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.
Directors: Ben McKenzie, Giorgio Angelini.
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Ben McKenzie as Self |
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Morena Baccarin as Self |
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Sam Bankman-Fried as Self |
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Alex Mashinksy as Self |
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Gerard Butler as Self |
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Nayib Bukele as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Ben McKenzie | Director |
| Production | Ben McKenzie | Producer |
| Writing | Ben McKenzie | Writer |
| Directing | Giorgio Angelini | Director |
| Production | Giorgio Angelini | Producer |
| Sound | Martin Crane | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Victor Peña | Cinematography |
| Crew | Giorgio Angelini | Cinematography |
| Crew | Matthew Akers | Cinematography |
| Editing | Drew Blatman | Editor |
| Editing | Jen Mackie | Editor |
| Crew | Neil Brandvold | Cinematography |
| Crew | David Usui | Cinematography |
| Production | Alejandra Amaro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adrián Geyer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Mayz | Co-Producer |