Overview
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.
Demi Moore gives a stunning performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading A-list Hollywood star who’s suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twenty-something Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rule? Time needs to be split: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. A perfect balance. What could possibly go wrong?
Deliriously entertaining, provocative and twisted, Coralie Fargeat’s acclaimed, over-the-top body-horror satire (winner of Best Screenplay at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival) turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages.