Dir. Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim · 2026 · 174 min · in cinemas
Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder convicted of fraud, let a small film crew into her home in the weeks before she went to prison. Her partner, Billy Evans, is there too. Nathan Fielder, in his first feature as a director, co-directs with Lance Oppenheim and points the camera at the question of who she really is. That is as much of the story as this review will give away.
a documentary that never earns our trust
William Bibbiani, TheWrap
The reviews agree on one thing above all: the film is a puzzle about truth, and it is built on purpose so that you can't solve it. Several critics describe a film that keeps asking what a documentary is allowed to claim, and who is steering the scene. TheWrap compares it to Orson Welles's F for Fake. Consequence calls it a "reality-splitting masterpiece" and notes the square frame, which makes the close-ups feel tight and uncomfortable. The Film Stage praises the long, patient looks at faces and the cinematography of David Bolen.
The length is the other talking point. At 174 minutes it is a big sit, yet more than one critic says it moves faster than the clock suggests, because small details turn into clues and information is held back until it counts. Fielder's questioning, awkward and persistent, is where much of the humour and the tension comes from.
Critics split on how far to trust it. The Film Stage admires the film but worries about seams in the editing and wonders whether the subjects are being used to showcase Fielder's cleverness. Another review finds Holmes too guarded for the film to reach any answer, and says Fielder is not a neutral presence. If you want a straight account of the Theranos story, this is not that film; if you want a verdict on Holmes, the film will not hand you one. The same quality that thrills some critics, putting the filmmaker at the centre of a film about someone he barely knows, may strike others as self-indulgent.
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It opened in cinemas in the United States on 16 October 2026, from A24, after screenings at the Telluride and New York film festivals. No streaming release has been announced in the sources we found. Availability varies by country, so check your local cinema listings.