The Major (Russian: Майор, translit. Mayor) is a 2013 Russian crime drama film written and directed by Yuri Bykov, who also stars in the film. It was first screened as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells of the staff of the Russian police who fall in difficult life situations, and the use of official position and procedures to get out of them.