You Can See Everything Review (Spoiler-Free)
You Can See Everything Review: Nathan Fielder Breaks the Documentary (Spoiler-Free)
You Can See Everything is one of the most unique documentaries I've ever sat through, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim take a subject we all think we already know, Elizabeth Holmes, and hand you a film that refuses to play by the rules. I walked out of the theater still turning it over in my head. This one followed me out to the parking lot.
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Not your standard doc
We've had the Holmes story told a few times now. There's HBO's The Inventor and Hulu's The Dropout with Amanda Seyfried. So the obvious question going in is: what's left to say?
Turns out, plenty. Holmes invited Fielder and Oppenheim into her home with her partner, Billy Evans, and their kids during the weeks before she reported to federal prison in 2023. That level of access alone would make for a solid film. But Fielder doesn't do solid. He does strange, uncomfortable, and fascinating.
Instead of the usual talking heads, archival news clips, and a narrator walking you through the timeline, the film lives inside long, close, intense conversations. The camera sits right on faces. You read every pause and every flicker. It's the kind of thing you can't stop watching, even when you kind of want to look away.
Nathan is us
The smartest move this film makes is putting Nathan on screen. If you know him from Nathan For You or The Rehearsal, you know his deadpan, slightly awkward energy. Here, that energy becomes the audience's point of view.
Nathan is a stand-in for all of us. Every room he walks into, every question he asks, every uncomfortable silence he sits through, it feels like you're the one sitting there. He asks the questions you'd want to ask Elizabeth Holmes if you got the chance. And when the answers don't quite add up, you see him process it in real time, just like you're doing in your seat.
As someone who interviews people for a living, I found that part especially gripping. Most documentaries hide the filmmaker. This one makes the filmmaker's confusion part of the story. That's a bold choice, and it pays off.
More questions than answers
Here's the thing you need to know going in: this movie asks every question you'd want a film about Elizabeth Holmes to ask. But it doesn't tie things up with a bow.
You'll walk away with even more questions than you came in with. Questions about Holmes, sure. But also questions about truth, about performance, and about how much a camera can actually capture about a person. The title starts to feel like a dare.
Some people will find that frustrating. I found it thrilling. It's rare for a documentary to trust its audience enough to leave the hard thinking to us.
Know before you go
It's long. The film runs 174 minutes, almost three hours. And it's built almost entirely on conversation. If you need a fast-paced, plot-driven doc, adjust your expectations. But Oppenheim's visual style keeps it cinematic, and the tension never really lets up. I didn't check my watch once.
Also, go in as blind as you can. The filmmakers have asked audiences not to spoil it, and they're right. Part of the experience is not knowing where Fielder is going to take you next.
The verdict
You Can See Everything is one of the most interesting documentaries of our time. It takes a story we thought was finished and cracks it wide open. It's weird, it's uncomfortable, it's funny in ways you won't expect, and it's absolutely worth seeing.
A24 opens it in theaters October 16. Grab a friend who likes to talk about movies after, because you're going to need someone to debate this one with.
Bottom line: See it. Then let's talk.
FAQ
Is You Can See Everything worth watching? Yes. It's one of the most original documentaries in years, and it rewards viewers who like films that leave them thinking long after the credits.
How long is You Can See Everything? The film runs 174 minutes, just under three hours.
Who directed You Can See Everything? Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You, The Rehearsal, The Curse) co-directed it with documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.
Is You Can See Everything about Elizabeth Holmes? Yes. It follows the Theranos founder and her partner, Billy Evans, in the weeks before she began her federal prison sentence in 2023, but it goes well beyond a standard true-crime retelling.
When does You Can See Everything come out? A24 releases it in theaters on October 16, 2026. It premiered as a secret screening at the 2026 Telluride Film Festival and later played the New York Film Festival.
Do I need to know the Theranos story before watching? Not really. A basic idea of who Elizabeth Holmes is helps, but the film is less about the fraud itself and more about truth, performance, and what a camera can capture.