You Can See Everything is the strangest big-screen event of 2026: a nearly three-hour A24 film in which comedian Nathan Fielder and director Lance Oppenheim spend 34 days inside the home of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, just before she reports to prison. It premiered as a secret screening, sold out thousands of shows, and almost nobody who has seen it will tell you what really happens. This guide covers where to watch it, when it streams, how much it has made and who everyone in the story is, with zero spoilers.
Quick answers
- Where to watch: in cinemas only right now. It is not on Netflix or Prime Video.
- US release: October 16, 2026 (after a secret Telluride premiere on September 6).
- UK and Ireland: November 20. Australia: November 12.
- Streaming: no official date. HBO Max is the expected home.
- Runtime: about 2 hours 55 minutes (174 minutes).
- Opening weekend: roughly $15.6 million from 855 screens.
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Where to watch You Can See Everything
The film is a theatrical exclusive for now. A24 released it in the US and Canada on Friday, October 16, 2026, and it has been expanding since. After its opening weekend on 855 screens, A24 announced a jump to more than 2,500 screens for its second weekend, so it should be easier to find a seat than it was in week one. You can look up showtimes on A24's official film page.
Release dates by country
| Region | In cinemas |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | October 16, 2026 |
| Australia | November 12, 2026 |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | November 20, 2026 |
Is You Can See Everything streaming yet?
No. A24 has not announced a digital or streaming date. Because Warner Bros. Discovery holds a first-window deal with A24, the expected streaming home is HBO Max. The timing is where the reports disagree: one box office report said a 47-day theatrical window would lead to streaming on December 2, while other outlets are pointing to January or mid-February 2027, based on how recent A24 films such as Marty Supreme and The Drama moved to HBO Max three to four months after opening. Treat every date as unconfirmed until A24 or HBO announces one. Premium rental on digital platforms usually comes before the subscription window, but that is also unannounced.
It is also worth knowing what it is not: it is not a Netflix or Prime Video title, so searching those apps will not find it.
What is You Can See Everything about?
A24's official synopsis says that thirty-four days before she is sent to prison, Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait becomes what the synopsis calls a mind-bending, three-year journey. The crew spends the month at her oceanside home in San Diego with her partner, Billy Evans, and their two young children.
The film does not behave like a standard Theranos documentary. Critics describe it as an experimental meta-documentary, and the NPR review calls it best treated as two movies stitched together: a first stretch filmed before Holmes went to prison, and a second part whose approach the filmmakers have deliberately kept secret. That secrecy is the whole marketing hook, and it is why this guide stays away from the second half.
Is it a documentary? Yes, but with an asterisk. Variety called it the furthest thing from a pure documentary, and NPR labelled it "documentary(-ish)". If you want a straight, fact-by-fact retelling of Theranos, this is not that film. If you want to see how someone like Holmes presents herself on camera, and how a film crew reacts, it is exactly that.
Who is Elizabeth Holmes and what did she do?
Elizabeth Holmes left Stanford University at 19 and founded the blood-testing startup Theranos in 2003. The company claimed a small finger-prick sample could run a wide range of lab tests on a proprietary machine. Investors poured in money, and Holmes became a Silicon Valley celebrity, often compared to Steve Jobs.
The claims did not hold up. In January 2022 a jury convicted Holmes of defrauding investors, who were misled out of more than $450 million. In November 2022 she was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months (135 months). She reported to Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum-security facility in Texas, on May 30, 2023. Her former business partner Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani was tried separately and received a sentence of nearly 13 years.
When does Elizabeth Holmes get out of prison?
Release dates reported in the press have moved around as credits are applied. Recent reports cite a projected release of February 22, 2030 in federal prison records, and a judge has approved a transfer to a halfway house in Del Valle, Texas, on August 23, 2027. Other outlets still quote dates in 2031 or 2032, so check the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator if you need the current figure.
Who is Tyler Shultz?
Tyler Shultz is a former Theranos employee who became one of the best-known whistleblowers in the case, and the grandson of the late former US Secretary of State George Shultz, who sat on the Theranos board. We have not seen him listed in the film's cast, but his story is key background if you want the full picture of how Theranos unravelled. The reporting by John Carreyrou and the HBO documentary The Inventor are the standard starting points.
Who is Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes' husband?
Billy Evans is a California hotel heir and Holmes' long-term partner. Press descriptions vary: some outlets call him her husband, others her partner or fiancé, so the safest wording is "partner". The couple have two young children, and Evans has continued to visit her in prison. While Holmes serves her sentence, Evans has also launched a blood-testing company of his own, Haemanthus, a detail that drew plenty of attention when it was reported. Holmes and Evans were the ones who reached out to A24 about making a film, and he is one of the three people billed on screen alongside Holmes and Fielder.
Who made it? Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim
Nathan Fielder is the Canadian comedian behind Nathan for You (Comedy Central, 2013 to 2017), the HBO series The Rehearsal and the A24 series The Curse, which he co-created with Benny Safdie. His whole career sits in the gap between real life and staged life, which is why this project is such a natural fit. This is his feature directorial debut.
Lance Oppenheim (born 1996, a Harvard graduate) is the documentarian behind Some Kind of Heaven (2020), Spermworld (2024) and Primetime for A24. Fielder has said he is still struggling to understand what he went through making the film, which tells you a lot about the tone.
Reports say the film was made in secret over about three years. A24 teased it with a mystery campaign: the Telluride audience did not know what they were about to see and had to hand over their phones before the screening.
You Can See Everything box office
The numbers are the real surprise. The film was projected to open around $7 to 8 million. It actually opened to about $15.6 million from just 855 theatres, finishing second behind Street Fighter. That is the biggest documentary opening in 13 years, the second-best non-music documentary debut ever behind Fahrenheit 9/11, and the best launch for any film on fewer than 1,000 screens since Borat in 2006. A24 reported more than 2,000 sold-out screenings.
Internationally it has been quieter: Variety reported $9.5 million from 51 territories after the opening weekend, for a global total of $17.5 million at that point. The film reportedly cost about $7 million, so it has already passed its estimated break-even point. Box office totals change daily, so check Box Office Mojo for the latest figure.
Is You Can See Everything good? Review roundup (spoiler-free)
The critical response is strong. It sits at roughly 98% on Rotten Tomatoes according to Screen Rant. Variety called it shameless and fascinating, and a Substack critic went as far as calling it transcendent. NPR was more mixed on the ethics, arguing that the film sets aside some of the evidence that could cloud its central question.
CineDecode's take: the interesting tension in the reviews is that fans of Fielder will love how uncomfortable it is, while viewers who want accountability for Theranos may feel it hands Holmes a stage. Both reactions seem fair. Our advice: see it in a cinema if you can, go in cold, and give yourself a long evening, because the runtime is close to three hours. It is not a film you can easily half-watch on a phone.
Elizabeth Holmes documentary spoilers: should you look them up?
We would say no. The people who made the film, and the reviewers who have seen it, have been unusually careful to protect the second half, and ticket buyers have clearly responded to that. This post only uses information from the official synopsis and from the first-half descriptions that critics have freely shared. If you do see spoiler posts on social media, the best advice is to mute the title until you have watched it.
Frequently asked questions
When does You Can See Everything come out?
It opened in US and Canadian cinemas on October 16, 2026. Australia follows on November 12 and the UK and Ireland on November 20.
Where can I stream You Can See Everything?
It is not streaming yet. HBO Max is the expected platform, but A24 has not announced a date, and estimates range from early December 2026 to February 2027.
Is You Can See Everything on Netflix?
No. It is an A24 release and is not on Netflix or Prime Video.
How long is You Can See Everything?
About 2 hours 55 minutes. Some reviews list it as 174 minutes.
Is You Can See Everything a real documentary?
It is billed as a documentary, but critics describe it as experimental and meta, blending fact with filmmaking games.
Who is in the film?
Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder and Billy Evans are the three people billed in the main credits.
Is Elizabeth Holmes still in prison?
Yes. She is at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, with a halfway-house transfer approved for August 23, 2027.
Is the film worth watching if I have never seen Nathan for You?
Yes. You do not need to know his earlier work, although fans of Nathan for You and The Rehearsal will recognise the style.
Sources
A24 official film page; Wikipedia (You Can See Everything); NPR review (October 16, 2026); Variety review and box office report; IndieWire box office report; The Hollywood Reporter box office report; Screen Rant; TechRadar; Newsweek; Fox 4 News; TheWrap; Yahoo Entertainment. Figures and dates are correct as of October 22, 2026 and may change.
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