# You Can See Everything \[Nathan Fielder film\] {Warning: Open Spoilers} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 16, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877 "2026-10-16T03:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/61 "2026-10-28T03:27:41Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Interesting to note that the only posters with a negative opinion of this film are those who have read the spoilers but haven’t seen it. Well, I have to agree with the others who have expressed little interest in this movie. Why would I want to watch a known convicted fraudster try to outfox someone new for three hours? I already know plenty about the case, and she seems unequivocally guilty. We already know she’s pretty good at confidence scams, what’s the attraction with watching her try to do that again? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/62 "2026-10-28T03:49:53Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Why would I want to watch… I guess you will never know. It’s the kind of film that defies your expectations. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/63 "2026-10-28T03:51:31Z")
Ehh, I might someday know, but it will probably be sometime when it’s on cable. So far, I’m not seeing the great attraction. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/64 "2026-10-28T03:52:00Z")
Either way it might not be the movie for you, but I’m just telling you that your attitude is the one I went in with, and I came out thinking it was a wildly different movie from what I expected. Among other things it’s not three hours of her trying to outfox him, but I think the more spoilers you get in advance to disprove that point, the less impact the movie might have for you. ETA this is also one where are the theatrical experience is likely much stronger than a home viewing experience. I’m not trying to talk you into seeing it, I’m just answering your comment. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/65 "2026-10-28T04:16:04Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Among other things it’s not three hours of her trying to outfox him, but I think the more spoilers you get in advance to disprove that point, the less impact the movie might have for you. Yeah, the insistence of not knowing the “twist” being central to the viewing of the movie is most of what is making me think “whatever” in regard to this film. A great film that is worth my time is one that will still captivate me even if I know the whole story going into it, and it will reveal new ideas upon repeated viewings. That includes documentaries. So, it seems that this movie probably wasn’t made for me. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/66 "2026-10-28T05:03:51Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > A great film that is worth my time is one that will still captivate me even if I know the whole story going into it, and it will reveal new ideas upon repeated viewings. And this film _does_ that. It will definitely give you different things to think about on second viewing. But that doesn’t mean that seeing it unaware of what will happen isn’t an optimal and unique experience. Don’t see it if you don’t want to. But this is one of the best reviewed films _of all time_ and IMO you are missing out by being so steadfastly against it. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/67 "2026-10-28T05:12:23Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Well, I have to agree with the others who have expressed little interest in this movie. Just curious…why would you read a 60+ post thread about a film that holds little interest for you? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/68 "2026-10-28T05:14:37Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Don’t see it if you don’t want to. But this is one of the best reviewed films _of all time_ and IMO you are missing out by being so steadfastly against it. Meh, I’m not steadfastly against it, but I am skeptical about needing to go out of my way to view it. The number of films that have been raved about in the last 25 or so years that I’ve been disappointed with when I finally saw them is large. Again, if I see it, I’ll catch it when it’s shown on cable. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/69 "2026-10-28T05:19:41Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Just curious…why would you read a 60+ post thread about a film that holds little interest for you? Because it’s being raved about, and I was curious about what the attraction was, given that the subject has been pretty thoroughly covered. If it seemed that the raves were merited, I might go out of my way to see it. I haven’t seen any description that makes that the case. But then again, I’m not everyone. It wouldn’t be the first film that was made that I wasn’t the target audience for, and it surely won’t be the last. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/70 "2026-10-28T13:48:44Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Yeah, the insistence of not knowing the “twist” being central to the viewing of the movie is most of what is making me think “whatever” in regard to this film. A great film that is worth my time is one that will still captivate me even if I know the whole story going into it, and it will reveal new ideas upon repeated viewings. That includes documentaries. So, it seems that this movie probably wasn’t made for me. I agree with this, and I’d also say, in my opinion, this movie will only grow with repeated viewings. Folks tend to latch onto the idea of “ooh, there’s a twist/surprise” and exaggerate its importance. There’s not a twist in this movie. There are things you know mid-way that you did not know at the beginning, and things you know at the end that you did not know in the middle. There are moments when you cannot predict what will happen next. That’s it. Don’t let people leaning into the modern discourse that “spoilers ruin everything” confuse you into thinking that this movie rests its laurels on a gotcha ya moment. Knowing the whole thing will change subsequent experiences with it. As is true with all art. No more and no less. (And that’s another manifestation of a theme in the film… a kind of quantum “observing things changes them”). All that said, if you’re like me, the fact that anyone or ones are spending so much time talking about it is enough to leave you skeptical and avoidant, regardless of the content of the conversation 🙂 That’s fine too. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/71 "2026-10-28T15:04:08Z")
I’m still on the “not seeing it” side of the fence on this one. Reading about it make me question it’s authenticity and wonder if it’s all just a manufactured piece ala Andy Kaufman. Not really a documentary but more shot some footage of a notorious figure and with their permission built a narrative. Feels as real as a reality tv show. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/72 "2026-10-28T15:09:00Z")
I’m leaning towards seeing it. Mostly because everyone is talking about it, and I’d like to be part of the popular conversation. And hey, if it’s that good a movie, maybe I’ll like it, too. But i suspect the film will annoy me. Certainly, the descriptions I’ve read here of Fielder’s other work sounds annoying. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/73 "2026-10-28T15:26:46Z")
In fact, i bought tickets for this afternoon’s matinee. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/74 "2026-10-28T15:35:06Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Reading about it make me question it’s authenticity and wonder if it’s all just a manufactured piece ala Andy Kaufman. See it or don’t but it’s definitely not anything like that. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/75 "2026-10-28T16:55:55Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Folks tend to latch onto the idea of “ooh, there’s a twist/surprise” and exaggerate its importance. I disagree with this. I don’t think anyone in this thread is saying the movie is ruined or not worth seeing if you know what’s coming…what we’re saying (at least I’m saying) is that you might lose some of the fun you might otherwise experience organically. It’s not binary. On that note, my son and I are planning to see it again, together this time. It will be nice to have someone to talk to about it! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/76 "2026-10-28T17:07:43Z")
It’s not a major twist like The Usual Suspects. It’s just a weird turn at one point. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/77 "2026-10-28T17:09:31Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > tl;dr - in a world of art where artists say “trust me to deliver the message”, it’s such a release to have an artist who says “don’t trust me”, not because he wants to lie, but because he wants to remind us that everyone creates their own situational truths all the time To me, at least, I find the idea of pointing out the amount of deception/masking/lack of self-awareness in the world today, to be boring and easy. It’s like pointing out, for the 83rd quadrillionth time, that people lie. Especially in this “post truth era”. For me, it’s so much easier and unsurprising, to find a liar and delve into the why/how they lie than to actually do the work and find a modicum of truth. That’s why I think this movie holds no interest to me. Who the fuck cares what lies Elizabeth Holmes tells herself/Fielder/ or the world? She’s one of millions of people who lie/delude themselves for their own gain (monetarily or emotional). And who cares what Fielder tries to accomplish with his footage/editing. He’s happily an unreliable source. I get the whole “of a moment”/post truth crap, but I dont see why it’s interesting in the least. Maybe it’s having a career of being lied to, but I have no interest in the movie and don’t get (outside of the influencer/celebrity culture I dont get), why this seems to grab anyone’s attention. Now, if you’ll excuse me, there are some clouds I need to shake my fist at. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/78 "2026-10-28T17:15:07Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I disagree with this. I don’t think anyone in this thread is saying the movie is ruined or not worth seeing if you know what’s coming…what we’re saying (at least I’m saying) is that you might lose some of the fun you might otherwise experience organically. It’s not binary. I meant “folks in the world in general”, not necessarily in this thread. Or rather, I was responding to the statement that “the insistence of not knowing the ‘twist’ [is] central to the viewing of the movie.” Taking that at face value, my response was simply meant to say that whoever is insisting that is wrong. Wherever they are. But, that said, my point is that all movies (or books, or whatever) might lose some of the fun you might otherwise experience organically if you are given the roadmap in advance (though having foreknowledge might also generate other sources of fun that do not exist if you go in blank). This movie isn’t in a special class of art where that is uniquely true. @scabpicker has picked up the idea that this movie has a twist, and that experiencing the twist is core to the movie being good. My position is that it is almost universally true that any art when experienced for the first time will contain things that are novel or unexpected, that will not be novel or unexpected in subsequent experiences. That’s true for this film. The enjoyment of the movie does not rely on that first-time novelty, _even if that novelty is in fact there to experience_. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/79 "2026-10-28T17:20:06Z")
I have now learned a whole bunch about what actually went on at Theranos and I am so excited to see it a second time. I was a blank slate the first time. It’s going to be a totally different experience. _The Rehearsal_ continues to be fantastic. I didn’t expect that it would have continuity. That adds so many more layers to the show. (The last episode I watched, The Fielder Method, actually got me teared up.) If people don’t want to see something they will continue to come up with reasons long after their initial concerns are addressed, so that is probably a losing game. I think it’s just, I don’t want the film to be misrepresented. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877/80 "2026-10-28T17:25:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > For me, it’s so much easier and unsurprising, to find a liar and delve into the why/how they lie than to actually do the work and find a modicum of truth. What do you do when the truth is incredibly difficult to find, and when you uncover truths you didn’t expect and have to figure out what to do with that information? Morally? Artistically? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film-warning-open-spoilers/1033877.md?page=5)