I. Deal Overview
"You Can See Everything," an A24 documentary co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim — the latter also directed the recently released film "Primetime" — centers on one of Silicon Valley's most notorious cases of corporate fraud. The film follows Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos, which was once valued at $9 billion on the claim that it could run hundreds of tests from just a few drops of blood. That core technology was ultimately found to have been falsified, and Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors; she is currently serving her prison sentence. This documentary captures her real experience in the period surrounding her incarceration.
As of the date Rotten Tomatoes first publishes an official Tomatometer score, will "You Can See Everything" score above 90%?
The film premiered as a "mystery screening" at the Telluride Film Festival on the night of September 7. Prior to the screening, its contents were kept entirely secret — audiences only knew that a "mystery A24 film" would be shown that night, with the specific title revealed only once they were in the theater. A theatrical release is set for October, though a specific date has not yet been announced.
II. Content and Approach: A Hybrid of Real Documentary Footage and Reenactment
Filming began in 2023 and captured Holmes' final 34 days before she formally entered prison, shot at the home she rented in San Diego, with footage of her daily life alongside her partner, Billy Evans, and their two children.
One particular technique stands out: some of the offscreen exchanges between Fielder and Holmes in the film were reenacted with the participation of a well-known actress, rather than consisting purely of authentic footage. This gives the documentary a distinctive hybrid form, blending genuine documentary material with a kind of semi-fictional reenactment.
III. Current Signals: An Enthusiastic Reception, but No Official Score Yet
According to first reactions compiled by The Hollywood Reporter, audiences described the viewing experience with words like "shocking," "incredible," "insane," and "what did I just watch." Variety's review called it "one of the closest things to the antithesis of a 'pure' documentary," describing it as a distinctive combination of "a reality-TV-style buddy film and a psychodrama circus."
One important caveat: at the time these "first reaction" reports were published, official critics' reviews had not yet come out — The Hollywood Reporter's own coverage noted that "formal reviews are imminent." That means the current wave of enthusiasm comes entirely from audience reactions shared on social media in real time, and does not yet reflect a Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic score built on a larger, more settled sample of critical opinion.
