The Substance

R16
2024
|
141 mins
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Emmy-nominees Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley (Maid) play the same person in this feminist take on body horror from writer-director Coralie Fargeat... More

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The Substance is now playing in 2 cinemas in New... More Zealand. The Substance is available to stream in New Zealand now on YouTube and Google TV and Apple TV Store and Neon Rentals and AroVision and Prime Video Store.

The Substance | Ratings & Reviews

"A darkly satirical body horror masterpiece."

FilmInkFilmInk

"As funny as it is revolting... . A body horror revelation."

Bloody DisgustingBloody Disgusting

"Demented and absurd in the best way possible."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"The work of a filmmaker with a vision."

VarietyVariety

"A cheerfully silly and outrageously indulgent piece of gonzo body-horror comedy, lacking in subtlety, body-positivity or positivity of any sort."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"Puerile, pointless and intellectually specious."

The TimesThe Times

"A brilliant excoriation of double standards and a portrait of obsession."

Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly

"An epic, audacious, and insanely gross body horror masterpiece."

IndieWireIndieWire

"Unlike other films that claim to be body-horror, Fargeat delivers in spectacular and revolting fashion."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

"(Fargeat) replicates an existing history of horror’s exploitation of women’s bodies rather than turning it on its head."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"A smart, savage look at ageing, beauty, and the male gaze."

Total FilmTotal Film

"The delirious last half-hour makes it all worthwhile."

BBCBBC

"(A) magnificent shocker."

Time OutTime Out

"Not for 30 years has (Moore) owned a film with anything like this certitude."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"The visual maximalism... can be overwhelming, prioritising style over character development."

ColliderCollider

"An excellent Demi Moore helps sustain Coralie Fargeat’s stylish but redundant body horror."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Viscerally captures thefrustration of being an aging woman — until it spins out of control ."

Time MagazineTime Magazine

"(Fargeat) twists the search for a fountain of youth... into a blood-and-neon drenched spectacle."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"In its smart send-up of our youth-obsessed culture, there’s even a little substance, too."

New York PostNew York Post

"Relies too much on its performances and style to make up for writing that, well, lacks in substance."

AutostraddleAutostraddle

The Substance | Details

Rating
R16, Violence, offensive language, sexual material & content that may disturb
Runtime
141
Genre
Horror
Country of origin
UK, USA

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