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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

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In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with fraud and reckless gambling, carrying with it devastating consequences for everyday people. Through firsthand reporting, expert interviews, and a clear-eyed examination of major collapses and scandals, the film traces how crypto became one of the most aggressively marketed financial products of the modern era--and how warning signs were ignored, dismissed, or deliberately obscured. As fortunes are made and lost, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money asks a sobering question: who benefits from the chaos, and who is left to clean up the damage? Accessible, urgent, and often darkly ironic, the film is both a cautionary tale and a call for accountability--cutting through the noise to expose a system built on speculation, influence, and belief rather than truth.

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Alissa Wilkinson New York Times 1d
The cryptocurrency story, [McKenzie] argues, is powerful because however we feel about it, we agree on its premise: Our current economic system is broken, and somebody’s got to fix it. Go to Full Review Brian Farvour The Playlist 1d
B
This is a movie about illusion, misdirection, and people trying to pass one thing off as another. McKenzie says crypto is stupid, and the film spends the rest of its runtime arguing that it is worse than stupid... Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 1d
McKenzie’s directorial debut sprinkles self-deprecating humor to keep the material from becoming too depressing, while the film persuasively cuts through the hype for those willing to listen. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? 1d
8/10
[McKenzie is] an entertainer who couldn’t ignore an obviously predatory scheme enriching the rich with the life savings of the poor. So, he entertains us with the rabbit hole he fell through to prove it. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 2d
3/4
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money is a fine primer on the subject, made by someone who lets us figure it all out alongside him... Go to Full Review John Stark Mac the Movie Guy 4d
87/100
McKenzie does his best to streamline and make information on crypto more accessible, while maintaining that this is his opinion, and and he’s not giving you financial advice, nor should any actor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ben McKenzie

Director

Ben McKenzie

Self

Morena Baccarin

Self

Gerard Butler

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Alex Mashinsky

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Sam Bankman-Fried

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Synopsis In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with fraud and reckless gambling, carrying with it devastating consequences for everyday people. Through firsthand reporting, expert interviews, and a clear-eyed examination of major collapses and scandals, the film traces how crypto became one of the most aggressively marketed financial products of the modern era--and how warning signs were ignored, dismissed, or deliberately obscured. As fortunes are made and lost, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money asks a sobering question: who benefits from the chaos, and who is left to clean up the damage? Accessible, urgent, and often darkly ironic, the film is both a cautionary tale and a call for accountability--cutting through the noise to expose a system built on speculation, influence, and belief rather than truth.
Director
Ben McKenzie
Producer
Giorgio Angelini
Screenwriter
Ben McKenzie
Distributor
Eammon Films
Production Co
Easy Money Productions, Section Perspective
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 17, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m