Movies About Tech Founders, Ranked

The founder: Ross Ulbricht (Silk Road)

Starring Nick Robinson as dark-web entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht, Tiller Russell's crime drama chronicles the rise of "Silk Road," an anonymous digital marketplace dedicated to untraceable drug sales. As the platform transforms into a multimillion-dollar online enterprise, it catches the attention of Rick Bowden (Jason Clarke), a washed-up, old-school DEA agent who uses unorthodox tactics to bring Ulbricht down.

Though their digital cat-and-mouse game spans federal jurisdictions, critics felt the film struggled to find a compelling rhythm. Reviewers criticized Silk Road's clunky screenplay and disjointed tone, which wavers awkwardly between a sleek tech thriller and a conventional police procedural without fully committing to either. Despite committed lead performances from Robinson and Clarke, critics concluded that the formulaic script felt far too superficial to capture the complex, dark fascination of its real-world subject.

"A fervently topical, at times intriguing, but ultimately rather sketchy drama about the online black market." —Owen Gleiberman, Variety

The founder: Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble)

Lily James stars as Whitney Wolfe Herd in this drama centered on the turbulent founding and explosive growth of the dating app Bumble. Co-starring Dan Stevens and Jackson White, the film chronicles Wolfe Herd's journey after her high-profile departure from Tinder, capturing her fierce determination to build a female-first dating platform which fundamentally reshaped modern dating and tech culture. The plot highlights both corporate intrigue and personal ambition inside the hyper-competitive app market.

Reviewers found the film overly sanitized and superficial, pointing out that while James' central performance showed clear emotional promise, the screenplay felt too much like an approved corporate press release rather than an incisive biopic. Critics routinely noted that the movie glossed over deep industry friction, treating genuine tech disruption as a series of glossy, paint-by-numbers commercial milestones. 

"The film's anti-patriarchal thesis is a worthy one that feels oddly undeveloped given that it's the entire point, the actors here merely reading lines from a script as pat as a canned solicitation to swipe right." —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

The founder: Steve Jobs (Apple)

Spanning 30 pivotal years, this biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs under the direction of Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote). The narrative follows Jobs' journey from tinkering in a garage alongside Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad) to his painful ouster from Apple and his eventual triumphant return to launch the iPod. Supporting turns from Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, and J.K. Simmons flesh out Apple's combative early executive board.

Critics noted Kutcher's impressive physical mimicry and vocal commitment to Jobs, but ultimately dismissed the film as an overly episodic, surface-level melodrama that failed to capture the complex genius or darker psychological motivations of its subject. Reviewers concluded that the film felt less like a penetrating biographical feature and more like a rushed TV movie glossing over essential history. Its subject would be treated more artistically in several later features (and even a much earlier one) a bit further down this list.

"This is far from the bomb some would have envisaged, but neither is it the character illumination one would wish for. Jobs appears so consumed by his work here that little else mattered in his life. That may be true, but we're left none the wiser as to what made the man tick, beyond what we already know." —Ed Gibbs, The Guardian

The founders: Multiple, including Linus Torvalds (Linux/Git)

The history of the GNU, Linux, and Open Source movements takes center stage in J.T.S. Moore's informative feature documentary. Featuring in-depth interviews with key tech figures like Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Eric S. Raymond, and Bruce Perens, the film chronicles the philosophical war waged by independent programmers against the proprietary software dominance of corporate giants like Microsoft.

The documentary captures a crucial ideological turning point in modern personal computing history, and while reviewers appreciated the film as a useful historical archive for software enthusiasts, mainstream critics found its dry, talking-head format visually static and overly technical for casual viewers. Reviewers noted that despite the high-stakes philosophical debate over digital freedom, the film lacked the dynamic cinematic flair, kinetic pacing, and dramatic narrative arc required to engage audiences outside the immediate open-source devotees. 

"Confident that his subject matter is inherently scintillating, however, Moore lays it out in creakily dry fashion. Those who consider computers to be glorified word processors may find their eyes glazing over in a matter of minutes." —Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

The founder: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

This biographical thriller by Bill Condon (Kinsey) features Benedict Cumberbatch in a striking lead performance as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange alongside Daniel Brühl as his early collaborator Daniel Domscheit-Berg. Co-starring Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, and Alicia Vikander, the narrative traces the meteoric rise of the whistleblowing website and the ideological rift that grows between its co-founders as they prepare to release the largest leak of classified intelligence in U.S. military history.

Reviewers praised Cumberbatch's magnetic turn and Brühl's grounded foil, but concluded that the movie was severely dragged down by a convoluted script and clumsy visual gimmicks that failed to make digital data transfers thrilling on screen. Critics widely felt that the film drowned in technobabble and contradictory moralizing, leaving the final dramatic product feeling oddly detached despite the real-world international stakes.

"As a piece of filmed entertainment, The Fifth Estate shows why things like authorial point of view and visual sensibility are so essential in bringing such stories to life. Unlike its most obvious predecessor, 'The Social Network,' this film doesn't have much of either, and the weakness shows." —Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

The founder: Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

Directed and written by Aaron Sorkin, this companion piece to the stylish, trenchant The Social Network is inspired by The Wall Street Journal's exposé, The Facebook Files. (Neither TSN director David Fincher, nor Jesse Eisenberg, who starred as co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, took part in the sequel.) The Social Reckoning follows Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a Facebook engineer who enlists reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) to blow the whistle on the company's darkest secrets, while Jeremy Strong steps in to play an alien-like incarnation of Zuckerberg.

After the film premiered at the New York Film Festival, critical reception was split right down the middle. Although reviewers praised Sorkin's sharp dialogue and Madison's sympathetic lead performance, they felt his direction lacked Fincher's kinetic visual style and criticized the film's superficial character depth. While critics admired the urgency of this David-vs.-Goliath drama, most concluded that the uneven film was ultimately fated to be less compelling than its zeitgeist-capturing predecessor. 

"The Social Reckoning is a project that makes a lot of sense for [Sorkin] to tackle, and while his penchant for conflict and discovery is a winning match for a biographical thriller, his affinity for classical Hollywood storytelling is so off-key for this moment as to feel tone-deaf." —Kent M. Wilhelm, The Film Stage

The founders: Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker (Napster)

Directed by Alex Winter (The Panama Papers), this documentary explores the genesis and chaotic aftermath of Napster, the peer-to-peer file-sharing service created by teenagers Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Featuring archival footage and candid interviews with music luminaries like Henry Rollins and Noel Gallagher, the film examines how peer-to-peer technology irrevocably shattered the music industry's business model at the turn of the millennium.

Critics found the documentary to be an engaging, fast-paced, and nostalgic time capsule of the early internet era. Reviewers praised Winter's ability to capture the kinetic energy and disruptive panic that gripped corporate boardrooms, though some noted it leaned a bit too heavily on familiar talking points and shallow soundbites without offering fresh, deeper investigative insights into the legal and cultural fallout that followed. 

"A fascinating, alternate-universe look at the dawn of the music-sharing phenom — once a cause of concern in the industry, yet now a footnote to our all-digital music marketplace." —Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

The founder: Henk Rogers (Bullet-Proof Software)

Directed by Jon S. Baird (Stan & Ollie), this biographical thriller stars Taron Egerton as video game studio founder and salesman Henk Rogers alongside Nikita Efremov as Soviet computer engineer Alexey Pajitnov. Set during the waning years of the Cold War, the film chronicles Rogers' harrowing, high-stakes journey to Moscow as he navigates corrupt KGB agents, treacherous legal loopholes, and cutthroat international media moguls to secure the global distribution rights to Pajitnov's addictive puzzle software.

Critics embraced the movie as an entertaining, briskly paced corporate thriller, praising its retro synth-pop aesthetic and the lively lead chemistry between Egerton and Efremov. Reviewers noted that while the screenplay takes considerable dramatic liberties by dressing up licensing negotiations into a stylized spy caper, its kinetic energy and arcade charm make for a surprisingly thrilling history lesson.

"Unfortunately, despite Egerton's most dedicated efforts to pump some life into his hero, Rogers is the blandest kind of capitalist hero. Meanwhile, the various Soviets and Brits caught up in the Tetris antics are just one graphics card away from being Super Mario Bros.-ready boss-level villains." —Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

The founder: Adam Neumann (WeWork)

The messianic rise and catastrophic downfall of real-estate tech company WeWork is the subject of Jed Rothstein's engrossing documentary. The film focuses on the eccentric charisma and unchecked hubris of co-founder Adam Neumann and his wife Rebekah, featuring interviews with former employees, journalists, and financial experts who witnessed the company's valuation collapse.

Critics found the documentary thoroughly entertaining, crisp, and fast-paced, praising its sharp examination of how venture capital hype and blind optimism can fuel modern corporate echo chambers. However, several reviewers noted that the film's reliance on familiar media headlines left it feeling slightly light compared to more exhaustive investigative books on the topic. Nevertheless, it stands as a compelling, highly watchable cautionary tale about modern tech-world delusion and unchecked executive power.

"The film is fascinating on cult capitalism and the power of personality as a marketing tool for an otherwise unremarkable business plan." —Wendy Ide, The Observer [UK]

BONUS TV PICK: Apple's 2022 miniseries WeCrashed features a decent narrative take on the same story, with Jared Leto starring as Neumann.

The founders: Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Steve Jobs (Apple)

This biographical drama stars Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates, alongside Joey Slotnick as Steve Wozniak and John DiMaggio as Steve Ballmer. It chronicles the fierce personal and corporate rivalry between Apple and Microsoft from their early garage origins in the 1970s through Apple's 1997 Macworld presentation.

Pirates initially aired on TNT, and critics embraced the movie as a brawny, highly entertaining history lesson, praising its breezy pacing and the sharp lead chemistry between Wyle and Hall. Reviewers noted that while the screenplay takes occasional dramatic liberties, its witty, ironical glaze and punchy performances turn complex early-tech history into a rollicking, delightfully accessible ride. 

"You will probably conclude that Microsoft is what revenge looks like to the kid who was never cool enough. You may wonder how such elegant machines ever emerged from such a wormy Apple." —John Leonard, New York Times Magazine (Vulture)

The founders: Joseph Park and Yong Kang (Kozmo.com)

Capturing the dizzying heights and sudden collapse of the dot-com bubble, Wonsuk Chin's documentary tells the story of the same-day delivery service Kozmo.com. The film follows young investment bankers Joseph Park and Yong Kang, who founded an online delivery startup promising one-hour delivery of everyday goods before burning through over $250 million in venture capital. Chin's camera captures raw, real-time board meetings as market reality crashes down.

Reviewers praised the film's extraordinary, fly-on-the-wall access, calling it a sobering and remarkably candid front-row seat to the speculative mania of the early internet boom. Critics noted that the documentary serves as an invaluable historical document, offering a quiet, absorbing portrait of how youthful hubris, unsustainable business logistics, and easy corporate funding inevitably collided with basic economic principles.

"Entertaining as he is, there are many times when you wish you'd been given a few more facts and numbers so you could understand what the young CEO and his colleagues were celebrating or bemoaning." —Jonathan Foreman, New York Post

The founder: Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)

Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) examines the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes. The documentary details how Holmes convinced investors, statesmen, and media empires that her revolutionary blood-testing technology worked, despite it being fraudulent. Through key insider interviews and rare company footage, Gibney charts the psychological mechanics of corporate deception.

Critics highlighted Gibney's sharp eye for investigative detail and the unsettling psychological intrigue surrounding Holmes' carefully crafted persona. However, some reviewers felt the film retreaded familiar ground already covered extensively by podcasts and books. Ultimately, critics deemed it a chilling, expertly assembled autopsy of tech-world gullibility, illustrating the terrifying, seductive power of a carefully constructed founder myth in an era obsessed with disruption.

It wouldn't be the final word on Holmes, but we'll get to that in a moment.

"Alex Gibney's documentary tells a dramatic, if somewhat workmanlike, story of Silicon Valley hubris meeting old-fashioned scamming." —Chris Barsanti, Slant Magazine

The founder: Josh Harris (Pseudo.com)

This chilling documentary by Ondi Timoner about early internet pioneer and dot-com millionaire Josh Harris, who staged radical art experiments including living under 24-hour camera surveillance, draws on over a decade of chaotic archival footage that tracks Harris' descent into clinical obsessiveness. His experiments predicted the modern era of social media, lost privacy, and online self-commodification.

Critics were utterly fascinated by the documentary's prophetic nature and wild archival material, noting how accurately Harris anticipated modern digital culture long before smartphone saturation. However, many reviewers found the subject himself to be deeply off-putting, narcissistic, and unhinged. Overall, critics deemed it a disturbing, prescient, and fascinating documentary that feels less like a standard tech profile and more like a real-life horror film. 

"A frightening portrait of a man whose technological genius fails to compensate for his gaping emotional deficits." —J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The founders: multiple (General Magic)

An elusive 1990s Apple spin-off company that secretly designed the precursor to the modern smartphone is at the heart of Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude's documentary. Through interviews with visionary engineers like Marc Porat, Andy Hertzfeld, and Megan Smith, the film chronicles how an all-star team created groundbreaking handheld tech that failed commercially but was far ahead of its time.

Reviewers found the film to be a deeply moving and poignant tribute to technological visionaries, praising its ability to turn a commercial failure into a triumphant celebration of innovation. Critics noted that the documentary thoughtfully demonstrates how failure often seeds future tech triumphs, delivering a captivating, surprisingly emotional look at one of the greatest tech companies you've never heard of.

"General Magic is engaging, but there's a tougher, tighter film in here struggling to get out. " —Bilge Ebiri, The New York Times

The founder: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

This intimate, behind-the-scenes documentary portrait of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from director Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) was filmed over six years and tracks Assange as he navigates international warrants, political asylum inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, and growing internal legal troubles among his inner circle.

Critics admired Poitras' bravery and her willingness to re-edit the film over time to reflect a far more critical, conflicted, and morally ambiguous view of Assange than originally planned. Reviewers praised the resulting documentary for its tense, unvarnished proximity to power, refusing to offer simple heroic or villainous narratives. Instead, critics lauded Risk as a fascinatingly complex character study that captures its subject with terrifying, uncompromised intimacy.

"To some degree in spite of Ms. Poitras's journalistic intentions — though very much as a consequence of her rigorous honesty — the picture that emerges is complicated, unsettling and intriguingly ambivalent." —A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The founder: Steve Jobs (Apple)

Steve Jobs' life and cultural legacy receive an unflinching documentary appraisal from prolific documentarian Alex Gibney. His film contrasts the near-religious reverence surrounding Apple's sleek products with the co-founder's cold personal relationships, ruthless corporate tactics, and ethical compromises across his career. Through candid interviews with Jobs' former close associates and romantic partners, Gibney interrogates our collective relationship with technology.

Reviewers praised Gibney's balanced, provocative approach to dismantling tech idolatry, commending the documentary as a sharp, necessary antidote to corporate hagiography. While die-hard Apple enthusiasts felt the film leaned too heavily into negativity, mainstream critics celebrated its willingness to ask uncomfortable questions about what society is willing to forgive in pursuit of beautiful consumer devices. 

"A coolly absorbing, deeply unflattering portrait of the late Silicon Valley entrepreneur that expands, not altogether convincingly, into a meditation on our collective over-reliance on our favorite handheld gadgets." —Justin Chang, Variety

The founders: Edmund McMillen & Tommy Refenes (Team Meat), Phil Fish (Polytron), and Jonathan Blow (Number None)

Independent software developers, including Edmund McMillen, Tommy Refenes, and Phil Fish, are followed by filmmakers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky as they pour their finances, sanity, and personal lives into building breakout hit games like Braid, Super Meat Boy and FEZ. The film captures the raw, grueling process of coding under extreme emotional pressure.

Critics praised the documentary for its deep empathy, visual charm, and human emotional core, noting that it transformed software development into a universal story about artistic sacrifice, mental health, and obsession. Reviewers noted that by focusing on individual creators rather than massive corporations, the filmmakers delivered a passionate, tense, and deeply moving portrait that makes lines of code feel like high-stakes poetry. 

"The picture scores big points by drawing a sharp distinction between corporate videogame programmers and indies." —Rob Nelson, Variety

The founders: Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman (govWorks.com)

High school best friends Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman launch GovWorks.com in this landmark documentary by Jehane Noujaim (The Great Hack) and Chris Hegedus (The War Room). The film captures the fracturing of the founders' friendship as their company explodes during the height and ultimate crash of the dot-com bubble.

Widely considered a classic of modern non-fiction filmmaking, the film was lauded by critics for capturing the raw, tragic human cost of sudden wealth, executive hubris, and corporate greed in real time. Reviewers noted that Noujaim's unhindered access created a heartbreaking, riveting tragedy of modern ambition that serves as the definitive time capsule of the dot-com era's soaring highs and devastating financial crashes. 

"The giddy excitement of Startup.com comes from feeling as if you're inside the bubble as it soars into the stratosphere - and pops." —Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun

The founder: Sam Altman (OpenAI)

Directed by Luca Guadagnino (After the Hunt) and written by Simon Rich (An American Pickle), this timely satire chronicles the chaotic 2023 power struggle at OpenAI, centering on the sudden firing and rehiring of CEO Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield). Originally slated for release by Amazon MGM Studios before being infamously dumped due to their $50 million partnership with OpenAI, the Neon-distributed film boasts a loaded ensemble cast. Co-stars include Yura Borisov as machine-learning computer scientist Ilya Sutskever, Monica Barbaro as OpenAI interim CEO Mira Murati, Cooper Hoffman as OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk.

Exploring the high-stakes, often absurd corporate politics behind civilization-changing technology, the film premiered at the New York Film Festival to generally favorable reviews. Critics praised it as a provocative, entertaining, and urgent autopsy of Silicon Valley hubris, highlighted by Garfield's compelling lead performance and Guadagnino's sharp direction. While some reviewers found the characters too archetypal and the tone occasionally uneven, most agreed it successfully balances dark humor with the terrifying reality of unchecked technological advancement, deeming it as a highly relevant modern thriller.

"This is cinéma du doomscrolling at its funniest and its doomiest, generating the sort of laughs usually experienced by those strolling toward the gallows." —David Fear, Rolling Stone

The founder: Rod Canion, Jim Harris, and Bill Murto (Compaq)

The David-vs-Goliath story of Compaq Computer and its three founders—Rod Canion, Jim Harris, and Bill Murto—unfolds in Jason Cohen's spirited documentary. In the 1980s, the trio built a portable personal computer in a Houston diner to challenge the near-monopoly of tech titan IBM, sparking the personal computing revolution.

Reviewers thoroughly enjoyed the film's brisk pacing, retro charm, and classic underdog storytelling, praising it as a joyful, engaging celebration of entrepreneurial grit. Critics noted that Cohen turned complex corporate rivalry, patent battles, and hardware reverse-engineering into an irresistibly fun, heist-style documentary that remains effortlessly watchable for both tech historians and casual moviegoers alike.

"Although we know the outcome, Silicon Cowboys feels like a suspense thriller." —Leba Hertz, San Francisco Chronicle

BONUS TV PICK: The acclaimed AMC series Halt and Catch Fire depicts a fictionalized account of a 1980s Texas personal computer startup that is inspired in part by the Compaq story.

The founder: Elon Musk (SpaceX)

Alex Gibney's long-gestating documentary feature delivers a comprehensive portrait of tech mogul Elon Musk. Running almost four hours, and drawing on extensive archival footage and candid interviews, the film examines the tech founder's journey across PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and X (formerly Twitter), weighing his engineering vision against his erratic public persona.

Critics have hailed the documentary as a rigorous, deeply balanced study of one of the world's most divisive figures, praising Gibney for avoiding cheap sensationalism in favor of psychological depth. Reviewers noted that while the film doesn't necessarily unearth radical new bombshells, it builds the most in-depth profile to date of a polarizing titan. 

"Most portraits simply give you a sketch of the subject. This one gives you existential chills. It's designed to scare the living sh*t out of you." —David Fear, Rolling Stone

The founders: Douglas Fregin and Mike Lazaridis (Research in Motion)

Jay Baruchel stars as soft-spoken tech founder Mike Lazaridis alongside Matt Johnson as Doug Fregin and an explosive Glenn Howerton as ruthless businessman Jim Balsillie in this fast-paced comedy-drama that also features Michael Ironside and Cary Elwes in sharp supporting roles. Directed by Johnson (Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie), the film chronicles the meteoric rise and catastrophic downfall of the world's first smartphone empire.

Critics praised BlackBerry's manic energy, razor-sharp dialogue, and standout ensemble performances—particularly Howerton's furious, acclaimed turn. Reviewers consistently ranked it among the finest modern tech biopics, hailing it as a hilarious, surprisingly thrilling, and tragic corporate autopsy that proves the tech world's biggest enemy is almost always its own fleeting success. Completists may want to seek out a television version, which is cut into three 45-minute episodes and features additional material. 

"As an exploration of what motivates people at work – and what doesn't – it's smartly and subtly observed." —Phil de Semlyen, Time Out

The founder: Steve Jobs (Apple)

Unfolding in three real-time acts backstage before major product launches—the Macintosh in 1984, the NeXT Cube in 1988, and the iMac in 1998—this structured dramatic feature was directed by Danny Boyle (28 Years Later) and scripted by Aaron Sorkin (The American President). Michael Fassbender stars as Jobs alongside Kate Winslet as marketing exec and Jobs' right hand Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Jeff Daniels as former Apple CEO John Sculley.

Coming out the same year as Alex Gibney's Steve Jobs documentary, the drama was universally acclaimed, with critics singling out Fassbender's fierce lead performance alongside Winslet's formidable, Oscar-nominated turn, as well as Sorkin's crackling dialogue and Boyle's propulsive direction, which combined into something relentlessly brilliant.

"The tension between Boyle's restless energy and Sorkin's tendency to run in place drives the movie." —Jesse Hassenger, The A.V. Club

The founder: Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

Directed by David Fincher (The Game) and written by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men), the acclaimed drama stars Jesse Eisenberg as Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg, chronicling the meteoric, fraught creation of Facebook and the bitter dual lawsuits that followed with co-founder Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and the Winklevoss twins (Armie Hammer). The narrative delves into the betrayal, ego, and social alienation driving the tech giant's origin.

Universal acclaim greeted the film upon release, with critics crowning it a defining masterpiece of 21st-century cinema. Reviewers lauded Fincher's meticulous direction, Sorkin's razor-sharp script, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' haunting score, and the ensemble's flawless performances, celebrating it as a brilliant, searing portrait of creation and loneliness in the digital age.

"The film comes down to a mesmerizing portrait of a man who in any other age would perhaps be deemed nuts or useless, but in the Internet age has this mental agility to transform an idea into an empire." —Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter

The founder: Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)

Co-directed by Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) and Lance Oppenheim (Primetime), this hybrid documentary-psychodrama captures Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and partner Billy Evans during her final weeks of freedom before serving an 11-year prison sentence for wire fraud. Spanning three years of prison phone calls, media fallout, and surprising metatextual commentary, the 174-minute film transforms from a behind-the-scenes home portrait into an uncomfortably intimate examination of performance, deception, and truth.

The film premiered on the festival circuit to universal acclaim, instantly becoming one of the highest-scoring releases of 2026. Critics hailed the film as a genre-redefining masterpiece of nonfiction cinema. Reviewers celebrated the staggering access and Fielder's signature deadpan humor, praising the film as a glorious, hall-of-mirrors psychological excavation of modern celebrity culture, self-deception, and the boundaries of reality. 

"Almost immediately, it's evident that You Can See Everything pushes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking, and somehow, even after 174 minutes, it leaves us hungry and curious for more." —Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire

BONUS TV PICK: For a fictionalized account of the Holmes/Theranos story, try the well-reviewed Hulu miniseries The Dropout, which stars Amanda Seyfried as Holmes.