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Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype and harm behind cryptocurrency’s rise—and who’s really paying the price. (NR, 90 min.)
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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. [The Forge]
Starring: Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin, Sam Bankman-Fried, Nayib Bukele, Alex Mashinsky
Director: Ben McKenzie
Genre: Documentary
"One of the most entertaining, and yes, enlightening documentaries of the year."
— Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
"With this entertaining, funny, and informative movie, McKenzie can add documentary filmmaker to his CV."
— Odie Henderson, Boston Globe
"McKenzie is a gifted storyteller and does an incredible job explaining the complex scam at hand in a way that’s breezy, informative and enraging."
— Max G. Robinson, MovieJawn
"It’s an electrifying watch in its profound discomfort, and a testament to McKenzie’s ability to disarm with a smile, then land a righteous blow against the bad guys."
— Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle
"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."
— Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times ·
"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."
— Todd Jorgenson, Cinemalogue
"A lively, knife-sharp, impeccably researched and reported documentary that answers every conceivable question you’ve ever had about crypto, and does so in a way that’s brisk and funny and illuminating rather than intimidating."
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety
