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Documentary, Crime  •  2026  •  95 min  •  Adults (18+)

The Crash (2026)

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The Crash (2026)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Not Rated
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

A 2022 Ohio car crash killed two young men and left their teenage driver facing murder charges. This true-crime documentary follows the Mackenzie Shirilla case through evidence, social media records, and family interviews. The Progressive label is a weak signal here. Measured by available evidence, ideological content is largely absent. What tilts the rating slightly is one moderating factor pulling the other direction: the film frames the Shirilla parents' permissive approach, including allowing a 17-year-old to cohabitate with her boyfriend, as a failure of parental authority. That framing carries a traditionally conservative undertone. The Progressive label likely reflects genre and platform defaults more than any strong messaging inside the film itself.

Starring Cast

Mackenzie Shirilla  •   Dominic Russo  •   Davion Flanagan

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Not Rated

Primary

Political: Not Rated

Web searches returned extensive coverage of the film as a neutral true-crime documentary focused on evidence, social media records, and the criminal case facts, with no retrieved material indicating any ideological framing, progressive or conservative messaging, or political themes.

Diversity: Not Rated

The film is a true-crime documentary recounting a real 2022 car crash case through interviews and evidence, without any fictional character portrayals or thematic focus on identity issues.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium

The documentary centers on interviews with the families of the victims and perpetrator in a real teen murder case, highlighting the Shirilla parents' permissive approach (no discipline, allowing cohabitation at 17) as contributing to tragedy and portraying it negatively as clueless and ineffective. This dominant framing endorses the value of strong parental authority and discipline as essential family norms.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

This documentary examines a real-life 2022 car crash case involving a teenage driver and her male boyfriend and male friend, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

This true crime documentary examines the 2022 Mackenzie Shirilla car crash case resulting in two deaths and a murder conviction, with no transgender characters or themes depicted.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

The film is a true-crime documentary dramatizing the real 2023 Mackenzie Shirilla car-crash case. All principal figures are real people portrayed with their documented genders: Shirilla female, Russo and Flanagan male. No legacy characters, source material, or recastings alter any established gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

This is a true-crime documentary recounting the real 2022 Mackenzie Shirilla car crash case using archival footage, interviews, and the actual individuals involved. No fictional characters, adaptations, or recast portrayals exist.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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