FRANCE · 2024

The Substance

Coralie Fargeat
body horror aging and mortality vanity and narcissism identity and duality pharmaceutical corruption
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A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Year2024
CountryFrance
DirectorCoralie Fargeat
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  1. Psycho 1960 · Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
  2. Carrie 1976 · Brian De Palma United States
  3. The Shining 1980 · Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom
  4. The Fly 1986 · David Cronenberg Canada
  5. Revenge 2017 · Coralie Fargeat Belgium
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