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Feature film — 2026

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026)

6.81h 30mDocumentary

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.

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Director: Ben McKenzie

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Cast & crew

Ben McKenzie as Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author

Ben McKenzie

Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author

Morena Baccarin as Self - Ben's Wife

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 as Self - Very Famous Actor

Gerard Butler

Self - Very Famous Actor

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Scott "The Scaffolder"

Self

Giorgio Angelini as 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 as Self (archive footage)

Nayib Bukele

Self (archive footage)

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