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The Crash

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Rebecca Onion Slate May 26, 2026
It’s utter nightmare fuel for parents. Go to Full Review
Kristen Baldwin AirTalk with Larry Mantle (LAist) Sep 4, 2026
Much of the true-crime content on streaming consists of slickly produced catalogues of misery and tragedy that don't have anything new to add. That's what 'The Crash' felt like, too. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba Jun 9, 2026
It’s ghoulish, it’s not particularly good, and it’s the latest entry in the streaming playbook of goosing viewership by pitting audiences against each other. Go to Full Review
Tom Meek Cambridge Day Jun 5, 2026
2/4
The manipulation is visible from the start — you can practically see the filmmakers deciding when to flip each card. Go to Full Review
David Tusing The National (UAE) Jun 4, 2026
3.5/5
It occasionally suffers from the same problem as many modern true-crime documentaries, however, by stretching ambiguity for suspense even when the facts appear overwhelmingly clear. But at a brisk 92 minutes, it is still taut and absorbing. Go to Full Review
Dave Golder Radio Times May 27, 2026
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
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Audience Reviews

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Luann H @LuannH Sep 2, 2026 I found this documentary very interesting. There are obviously two angles to the story and it does a good job of presenting the two sides of the argument. It's very balanced with contributions from both sides meaning you can draw your own conclusions when watching. Worth watching. See more Daniel N @Daniel1 Aug 24, 2026 Vantage points and vantage points will make you ruminate for the next while. See more Farah R @Farah Aug 21, 2026 Although I was getting ragebaited by the girl and her parents, I liked this true crime doc that doesn’t skip over the details. See more Paul L @pauly87 Aug 10, 2026 This documentary gave a lot of information that I didn't know. See more Santiago M @macias111 Aug 7, 2026 This documentary while being informative and dramatic with its initial build up of having you believe things were a mystery before shedding light to the suspicions of it being Makenzie’s wrong doing and her being at fault were great. But then it does seem like it drags out and you don’t really get a lot of the information that is circulating and actually out there for this case, there’s a mountain of information that it never touches up on. It basically skims through it and focuses on being dramatic and not actually doing a well informed deep dive on everything having to do with this case. Left this movie with a lot of questions that got answered from other sources that dove into this case while also receiving information that wasn’t shared in this movie. Obviously it would’ve been a much longer movie had they share everything and the time frame for everything that comes out is lengthy but this documentary just does a poor job of execution. See more jimmy B @VictorTalkingMachine Jun 20, 2026 Mackenzie should be nominated for either an Oscar or Emmy for her performance in front of the judge. See more Read all reviews
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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
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 15, 2026
Runtime
1h 34m
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