Citizen X Best Scene 

Their relationship and it's development is so good throughout the movie.

You could literally feel years of frustration and despair being released in the moment he was told he would be given anything he needed to catch the killer. Superb performances all the way around.

One of the most underated movies ever made

RIP Donald Sutherland, an actor who elevated every role he had. This is a powerful scene and the little aside with the tissues is such a great little moment.

Such a great film! I rewatch it from time to time. RIP Donald Sutherland. You were such a talent!

Donald Sutherland was magnificent in this movie. A tour de force performance which won him an Emmy. So sad, to hear of his passing today. What a loss to the performing world. RIP Sir.

Handing him the Kleenex box has to be the most subtle fourth-wall break I've ever seen. "They're fantastic!"

I've been watching this movie every year for decades now. It's an absolute gem. And you did pick my favourite scene from the movie. Well done.

Having just watched this again for the umpteenth time, I concur, as the General so suavely puts it! This scene always makes me cry and I watched the film about half an hour ago. I just checked in here to see what the best scene was. Watched it and cried again, silly mare! Again, I concur. Fantastically made, well thought out film. 10/10.

should have had a theatrical release! this movie is fine art.

“A man is what he fights for.” “Well I don’t fight for anything.” “I know.”

This was such a great movie... I'm always sad that it didn't get greater publicity.

One of the best films I've ever seen

God this film is so underrated, a TV movie, never saw theatrical release but feels better than many Hollywood movies made about the Soviet Union from that time (Im looking at you K-91), but more importantly the film has such heart, its never egregious in the murder, or making the killer sympathetic like some shows and movies do nowadays. I rlly dont understand the obsession with the murderers/serial killers of true crime from popular audiences, especially something like Dahmer. I wish we would get more films like this about the people who stop these horrific killers and criminals, instead of films or tv shows about the serial killers themselves.

And that is a master class in acting.

An unforgettable movie

I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying >.>

I always liked the scene where the Donald Sutherland character was questioning a guy who was terrified and just spilling everything but was obviously innocent of what they were investigating and had alibi and everything. His partner urged him to let him go as he had done no wrong. Donald Sutherland's character said that he can't because we are not done . His partner asked about what . Donald Sutherland's character said " With his gossip . This is some good gossip . That is why I like this job . You get to hear some good gossip ! "

Watched it second time, so may beautiful scenes, love this movie

A moving scene from a great film, Sutherland is superb as the dispassionate colonel/general who discovers emotion. What a society to live in, where one cannot trust even friends not to use any weakness against them, and everyone has to hide what they feel from authority.

Totally agree, one of the best scenes in the movie. The whole movie was a+!

Donald Sutherland's performance was fantastic.

You have to hand it to the Major now Colonel. Imagine having to keep going after such a sick person as this for five years. I keep thinking of people who work in special victims (People who investigate sex crimes such as child molestation, child pornography, rapist, etc.) I have seen first hand how much they undergo to put monsters like that away and how much it can get to you. I can only imagine what hell that man went through.

Great movie. Tragically based on true events.

I love this movie beautifully acted by the whole cast. Stephen Rea,Donald Sutherland, Max Von Sydow and Jeffrey Demunn who played chikitilo. Also he was Dale in the walking dead. All around great cast.

RIP Donald. I remember watching this movie as a kid back in the 90s and loved it. First movie I saw Donald in

Fantastic movie

This was a good scene. There was a scene at the turning point I felt awesome too. It is when the police general Fetisov (Sutherland) digs up that the party boss in Rostov Oblast has been involved in sodomy. Recited out of memory: Boss: I can see that you two are still after that purported serial killer. Why don't you give it up, there are no such criminals in socialist USSR! Fetisov: Major Burakov has reasons for believing that we have an exception to the main rule. And... Comrade oblast secretary, my street-beating men has found out that You've given a man well known in the sodomistic environment in the city a good apartment, that You've been showering him with expensive gifts and that You've often been spending nights in the apartment. Hands off major Burakov or I'll go to Your wife and to Kremlin with what I know! Boss: ... (Dumbfounded for some seconds) Major Burakov will not be disturbed in his work! Fetisov: I'll be always obliged to You. During the Communist era they had a special term for such career-ending evidence: "Kompromat". It is said that the timely use of such info in finely calibrated amount and severity was one of the main secrets to rising in ranks in the CPSU... And Fetisov gave in this movie a fine example of how this trick could be used for doing good too...

Is this man crying? Who is in charge of keeping our children safe crying?

Forgive my ignorance

The book "The Killer Department" is amazing. Details the entire investigation as well as key players like Fetisov and Burakhov. IMO the movie does an amazing job showing how absolutely dedicated Burakhov was to catching that monster but not enough for Fetisov who worked hard as hell on the investigation as well.

Very good movie

Sad to hear about Donald Sutherland's passing today; I can't think of any movie I'd seen him in where he didn't give a decent performance at least. This movie is no exception.

This is outstanding.

This movie should be much better known.

I love this movie-these two are awesome.

I don't have my stars yet, but they are on order." Dude, I bought my first Corporal chevrons the day I was promoted to Lance. I bought my first Sergeant chevrons the day I was promoted to corporal.

He thinks Kleenex is fantastic, wait 'til he discovers toilet paper.

WOW AND HERE HE IS !!!

Powerful stuff

The great thing about this movie for me - right now just talking about the directing - is how Jeffrey De Munn does NOT try to make the killer sympathetic or likeable. He's just evil and disgusting. I don't want to sit down and enjoy the joke with him like I do with Hannibal Lecter in _The Silence of the Lambs_ and I don't feel at all sorry for him as I do for Roy Batty in _Bladerunner_ . I just want to kick him.

I concur

Russia took its Time asking 4 outside help.

Cops are cops the world over.

One of my best dramatic movie scene. No kidding.