Story Line
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?”
Top Cast
Demi Moore
Elisabeth
Margaret Qualley
Sue
Dennis Quaid
Harvey
Edward Hamilton-Clark
Fred
Gore Abrams
Oliver
Oscar Lesage
Troy
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Rating
7.1/ 10
Release Date
2024-09-07
Runtime
2h 21m
Genres
HorrorScience Fiction
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User Reviews (13)
Manuel São Bento
8/10
•9/20/2024The Substance delivers an intense, visually mesmerizing commentary on the entertainment industry's obsession with youth and outward beauty. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley offer remarkable, maybe even career-best performances, with Dennis Quaid excel...
good.film
No rating•9/23/2024
For a film that’s laser-focused on the human body, it’s gloriously on point that THE SUBSTANCE begins with a freshly cracked, bright yellow egg yolk.
Eggs are the ‘giver of life’, right? They’re the origin of all of us. Gleaming and plump, the yo...
griggs79
10/10
•9/26/2024Demi Moore's performance in The Substance is so potent that it's hard to tell what's more intoxicating; her inevitable Best Actress win or Coralie Fargeat's razor-sharp screenplay that's already got the Oscar in the bag.
Brent Marchant
4/10
•9/28/2024There’s a big difference between being funny and being laughable, yet the latest from writer-director Coralie Fargeat has somehow found a way to be both. After amassing a considerable amount of largely well-earned cinematic goodwill in the film’s ope...