The Substance
"Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?"
HorrorScience FictionThriller
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
🎬 DirectorCoralie Fargeat
📅 Release2024-09-07
🌍 CountryFrance, United Kingdom, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioWorking Title Films, Blacksmith, Working Title Films
🗳 Votes6,006
🔥 Popularity25
💰 Budget$17,500,000
💵 Revenue$77,316,812
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🎭 Cast
Demi Moore
Elisabeth
Margaret Qualley
Sue
Dennis Quaid
Harvey
Edward Hamilton-Clark
Fred
Gore Abrams
Oliver
Oscar Lesage
Troy
Christian Erickson
Man at Diner
Robin Greer
Male Nurse
Tom Morton
Doctor
Hugo Diego Garcia
Diego - Boyfriend
Daniel Knight
Casting Director
Jonathon Carley
Assistant Casting Director
Jiselle Henderkott
Girl Auditioning / New Year's Eve Show Dancer
Akil Wingate
TV Host
Vincent Colombe
Man in Suit #1 - Harvey's Office
🎥 Crew
Third Assistant Director
Anne Juin
Executive Producer
Erik Baiers
First Assistant Director
Matthieu de la Mortière
Production Design
Stanislas Reydellet
Stunt Double
Marie Bouvet
Stunt Coordinator
Jérôme Gaspard
Prosthetics Sculptor
Richard Martin
Set Decoration
Cécilia Blom
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Denise Boccacci
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bryan Jones
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
new year's evecapitalismbirthdayblack marketidentitydark comedybeautysatireagingcelebrityfemale protagonistlos angeles, california
💬 Reviews
The 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 excelling in his role as well. Coralie Fargeat explores how aging stars, particularly women, are discarded when they no longer meet the industry's strict b…
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 yolk suddenly gets pricked – not by a fork, but a syringe. That’s the first juicy visual metaphor of many in this meaningfully bonkers …
Demi 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.…
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