Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026)
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.
- Released
- 2026-04-17
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ben McKenzie
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Ben McKenzie as Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author
- Morena Baccarin as Self - Ben's Wife
- Sam Bankman-Fried as Self - CEO, FTX
- Alex Mashinksy as Self - CEO, Celsius Network
- Gerard Butler as Self - Very Famous Actor
- Scott "The Scaffolder" as Self
- Giorgio Angelini as Self
- Alex Gladstein as Self - Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
- Corbin Keegan as Self - 1st Resident of Bitcoin City
- Wilfredo Claros as Self - Fisher
- Dan Davies as Self - Author, Lying for Money
- Nayib Bukele as Self (archive footage)
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