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Overall10Fear3Atmos.6Gore9
Incredible display of body horror with poignant themes and indirect commentary on modern beauty
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body-horror
The Substance
2024 · R · 2h 21m
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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Based on 2 curator ratings
Carried by gore.
Jump scares
The Substance has 3 jump scares. Compare counts
7.0Overall
Fear2.5
Gore7.5
Atmosphere5.5
Genres
science-fictiondramahorrorcomedy
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Tone
metapsychologicalsurrealdarkly-comiccharacter-driven
Production
practical-effects
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Details
Budget$17.5M
Box office$77.3M
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Starring
Demi Moore as Elisabeth · Margaret Qualley as Sue · Dennis Quaid as Harvey · Edward Hamilton-Clark as Fred · Gore Abrams as Oliver · Oscar Lesage as Troy · Christian Erickson as Man at Diner · Robin Greer as Male Nurse
Production
Blacksmith, Working Title Films
