Russell Crowe’s Instant Classic WWII Movie Sends Streaming Competition to the Bunker

After a so-so run in theaters over the last few weeks, the old-fashioned period drama Nuremberg finally debuted on the PVOD marketplace, arguably the venue it was always intended for. The movie's excellent audience scores make it primed for home video success. Also going in its favor is its genre; World War 2 movies are especially popular among older audiences, who've shown that they are fine with waiting for something they're intrigued by to hit streaming rather than rush out to watch it in theaters. As expected, Nuremberg was an instant hit on its very first day at home, as it ranked among the most-watched movies on the domestic Apple TV charts, according to FlixPatrol.

Besides the Christmas classics that finished above it, Nuremberg trailed only three 2025 movies in the rankings — the blockbuster horror sequel Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the heist film Now You See Me: Now You Don't, and the underwhelming Stephen King adaptation The Running Man. Nuremberg was the least-successful of the lot at the box office. The movie seems to have concluded its run with under $15 million domestically and less than $30 million globally. Written and directed by James Vanderbilt, the movie follows the psychological duel between the Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring, played by Russell Crowe, and an American psychiatrist played by Rami Malek, before Göring was put to trial for his crimes during World War 2.

'Nuremberg' Holds an Incredible Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes

Over the course of its run, Nuremberg overtook several past World War 2 movies at the domestic box office, the most recent being Clint Eastwood's revolutionary Letters from Iwo Jima. It earned mostly positive reviews, and is currently sitting at a 72% critics' score and a terrific 96% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site's 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." In his review, Collider's Ross Bonaime described the film as "lackluster" but praised Crowe's central performance. The movie also features Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Colin Hanks, Richard E. Grant, and Michael Shannon. You can now watch Nuremberg at home and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

Release Date

November 7, 2025

Runtime

148 minutes

Director

James Vanderbilt

Writers

James Vanderbilt, Jack El-Hai

Producers

István Major, Richard Saperstein, William Sherak, Bradley J. Fischer, Paul Neinstein