Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "whatever you look like, the feeling inside are the same, Like, you can look like Demi and still feel that you're not good enough, that this part of your body i…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "there is still a lot of work to do and it is progressing very, very slowly, but it's time that someone has the courage to speak, I hope my film will also be on…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "it's just a way to symbolize what I think every woman, you know, has to face in her own life, and that happens everywhere, The Hollywood of our collective and…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Whatever you look like, the feeling inside are the same. Like, you can look like Demi and still feel that you're not good enough, that this part of your body is not right."NPR, September 22, 2024 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "There is still a lot of work to do and it is progressing very, very slowly, but it's time that someone has the courage to speak... I hope my film will also be one of the stones of that wall. That's r…"Variety, Cannes 2024 - The Substance Director Coralie Fargeat on Feminist Body Horror Mirroring #MeToo source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "It's just a way to symbolize what I think every woman, you know, has to face in her own life, and that happens everywhere... The Hollywood of our collective and conscious mind seemed, to me, the perf…"NPR, September 22, 2024 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Age: 51 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 19 |
| This title (2024) | 9 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Anne Juin (director) · Matthieu de la Mortière (director)
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