The Crash

Play trailer

The Crash

2026

1h 34m

Crime

Documentary

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

92%

Tomatometer

12 Reviews

68%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case in this documentary.

Rebecca Onion

Slate

5d

It’s utter nightmare fuel for parents.

Go to Full Review

Dave Golder

Radio Times

4d

3/5

The story itself is an engrossing tale of coercive control and car-crash forensics. As a documentary, though, it's fairly formulaic in its approach and lacks the incisive analysis of the best of the genre.

Go to Full Review

Tatat Bunnag

Bangkok Post

5d

Ultimately, The Crash is harrowing, gut-wrenching and sombre -- a meticulous examination of a toxic romance that ended in irreversible devastation.

Go to Full Review

Belen Prieto

Espinof

May 21

3/5

Ultimately, the documentary works because it knows exactly what image it wants to project of its protagonist: that of a spoiled young woman, obsessed with attention and emotionally dependent on social media. [Full review in Spanish]

Go to Full Review

Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

May 20

3/5

Yet another true crime curiosity, this film—intentionally or not—offers an indictment of a youth culture obsessed with performing a false lifestyle for social media.

Go to Full Review

Carla Hay

Culture Mix

May 18

The Crash doesn't uncover any new information that hasn't been in other documentaries about convicted murderer Mackenzie Shirilla. However, it has a diverse variety of interviews, including rare documentary comments by Shirilla and her parents.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Gabriella L.

@Crazybre 9h

Horribly sad story. Lots of good interviews

See more

dede W.

@RT37612585 9h

This was so sad man 💔 rest in peace to dom and Davion

See more

Kenneth L

@RT28484096 1d

This is a must watch documentary.

See more

Paul C

@RT73237564 1d

Yep, she definitely did it. I’ll definitely being praying for everyone who was involved

See more

Haley S.

@haleyserafine 1d

She did it on purpose! She just needs to confess to it already and tell why!

See more

Bob J.

@RT46907538 1d

The story was compelling, but the girl and her parents were insufferable and I couldn't make it all the way to the end.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Gareth Johnson

Director

Angharad Scott

Producer

Rebecca North

Executive Producer

Jonny Taylor

Executive Producer

View more photos

Synopsis

A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case in this documentary.

Director: Gareth Johnson
Producer: Angharad Scott
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2026
Runtime: 1h 34m