You Can See Everything review roundup: Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes film is a rave
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is one of the best-reviewed films of the year. Critics call it funny, unsettling and unlike anything else in cinemas.
The story (no spoilers)
You Can See Everything is a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the collapsed blood-testing company Theranos, who was convicted of defrauding investors. Directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim spent years with her, following her through the period before she reported to prison.
Rather than retelling the scandal, the film turns into an examination of truth, performance and manipulation, with the filmmakers trying to understand who Holmes really is, and how much any camera can capture.
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The verdict
A must for fans of Nathan Fielder's work and anyone fascinated by the Theranos story. At nearly three hours it asks for patience, but critics overwhelmingly say it pays off; it is in US cinemas now and widens on 23 October.
- 99%Rotten TomatoesTomatometer, 109 reviews, 18 Oct 2026
- 99MetacriticMetascore, 37 critic reviews, 18 Oct 2026
- 98%RT audiencePopcornmeter, 500+ verified ratings, 18 Oct 2026
What critics say
“You will likely have no idea what you have just seen, besides that it’s simply, unabashedly, unashamedly brilliant.”
“A three-hour nonfiction knockout from Nathan Fielder that follows fraudster Elizabeth Holmes to jail”
“This latter part of the film, with its labyrinthine maneuvers, its tangles of truth and emotion, proves startling”
What works
- A daring, original approach that turns a familiar scandal into something new.
- Funny and unsettling at the same time, in the style of Fielder's earlier work.
- Raises lasting questions about truth, manipulation and documentary itself.
What doesn't
- The running time of almost three hours is a big ask.
- Its deliberately puzzling structure will not suit viewers who want a straightforward account of Theranos.
A24 opened You Can See Everything in US cinemas on 16 October 2026, and it arrived on a wave of extraordinary reviews. It holds a 99% Tomatometer score from 109 reviews and a Metascore of 99 from 37 critics, a level of agreement that is rare for any film, let alone a nearly three-hour documentary. Deadline reported a strong first day of about $5.5 million from 855 cinemas.
What critics liked
Rolling Stone's David Fear called it simply brilliant, while admitting that viewers may struggle to say exactly what they have watched. Peter Travers described it as a three-hour nonfiction knockout, and The New Yorker's Richard Brody found its later stretch, with its tangles of truth and emotion, startling. The New York Times noted that the film is often funny even as it raises serious questions about truth and knowledge.
The Rotten Tomatoes critics' consensus credits Fielder with pushing his commitment to a concept as far as it can go, producing a portrait of Holmes that is puzzling, haunting and consistently gripping.
What to know before you go
Critics say this is not a conventional true-crime account of Theranos. Fielder, known for The Rehearsal and Nathan for You, and co-director Lance Oppenheim are as interested in how Holmes presents herself, and in their own role as filmmakers, as in the facts of the case. The Atlantic framed it as an attempt to work out whether Holmes is a master manipulator. The running time and the film's slippery structure are the only reservations that come up with any regularity.
Should you watch?
On the strength of the reviews, yes, especially on a big screen with an audience. The film is in limited release and expands across the US on 23 October; no streaming date has been announced.
Sources
This roundup summarises the reviews and reporting below. Follow the links for the full pieces.
- You Can See Everything critic reviews · Metacritic
- You Can See Everything · Rotten Tomatoes
- You Can See Everything (2026) · The Numbers
- 'You Can See Everything' Movie: How to Watch the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary · HollywoodLife
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