Everyone Is Lying To You For Money

Name: Everyone Is Lying To You For Money
Duration: 1 h 30 min

1hr 30m

1hr 30m
3.7/5 (694)
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Ben McKenzie explores cryptocurrency in his directorial debut, moving from curiosity to exposing harsh truths. His documentary both educates and entertains… More Details »

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Release Date:

Apr 17, 2026

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1hr 30m

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Ben McKenzie explores cryptocurrency in his directorial debut, moving from curiosity to exposing harsh truths. His documentary both educates and entertains while delivering a powerful critique of the crypto world.

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Ben McKenzie's directorial debut transforms from O.C. nostalgia into a surprisingly hilarious crypto takedown that had audiences groaning at Ted Cruz and cheering for 'the most charming anti-crypto crusader ever.' This globe-hopping documentary captures McKenzie's four-year journey from lockdown boredom to righteous cryptocurrency critic, complete with prescient interviews of now-imprisoned CEOs and a literal Capra-esque ending.

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3.7

Apr 9, 2026

This film really turned my head around on the crypto crisis and made me more skeptic than fanboy. Ben is a likable everyman, leading the doc narrative with common sense Al dissection and a moral poise that seems more and more foreign, and elusive, as the days and weeks go…

205 Likes

PaulWHauser

Apr 14, 2026

Might be the best use of Inshallah I've ever heard

98 Likes

Ashley T

Jun 6, 2025

q&a w mister ryan atwood himself this NEEDS distribution. brilliant directorial debut. absolutely hysterical.

41 Likes

sumi
Apr 24, 2026

Craziest new season of The O.C!

37 Likes

Stringer Bell

Apr 22, 2026

Oh, look at me I'm Ben McKenzie: I'm incredibly charming and attractive, I'm a successful and beloved TV actor, I'm married to the beautiful Morena Baccarin, I've got a loving family, I'm a talented outspoken critic of the fraudulent nature of cryptocurrency both in book…

35 Likes

Peyton Brock

Apr 19, 2026

Proof that Ryan Atwood is funny! I can’t wait for more people to see this. McKenzie is insanely likable, both charmingly self-deprecating about his career and deeply honest about the fact that this whole obsession with taking down crypto basically started from being bored…

29 Likes

Chase Mitchell
Apr 27, 2026

The collective audible groan from the audience when ted cruz was on screen for a split second? That’s community, babe <3.

27 Likes

Cori

Aug 10, 2026

I've never agreed with a movie more and liked the final product less. McKenzie is likable but I wish the film respected the audience's intelligence a bit and dove down into the specifics of Crypto as opposed to just graze the surface and rely on the shoddy "I'm learning…

17 Likes

stephen_sajdak

Apr 16, 2026

62 references to The O.C., an hour and a half of undiluted deep disdain for cryptocurrency, and the most I’ve laughed at a Q&A later…you’ve charmed me Ben McKenzie. refreshing, funny, and accessible. cannot emphasize enough how pleasantly surprised I was that this was funny

23 Likes

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Jim Greysen loved

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Great respect for Ben to dedicate the time and resources to tell this story and share the stories of others. I only wish people would process it especially those in our government. Sadly there will always be scam artists and grifters and we’re in a golden age of fraud.

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