Tickets
$16 Adults
$14 Seniors 60+, Students/Children, & Military/Veteran/First Responder
‘NR’ 141min
FIVE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS! INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST ACTRESS, BEST DIRECTOR
Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). 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 (Margaret Qualley). 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?
Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes sensation turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages. Explosive, provocative and twisted, THE SUBSTANCE marks the arrival of a thrillingly visionary filmmaker.
*Contains material and themes suitable only for mature audiences.*
Awards highlights: Actress (Golden Globe), Director (New York Film Critics), Picture (New York Film Critics)
Nominations highlights: Actress (Academy, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Film Independent Spirit, Screen Actors Guild) Director (Academy, Critics Choice, Golden Globe), Picture (Academy, Critics Choice, Film Independent Spirit, Golden Globe, Cannes – Palme d’Or)
For my money, one of the best things you can do this season is to run to see the French director Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance while it is still playing on the big screen. -The New Yorker
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