Hong Kong Synopsis
第一誡
Rookie Sergeant Lee is injured in a shoot-out and is assigned to the dubious-sounding Miscellaneous Affairs Department (MAD). There, he is paired up with Inspector Wong, a jaded and alcoholic veteran who explains that MAD’s role is to answer supernatural calls. Wong explains MAD’s rule number one – there are no ghosts. For every seemingly inexplicable phenomenon, there is a corresponding scientific and rational explanation.
The 2007–2009 Hong Kong Window
42 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rule #1: There are no Ghosts sits at position #17.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rule #1: There are no Ghosts premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #479 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #317 of 516 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Singapore |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Dream Movie Entertainment Ltd., Boku Films, Dream Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | March 15, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0918561 |