A brilliant, self-questioning documentary about Elizabeth Holmes and the nature of truth, but about 45 f-words, an extended graphic male nudity scene, crude sexual talk, and misuse of God's name keep it firmly Avoid.
You Can See Everything is a 2026 documentary directed by comedian Nathan Fielder, in his feature directorial debut, and filmmaker Lance Oppenheim, released by A24. It follows Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, who invited a film crew to document them in the weeks before Holmes began a federal prison sentence for defrauding investors. In April 2023 the crew moved into the home with the couple and their children for the 34 days before she reported to prison, and the filmmakers kept following them for three years, including Evans's new blood-testing company. The film premiered as a secret screening at the Telluride Film Festival on September 6, 2026, and opened in United States theaters on October 16. It runs 174 minutes and is rated R for language and some graphic nudity.
Critics have been close to unanimous. Wikipedia reports a Metacritic score of 97 out of 100, and reviewers at Variety, The New Yorker, and The Guardian called it extraordinary. Several reviews say the film takes an unexpected turn in its second half. We have not spoiled it.
Fielder is a Canadian comedian, filmmaker, and actor born in 1983, known for a deadpan, awkward on-screen persona. He co-created and starred in Comedy Central's Nathan for You (2013 to 2017), created HBO's The Rehearsal (2022 onward), and co-created the series The Curse with Benny Safdie, according to Wikipedia. His plan was to stay behind the camera in this film, but his encounters with Holmes and Evans were so strange that he decided to appear in it. Variety's headline on an interview with him quotes his own verdict on Holmes: "I know she's a liar."
Holmes founded Theranos, a blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion. A jury convicted her in January 2022 of defrauding investors, and she was not convicted on the counts involving patients. In November 2022 Judge Edward Davila sentenced her to 135 months, about 11.25 years, and she began serving at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas on May 30, 2023. She and Theranos's former president, Ramesh Balwani, were ordered to pay $452 million in restitution, per Wikipedia. Her appeal was rejected in February 2025, and Bloomberg reported that a judge took a year off her sentence in March 2026 under a guideline change for first-time offenders.
Forbes reported on September 24, 2026 that she is approved to move to a Texas halfway house on August 23, 2027, with a scheduled release date of February 22, 2030. The Justice Department lists her request for a commutation from President Trump as pending. These details change, so check a current source before repeating them.
Plugged In counts about 45 f-words, about a dozen s-words, and about six misuses of God's name. It notes that Holmes herself is never heard using that kind of language, but Evans, who controlled her social media accounts while she was in prison, swears often while posting as her. Common Sense Media lists the f-word, the s-word, "bulls--t," and "a--hole."
The R rating cites "some graphic nudity," and The A.V. Club and NewsNation report that one person appears fully nude, a fact Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Plugged In and Common Sense both describe the scene: a stationary camera holds on Evans's fully exposed body from the side as he brushes his teeth in the shower, for a long time according to Common Sense. It is not erotic and no sex is shown, but it is explicit, and Plugged In calls it unnecessary.
The film is also full of sexual talk. According to Plugged In, Fielder offers to take his cameras away before Holmes reports to prison so the couple can have "quality time," and jokes about it afterward. He later asks Evans about conjugal visits, and Evans says he has been celibate, admits to masturbating, names a celebrity he fantasizes about, and brags about his sexual prowess. A promoter shoots a video supporting Holmes in a strip club, which Fielder questions repeatedly, and a clip from The Dropout shows her former partner telling her to look "sexy" for investors.
No violence is shown, but Common Sense notes a non-detailed reference to sexual assault. Plugged In adds that Evans says he carries a gun at all times and speaks of vengeance on people who have wronged him and Holmes, and that a promoter's skit has a character playing Holmes kidnapped and threatened. Characters drink wine with meals. The one spiritual reference Plugged In found is Evans suggesting that their love is the kind usually reserved for gods.
Plugged In and Common Sense are warmer about what this film attempts than their content ratings suggest. Plugged In calls it brilliant and says it is determined to uncover the truth, with Fielder asking probing and sometimes confrontational questions while doubting his own objectivity. It shows Holmes as a devoted mother who says the most painful part of prison is losing time with her children, and it humanizes the people around her without excusing a fraud conviction. Common Sense calls it a challenge to critical thinking, lists thinking critically as its main positive message, and notes how hard things become once you are caught in a lie. Plugged In sums up the film as being about "the lies we tell ourselves and each other."
The title promises that you can see everything, but Scripture says only one person can. Hebrews 4:13 says nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight, and 1 Corinthians 4:5 says the Lord will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and expose the motives of the heart. The film is three hours of evidence for how little a camera reveals about a heart, and Jeremiah 17:9 says the heart is deceitful, which is exactly the problem Plugged In says the film wrestles with: people who may not see themselves clearly. That is also a reason for humility. We do not judge Holmes's heart, but a jury did convict her of defrauding investors, and Proverbs 12:22 says the Lord detests lying lips while Ephesians 4:25 tells believers to put off falsehood and speak truthfully.
The content problems are just as plain. Ephesians 5:3-4 says there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality among believers, nor obscenity, foolish talk, or coarse joking. Psalm 101:3 resolves not to look with approval on anything vile, and Exodus 20:7 forbids misusing God's name. The film has an extended graphic nude scene, heavy profanity, and about six misuses of God's name. For adults, Romans 14:23 reminds us that what we do must not violate our own conscience, and thoughtful believers will draw this line in different places.
You Can See Everything scores 6/100, Avoid. That number measures content under our rubric, not the film's craft or its ideas. Extended explicit nudity, heavy profanity, crude sexual talk, and misuse of God's name push it far below the Mixed range, and explicit nudity alone caps a score at 22. It is not an endorsement of Holmes, and it does not celebrate fraud: it is a cautionary, self-questioning examination of truth. Plugged In rates its content Heavy for every age group, Common Sense says age 15 and up, and Movieguide's trailer-based preview urged Christians to tread carefully. We do not recommend it for children or teens. For an adult believer it is a conscience decision: if nudity and this level of language are lines for you, skip it and read about it instead.
Our Christian discernment guide explains how we weigh a film's strengths against its content, and our Christian movie reviews hub lists the others. For other stories about power, money, and deception, see our guides to Succession and The Boys, and our page on what the Bible says about honesty and other topics. For the details, read the full reviews from Plugged In and Common Sense Media, the A24 page, and Wikipedia's article on the film.