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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.3 / 100
2024·Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi·2h 21m

THE SUBSTANCE

“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?”

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

Above the Line
Coralie Fargeat·DirectorCoralie Fargeat·WriterBenjamin Kračun·Director of PhotographyRaffertie·Original Music ComposerJérôme Eltabet·Editor
Cast
Demi Moore·ElisabethMargaret Qualley·SueDennis Quaid·HarveyEdward Hamilton-Clark·FredGore Abrams·OliverOscar Lesage·TroyChristian Erickson·Man at DinerRobin Greer·Male NurseTom Morton·DoctorHugo Diego Garcia·Diego - Boyfriend
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Coralie Fargeat·DirectorAnne Juin·Third Assistant DirectorMatthieu de la Mortière·First Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Coralie Fargeat·Writer
Camera· 1
Benjamin Kračun·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Jérôme Eltabet·EditorCoralie Fargeat·EditorValentin Féron·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Raffertie·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 11
Stanislas Reydellet·Production DesignStéphane Bécimol·Art DirectionAmélie Meseguer·Art DirectionArnaud Denis·Art DirectionGladys Garot·Art DirectionJulie Plumelle·Art DirectionNathalie Vaïsse·Art DirectionEmmanuelle Youchnovski·Costume DesignCécilia Blom·Set DecorationDenise Boccacci·Prosthetic Makeup ArtistFrédéric Balmer·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Erik Baiers·Executive ProducerEric Fellner·ProducerCoralie Fargeat·ProducerTim Bevan·ProducerAlexandra Loewy·Executive ProducerNicolas Royer·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 4
Marie Bouvet·Stunt DoubleJérôme Gaspard·Stunt CoordinatorRichard Martin·Prosthetics SculptorBryan Jones·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
75.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$77M
ROI 337%
Worldwide Gross
1
5 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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