The Substance

2024
18
2h 21m

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7.3/10

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Elisabeth Sparkle is a former A-lister past her prime who is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show.

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, twentysomething Sue.

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 go wrong?

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A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

284K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 138 wins & 274 nominations total

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Trivia
Ray Liotta was cast in the film in February 2022, but he died in May that year before he could film his scenes. Dennis Quaid replaced him, but Liotta is still mentioned in the director's "Thank You Notes" during the credits.

Goofs
The toilet mirror reappears intact after being repeatedly smashed during the fight sequence. (Maybe someone poured 'the substance' on it. LOL)

Quotes
Elisabeth Sparkle: There's been a slight misuse of the Substance.

Crazy credits
A special thanks in the credits is given to the many extras in the theater scene, who got covered in blood.

Connections
Featured in The Project: Episode dated 20 September 2024 (2024)

Soundtracks
Pump It Up
Written by Michael Hall and Leonardo Stella
Performed by Earl Gregory
Produced by Julien Deguines

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Featured review

8/10

Closed my eyes for all the icky parts

This movie really stuck with me for a while and was thought provoking. Luckily at the grotesque bits I was looking away so I wasn't plagued by nightmares like the other person I watched it with. There are very graphic scenes, but I feel it added to the campiness and I didn't see the really gross ones. The message was clear cut and necessary in this day and age. My only real question that I never felt was addressed was how separate and connected their minds were, overall they both acted as entirely separate beings and I thought part of the point was that they were the same being but the disconnect between the characters mentally and their actions and how they affected each other was surprising.