Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026 · 90 min · DocumentaryNR
Like subprime, but dumber.
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.
- Director
- Ben McKenzie
- Writer
- Ben McKenzie
- Released
- April 17, 2026
- Language
- English
Cast
Ben McKenzie
Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author
Morena Baccarin
Self - Ben's Wife
Sam Bankman-Fried
Self - CEO, FTX
Alex Mashinksy
Self - CEO, Celsius Network
Gerard Butler
Self - Very Famous Actor
Scott "The Scaffolder"
Self
Giorgio Angelini
Self
Alex Gladstein
Self - Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Corbin Keegan
Self - 1st Resident of Bitcoin City
Wilfredo Claros
Self - Fisher
Dan Davies
Self - Author, Lying for Money
Nayib Bukele
Self (archive footage)
Where to watch in the US
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