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.
Director: Ben McKenzie
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Ben McKenzie as Self - Cryptocurrency Critic, Actor and Author |
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Morena Baccarin as Self - Ben's Wife |
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Sam Bankman-Fried as Self - CEO, FTX |
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Alex Mashinksy as Self - CEO, Celsius Network |
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Gerard Butler as Self - Very Famous Actor |
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Scott "The Scaffolder" as Self |
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Giorgio Angelini as Self |
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Alex Gladstein as Self - Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation |
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Corbin Keegan as Self - 1st Resident of Bitcoin City |
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Wilfredo Claros as Self - Fisher |
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Dan Davies as Self - Author, Lying for Money |
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Nayib Bukele as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Ben McKenzie | Director |
| Production | Ben McKenzie | Producer |
| Writing | Ben McKenzie | Writer |
| Production | Giorgio Angelini | Producer |
| Sound | Martin Crane | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Drew Blatman | Editor |
| Editing | Jen Mackie | Editor |
| Production | Andrew Mayz | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Giorgio Angelini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ryan Mulhern | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Jessica Berndt | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Chris Swanson | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Stuart Langfield | Art Direction |
| Camera | Matthew Akers | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Neil Brandvold | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Victor Peña | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jeremy Aiken | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nelson Rauda | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Ryan Mulhern | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Caitlin Ward | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Clementina Mantellini | Additional Editing |
| Crew | Hannah Wolfe | Additional Music |
| Sound | Ricardo Arteaga | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Ricardo Arteaga | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rafael Bautista | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Rafael Castanedo Cajiga | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Uriel Valdés | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Uriel Valdés | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Abraham Chacra | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Bettina Aguilar | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Ricardo Arteaga | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Ben McKenzie | Book |
| Writing | Jacob Silverman | Book |
| Crew | Jacob Silverman | Thanks |
| Crew | Dan Davies | Thanks |
| Crew | Corbin Keegan | Thanks |
| Crew | Wilfredo Claros | Thanks |
| Crew | Pablo Gho | In Memory Of |
| Camera | Neil Brandvold | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Ben C. Solomon | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Bryant Fisher | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Sam Cullman | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Luke de la Nougerede | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Nicholas Laning | Additional Camera |
| Camera | David Usui | Additional Camera |
