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Mad Detective

 2007
 89 minutes (1 hrs 29 mins)
Mad Detective
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Directed by

Johnnie To · Ka-Fai Wai

Starring

Ching Wan Lau · Andy On · Ka-Tung Lam · Kelly Lin · Kwok-Lun Lee · Choi-ning Lee

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
11th July 2008
Hong Kong release date Hong Kong release
29th November 2007
Singapore release date Singapore release
29th November 2007

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Jul '08
  • Debut position: 93
  • Highest position: 93
  • Debut gross: $2.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Not Rated

NC-16

15

MA15+

PG12

Tous publics

14A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $4.6 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Mad Detective (2007)  IMDb Mon, 27th April 2026

The Sheep Detectives review – Hugh Jackman gives a flock in baa-rking mad cosy crime caper  The Guardian Tue, 28th April 2026

How Johnnie To redefined Hong Kong’s gangster genre with 3 mid-2000s classics  South China Morning Post Sun, 30th November 2025

A Madman Is Loose (and He’s the Good Guy) (Published 2008)  The New York Times Fri, 18th July 2008

Film Review: Mad Detective (2007) by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai  Asian Movie Pulse Thu, 20th January 2022

Mad Detective  A.V. Club Sun, 27th May 2018