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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026)
Directed by Ben McKenzie
“Like subprime, but dumber.”
Documentary · 1h 30m
With any and all things crypto being pushed by celebrities, influencers, and politicians alike, actor-turned-author and director Ben McKenzie decides to investigate. Leveraging his celebrity status to gain access to eager prospectors, McKenzie finds himself unraveling the loosely regulated world of cryptocurrency. This skeptical but evenhanded take on the present and future of what we consider money gives a firsthand account of the chaotic financial frontier of our time.
Cast
Ben McKenzie
Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author
Morena Baccarin
Self - Ben's Wife
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Sam Bankman-Fried
Self - CEO, FTX
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Alex Mashinksy
Self - CEO, Celsius Network
Gerard Butler
Self - Very Famous Actor
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Scott "The Scaffolder"
Self
Giorgio Angelini
Self
A
Alex Gladstein
Self - Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
C
Corbin Keegan
Self - 1st Resident of Bitcoin City
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Wilfredo Claros
Self - Fisher
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Dan Davies
Self - Author, Lying for Money
Nayib Bukele
Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Director
- Ben McKenzie
- Writer
- Ben McKenzie
- Director of Photography
- Giorgio Angelini, Matthew Akers, Neil Brandvold, Victor Peña, Jeremy Aiken
- Original Music Composer
- Martin Crane
- Editor
- Drew Blatman, Jen Mackie
- Producer
- Ben McKenzie, Giorgio Angelini
Details
- Release date
- 2026-04-17
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America, Switzerland
- Production
- Verve Ventures, Caffeine
- Box office
- $153,433