The Substance

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Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it's called The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share time -- one week for one, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days each... Easy right? If you respect the balance... What could possibly go wrong?

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Audaciously gross, wickedly clever, and possibly Demi Moore's finest hour, The Substance is a gasp-inducing feat from writer-director Coralie Fargeat.

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Rachel Syme

New Yorker

For my money, one of the best things you can do this season is to run to see the French director Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance while it is still playing on the big screen.

Oct 21, 2024

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Falls into the category of films that men like to claim as feminist.

Oct 8, 2024

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Extraordinary... This is daring and stylish.

Oct 8, 2024

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Kristen Maldonado

Pop Culture Planet

The heightened and surreal environment adds to The Twilight Zone-esque tale of beauty standards and body horror. [...] The makeup and effects team deserve all the love for really transforming both actors throughout the film in bold and grotesque ways.

Oct 22, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

It’s Demi Moore’s finest hour in Coralie Fargeat’s bold pitch-black satire of beauty standards and a love letter to body horror.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 20, 2024

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Jason Tabrys

Uproxx

The Substance is bold and confrontational while also being highly stylized.

Oct 16, 2024

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Jose

Thrilling ride of a movie! The right way to use gore unlike Terrifier 3.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Tanya

Started out ok but that was a crazy stupid movie and just drug on. I couldnt believe it rated good. It was so bad my friend said I was fired from picking out movies.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Violeta

Honestly a perfect horror movie with the girls

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Substance

Really good movie!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Kim

It was freaking wild

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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COURTNEY

Awful. The story line goes no where and then its just blood. I dont understand how this hasnt been mentioned in reviews.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Synopsis

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it's called The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. With The Substance, you can generate another you: younger, more beautiful, more perfect. You just have to share time -- one week for one, one week for the other. A perfect balance of seven days each... Easy right? If you respect the balance... What could possibly go wrong?

Director: Coralie Fargeat
Producer: Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Screenwriter: Coralie Fargeat
Distributor: MUBI
Production Co: Working Title Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Language|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2024, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.7M
Runtime: 2h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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