The Substance

The Substance
Directed byCoralie Fargeat
Written byCoralie Fargeat
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBenjamin Kračun
Edited by
  • Coralie Fargeat
  • Jérôme Eltabet
  • Valentin Feron
Music byRaffertie
Production
companies
Distributed byMubi and others
Release dates
  • May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) (Cannes)
  • September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20) (United Kingdom and United States)
  • November 6, 2024 (2024-11-06) (France)
Running time
141 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$77–82 million

The Substance is a 2024 body horror movie written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

It won Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 97th Academy Awards. Moore's performance won her a Golden Globe Award, Critics' Choice Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Plot

The movie is about Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore), a celebrity who is losing popularity being fired by her producer (Quaid) because of her age. She then uses a black market drug that creates a younger version of herself (Qualley) with sudden side effects.

Cast

Release

The Substance premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2024, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The movie was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States on September 20, 2024 to positive reviews.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mubi in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America, Benelux, Turkey, and India; Metropolitan Filmexport in France; and various other distributors in Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Ukraine, the Baltics, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand, Poland, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, former Yugoslavia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

References

  1. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (May 24, 2024). "The Match Factory Posts Raft of International Deals for Cannes Competition Title 'The Substance'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ Dalton, Ben (2024-05-08). "Mubi buys Cannes Competition title 'The Substance' for territories including UK, US". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  3. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2024-05-24). "'The Substance,' Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Sells Wide". Variety. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  4. ↑ "The Substance (18)". BBFC. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Hollywood Gold 2025, 50:56.
  6. ↑ "The Substance". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Substance (2024) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Sperling, Nicole (2025-02-27). "How 'The Substance' Helped Mubi Break Through". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ↑ "Critiques Presse pour le film The Substance". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (19 May 2024). "'The Substance' review – Demi Moore is game for a laugh in grisly body horror caper". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.