James Franco’s Forgotten WWI Movie Gets Shot Down by Russell Crowe’s ‘Nuremberg’

James Franco’s Forgotten WWI Movie Gets Shot Down by Russell Crowe’s ‘Nuremberg’ Russell Crowe taking the stand with two soldiers beside him in NurembergImage via Sony Pictures Classics By  Rahul Malhotra Published 1 minute ago Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.

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Three weeks into its theatrical run, the World War 2 drama Nuremberg seems to be nearing the end of the line. The movie had a soft opening at the box office, and has been hovering inside the top 10 of the domestic charts ever since. And although it hasn't yet been launched in many overseas markets, the film appears to have hit a ceiling domestically. Nuremberg passed the $15 million milestone globally this weekend, having had its wings clipped by the recently released Sisu: Road to Revenge, another movie set during the same era. However, unlike Nuremberg, which is a more traditional sort of awards season drama, Sisu 2 is something that Quentin Tarantino might guffaw at. That said, Nuremberg has managed to overtake a handful of past war movies in its run so far, with the latest being one of James Franco's biggest bombs.

Nuremberg's $15 million haul puts it ahead of the $14.8 million that the 2006 film Flyboys concluded its run with. Set during World War 1, the movie cost a whopping $60 million to produce, and, incidentally, featured current Paramount boss David Ellison in a rare acting role. Ellison's Skydance Entertainment also co-produced the film, directed by the Oscar-winning Tony Bill. Flyboys opened to poor reviews, and is now sitting at a 34% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "A poorly scripted history-rewriting exercise with mediocre acting and unconvincing CGI battle scenes." The movie was released following Franco's star-making appearances in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies.

'Nuremberg' Is Primed for Home Video Success

Nuremberg, on the other hand, is directed by James Vanderbilt. The movie features the Oscar-winning Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in the lead roles, as the Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring and the American psychiatrist sent to get inside his mind ahead of the Nuremberg Trials. The film opened to mostly positive reviews, and is now sitting at a 71% score on RT. However, it's the audience's support that has carried it through the box office battlefield. Nuremberg holds a "verified hot" 96% audience score on the aggregator, indicating that it is going to have a great run on home video. Also featuring Michael Shannon and Leo Woodall, Nuremberg is playing in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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Nuremberg

Like Follow Followed History Drama Thriller 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

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• Russell Crowe Hermann Göring
• Rami Malek Douglas Kelley

American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley arrives at the Nuremberg Trials, tasked with evaluating Nazi officials’ mental fitness. His process soon evolves into a sharp psychological duel with Hermann Göring.

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