How You Can See Everything Became the Surprise Movie Hit of the Year: Nathan Fielder, Elizabeth Holmes, and the $45 Million Documentary

A three-hour experimental documentary is currently the hottest ticket in theaters. You Can See Everything, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, has pulled in over $45 million in just two weekends, making it the biggest nonfiction hit in years and one of A24’s most successful releases on record. The twist? A24 shut down its documentary division a year before the film came out.

The film orbits Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans, but Fielder himself has become the central figure audiences can’t stop watching. Viewers are fixated on the smallest details, from coffee cups to a book called Dog Paintings that is now reselling for over $100. It’s less like watching a documentary and more like solving a puzzle with a packed theater full of strangers.

The bigger story is what this says about audiences. With theatrical documentaries facing a rough market, this film became a genuine cultural event because its messy, oddball characters feel more recognizable than most polished Hollywood fare. So the question is: have you seen it yet, and which detail are you still thinking about? Tell us on our socials.