Share:

The Major(Movie, 2013)

Original title: "Майор" (Russian/RU)
1h 39min | Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
The MajorRating: 3.5/5 (with 4949 votes)
The Major (Russian: Майор, translit. Mayor) is a 2013 Russian crime drama film written and directed by Yuri Bykov, who also stars. It was first screened in the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells of Russian police staff who fall into difficult life situations, and their use of official positions and procedures to escape. A television miniseries adaptation, Seven Seconds, was released in February 2018 on Netflix . ()
Movie poster of The Major

Where to watch The Major (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Major" is currently available on 1 providers. The Major can be rented on Amazon Instant Video (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

Offers for United States of America (USA)
Subscription
Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV+
Disney+
Hulu
Netflix
YouTube Premium
Rent
|
Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: Русский
Available subtitles: English [CC]
Apple / iTunes Store
Google Play Movies
Pantaflix
Buy
|
Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: Русский
Available subtitles: English [CC]
Apple / iTunes Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube Premium
Free/Ads
IMDb Freedive
Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

About The Major

On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late….

Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

Trailer for The Major + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:12)

Play VideoPlay Video
Official Trailer (Trailer) | THE MAJOR Trailer | Festival 2013 (Trailer) | Майор - Trailer (Trailer, RU) | Майор - Tрейлер (Trailer, RU)

Additional Information

Production country: Russia
Made by: Rockfilm
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: Russian (RU)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Greek (EL), English (EN), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 08/07/2013
Director: Yuri Bykov
Producer: Alexei Uchitel
Screenwriter: Yuri Bykov
Film Editor: Yuri Bykov
Director of Photography: Kirill Klepalov
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Майор"
"失序警戒線"
Budget: 2,000,000 USD

Movie recommendations for The Major

If you like The Major then you might also like the following movies:

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects. ...

The Intouchables

R

2011 | 4.1/5 | 1h 53min
Drama, Comedy
Watch now!
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of colla ...

The Fool

Certification unknown

2014 | 4.0/5 | 1h 56min
Drama
Watch now!
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amora ...

The Shawshank Redemption

R

1994 | 4.4/5 | 2h 22min
Drama, Crime
Watch now!

Similar movies as The Major

These movies are similar to The Major (story/era etc.):

A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid. ...

An Ordinary Man

Certification unknown

2017 | 3.2/5 | 1h 30min
Action, Drama, War
Watch now!
Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop a ...

Lady Macbeth

R

2017 | 3.3/5 | 1h 26min
Drama
Watch now!
Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia. ...

Hard Target 2

Certification unknown

2016 | 3.1/5 | 1h 44min
Action, Thriller
Watch now!
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line. ...

Overdrive

PG-13

2017 | 3.0/5 | 1h 33min
Thriller, Action, Mystery
Watch now!
A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord. ...

Headshot

Certification unknown

2016 | 3.2/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Thriller, Crime
Watch now!
Version of "Emanuelle and the Porno Nights," from the prior year, re-cut and re-edited by D'Amato and with Ajita Wilson as the presenter. ...

Sexy Night Report n. 2

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.3/5 | 1h 28min
Drama
Watch now!
In 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes ever present in his life as his muse and lover. ...

Phantom Thread

R

2017 | 3.7/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Romance / Love
Watch now!
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord. ...

Triple Frontier

R

2019 | 3.1/5 | 2h 5min
Action, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
Watch now!

Other movies with this title: The Major (1998)

Maintain information on this page as an official partner
Is any information about this movie incorrect or missing? Give us a hint!
WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:29111, Added: 02/28/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024