The Substance
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- Directed by
- Coralie Fargeat
- Written by
- Coralie Fargeat
- Produced by
- Erik Baiers, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Alexandra Loewy, Nicolas Royer, Pierre Procoudine-Gorsky
Why it’s HorroRated
The Substance is Coralie Fargeat making a body horror film about what the beauty industry does to women and refusing to soften any part of it. The practical effects work in the third act is the most ambitious and disturbing in recent horror. Demi Moore's performance recontextualizes her entire career and the film around her is completely worthy of it.
Synopsis
Coralie Fargeat's film uses excess as a formal strategy to push the beauty industry's internal logic to its physical conclusion. The practical effects work in the third act is the most ambitious and disturbing in recent horror. Demi Moore's performance recontextualizes her entire career.
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Where to watch The Substance
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- Prime Video · Apple TV · Fandango at Home
Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- Release date
- September 7, 2024
- Runtime
- 2 hours 21 mins
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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