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Overview

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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The hype is real 💉 The Substance is "an insane masterpiece." See it in cinemas September 19.

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Dennis Quaid

Demi Moore

Hugo Diego Garcia

Margaret Qualley

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Director:

Coralie Fargeat

Release Date:

2024-09-07

Run Time:

141m

Tagline:

If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong?

Genres:

Drama Horror Science Fiction

Keywords:

actress aerobics ambiguous beauty beauty standards birthday black market body horror capitalism celebrity disfigurement drug farcical female protagonist female rage grim has been identity insecure woman los angeles, california new year's eve réveillon sardonic satire self image substance woman director woman in jeopardy youth

Financials and Popularity

Budget: 17,500,000.00 $

Revenue: 77,316,812.00 $

Vote Average: 7.1/10

Vote Count: 5906 Votes

Movie Popularity: 22.4005

Spoken Languages: English

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The hype is real 💉 The Substance is "an insane masterpiece." See it in cinemas September 19.

Cast

Dennis Quaid

Demi Moore

Hugo Diego Garcia

Margaret Qualley

Gore Abrams

Olivier Raynal

Tiffany Hofstetter

Tom Morton

Jiselle Burkhalter

Axel Baille

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