The Substance 18
Showing as part of Audio Description
This film is F-Rated
Celebrating the empowerment of women in the film industry. Read more >
Please Note: The Substance contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy.
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You should try this new product, The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a fading celebrity, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a laboratory offers her a substance which promises to transform her into an enhanced version of herself.
Rising star Margaret Qualley co-stars alongside Demi Moore, who delivers a career-best performance, in Carolie Fargeat’s body-horror sensation. The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where Fargeat won the Best Screenplay award.
- Director
- Coralie Fargeat
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2024
- Duration
- 2 hours 21 minutes
- Language
- English
- Cast
- Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley
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