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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

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Since 2008, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency has often been touted as better than money: digital tokens of exchange that can pass from peer to peer without financial institutions taking out a big chunk of your profit. And speaking of profit… the returns have been dizzying. (But so have the falls.)

Here, former OC star Ben McKenzie brushes off his economics qualifications and digs into the cryptocurrency conundrum. If Bitcoin is truly all about transparency, how come no one can explain how it works? Channelling his inner Michael Moore and playing the celeb card, McKenzie interviews industry leaders like Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky to get a handle on what is beginning to seem like the greatest pyramid scheme of them all…

Funny, tragic, and entertaining, this is the wake-up call we need.

Director

Ben McKenzie

Featuring

Ben McKenzie, Sam Bankman-Fried, Alex Mashinsky, Nayib Bukele

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Country of Origin

USA

Year

2026

Language

English

19+
89 min

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Thursday May 07

6:20 pm
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Thursday May 21

12:30 pm
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Friday May 22

4:40 pm
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Tuesday May 26

6:00 pm
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Wednesday May 27

5:30 pm
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Thursday May 28

4:00 pm
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Credits

Producer

Ben McKenzie, Giorgio Angelini

Co-Producer

Andrew Mayz, Nelson Rauda

Screenwriter

Ben McKenzie

Cinematography

Matthew Akers, Giorgio Angelini, Jeremy Aiken, Victor Peña, Neil Brandvold

Editor

Drew Blatman, Jen Macki

Original Music

Martin Crane

Art Director

Stuart Langfield

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