scenes up in a bow, and Malek’s Kelley never quite comes into focus.

Who it’s for: History readers and fans of serious courtroom dramas who want a clear, earnest account of the tribunal.