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.

The 2006–2008 Hong Kong Window

37 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. In Love with the Dead sits at position #30.

  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 in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In Love with the Dead premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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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 Country Hong Kong
Original Language Cantonese
Production Companies Universe Entertainment Limited
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date November 29, 2007
IMDb tt1151318

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