You Can See Everything: parents' guide
Best for ages 16 and up. Rated R for language and some graphic nudity.
A long, talky documentary for older teens and adults curious about true crime, the media, or how people perform for a camera. Nothing violent happens, but the R comes from roughly 45 f-words and an extended shower scene with full-frontal male nudity. There is frank talk about sex and masturbation, the couple's last night together before prison is implied with the cameras off, and Holmes's father mentions, without detail, that she was raped. At nearly three hours, with a twisty second half, it is a stretch for younger viewers anyway; we suggest 16.
What's in it
Violence
MildNo violence is shown. Holmes's father briefly says, without detail, that she was raped; the film does not dwell on it. Evans says he carries a gun and hints at payback, and a promoter's skit stages a mock kidnapping of a Holmes stand-in.
Language
StrongPlugged In counted about 45 f-words and a dozen s-words, plus several misuses of God's name. Holmes herself does not swear; most of it comes from Evans and others in candid or heated moments.
Sex and nudity
StrongA fixed camera holds on Evans fully nude, genitals visible, as he showers for an extended stretch. The couple's sex is implied off camera, Evans talks openly about celibacy and masturbation, and one promo video is shot in a strip club.
Drinking, drugs and smoking
MildAdults have wine with meals on a few occasions. No drunkenness, smoking or drug use is described by any of the guides we checked.
Scary or intense scenes
MildNothing scary, but some unease: Holmes is visibly distressed about a decade in prison and strip searches, and Evans grows controlling, makes veiled threats and cuts short an interview with an engineer who disputes Holmes's account.
Worth talking about
The film keeps asking whether Holmes is sincere or performing. Ask how editing, reenactments and a filmmaker's own choices shape what we end up believing about a real person.
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Checked October 24th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, Wikipedia, abcnews.com. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.