Our take
Nuremberg is a PG-13 historical drama about Nazi leaders awaiting trial. Real archival footage shows concentration camp victims. An execution by hanging, prisoner suicides, and wartime suffering appear. Language includes s-word level profanity plus smoking and brief drug references. Essential for mature teens studying WWII, not for younger viewers
Uplifting themes
Accountability, empathy, and confronting evil
Story (may spoil tone)
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Archival Holocaust footage, hanging, and frequent wartime atrocity refe…
Archival Holocaust footage, hanging, and frequent wartime atrocity references
Language Occasional s-word and religious exclamations under stress
Occasional s-word and religious exclamations under stress
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Smoking and brief drug references in the postwar setting
Smoking and brief drug references in the postwar setting
Frightening Real camp imagery and trial dread are deeply disturbing
Real camp imagery and trial dread are deeply disturbing
Self-harm / suicide Prisoner suicides and discussion of choosing death over execution
Prisoner suicides and discussion of choosing death over execution
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse Archival Holocaust footage includes murdered children and camp victims
Archival Holocaust footage includes murdered children and camp victims
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Real camp imagery, hanging, and wartime atrocity detail are shown
Real camp imagery, hanging, and wartime atrocity detail are shown
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Collective trauma and mourning after genocide
Collective trauma and mourning after genocide
Talk after watching
- A psychiatrist must judge men who committed atrocities. What is justice after war?
- Archival footage shows real victims. How should families approach Holocaust education?