Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026)

6.6/10 • 90 min • Documentary

Overview

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

Gerard Butler

Self - Very Famous Actor

Giorgio Angelini

Self

Nayib Bukele

Self (archive footage)

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