- MovieWebMovieWeb1h
- IndiewireIndiewire2h
- SlashFilmSlashFilm4h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net8h
- MovieWebMovieWeb11h
- MovieWebMovieWeb12h
- The WrapThe Wrap13h
- VarietyVariety13h
- MovieWebMovieWeb13h
- DeadlineDeadline13h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend14h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter15h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com16h
- The WrapThe Wrap16h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net16h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net17h
- MovieWebMovieWeb18h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net18h
- ScreenCrushScreenCrush19h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend19h
- The Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone19h
- MovieWebMovieWeb19h
- Consequence of SoundConsequence of Sound20h
- The WrapThe Wrap20h
- DeadlineDeadline20h
- SlashFilmSlashFilm20h
- IndiewireIndiewire20h
- VarietyVariety20h
The Substance Wins Best Horror Movie (Golden Issue Awards 2024)
ComicBook.comStory by Nicole Drum
scrn logline
A has-been fitness celebrity uses a mysterious youth-restoring drug, leading to unexpected and catastrophic consequences in this chilling yet thought-provoking horror masterpiece.
beat sheet
- Demi Moore delivers a career-defining performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a once-famed fitness influencer desperately seeking to recapture her youth and relevance.
- Debuting director Coralie Fargeat crafts a visually stunning, dialogue-sparse horror that expertly blends unsettling body horror with a scathing critique of Western society's obsession with beauty and youthfulness.
call sheet
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Coralie Fargeat, ComicBook, Golden Issue Awards, The Substance, The First Omen, A Quiet Place: Day One, Longlegs, I Saw the TV Glow