The Substance

About The Substance

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Coralie Fargeat's The Substance is a 2024 horror science fiction film. Released in September 2024, it runs 141 minutes.

Demi Moore takes the lead as Elisabeth, Margaret Qualley as Sue, Dennis Quaid as Harvey, and Edward Hamilton-Clark as Fred. Written by Coralie Fargeat. It comes from Blacksmith and Working Title Films.

Shelv files it under body horror, celebrity, new year's eve, and identity. In the United States it streams on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and MUBI.

The Great Beauty, The Bling Ring, and Repo Man make useful companions to The Substance, all filed under aging, beauty, and birthday. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 6,767 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.