In Love with the Dead
2007 1h 37m movie Film Hong Kong

In Love with the Dead

塚愛

Synopsis

塚愛

In Hong Kong, the successful designer Ming lives with his beloved girlfriend Wai Luk and her younger sister who loves ghost story comic books. When Wai is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ming's life is turned upside-down, and he sacrifices his career to spend more time with Wai. He finds a new job in a lower position and out of the blue he finds that his new boss, Chu Fong, was his old friend in elementary school. When Wai gives up chemotherapy she decides to treat herself in accordance with the traditional Chinese medicine guided by her aunt. She has a weird behavior at home, and her frightened sister insists that she is a ghost. Meanwhile, Ming gets closer to Fong, who is a successful entrepreneur but a woman needy of love. During a trip to Peking, they have one night stand. Over the next days, Ming and Fong have a love affair and Ming believes that Wai is a spirit resolving her issues to move to the next level.

Drama + Horror in Hong Kong

10 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding In Love with the Dead itself).

The 2006–2008 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 2006-2008 Hong Kong release window, In Love with the Dead sits at #30 of 37. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Departed
    #1

    The Departed

    ★ 8.2 · 2006
  2. Secret
    #2

    Secret

    ★ 7.6 · 2007
  3. Election 2
    #3

    Election 2

    ★ 7.3 · 2006
  4. CJ7
    #4

    CJ7

    ★ 7.2 · 2008
  5. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
    #5

    Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    ★ 7.2 · 2007
  6. Daisy
    #6

    Daisy

    ★ 7.1 · 2006
  7. Robin-B-Hood
    #7

    Robin-B-Hood

    ★ 7.0 · 2006
  8. Mad Detective
    #8

    Mad Detective

    ★ 7.0 · 2007

The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In Love with the Dead premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2007.

The 617th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
1st
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #645 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #252 of 311 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Production CompaniesUniverse Entertainment Limited
Runtime1h 37m
Release DateNovember 29, 2007
IMDbtt1151318