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The Substance

2024 · 141 min · Director: Coralie Fargeat ★ IMDb 7.2 · 470,858 ratings

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A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that creates a younger, better version of herself.

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The Substance (2024) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Disgust 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Disgust. Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Sadness40 %23 %17 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Sadness45 %29 %20 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity54 %38 %28 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Tension53 %44 %34 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Tension46 %39 %30 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Humor49 %35 %29 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Tension53 %35 %29 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Humor56 %36 %26 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %50 %36 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Tension59 %53 %36 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Sadness55 %49 %31 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Tension63 %57 %40 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Tension69 %64 %46 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Tension75 %71 %55 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Tension83 %79 %68 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Disturbing84 %80 %73 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Tension78 %75 %60 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Tension75 %71 %51 %48 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Tension82 %77 %63 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

EH
Edward Hamilton-Clark

Fred

GA
Gore Abrams

Oliver

OL
Oscar Lesage

Troy

CE
Christian Erickson

Man at Diner

RG
Robin Greer

Male Nurse

TM
Tom Morton

Doctor

HD
Hugo Diego Garcia

Diego - Boyfriend

DK
Daniel Knight

Casting Director

JC
Jonathon Carley

Assistant Casting Director

JH
Jiselle Henderkott

Girl Auditioning / New Year's Eve Show Dancer

AW
Akil Wingate

TV Host

VC
Vincent Colombe

Man in Suit #1 - Harvey's Office

BB
Billy Bentley

Man in Suit #2

LR
Lennard Ridsdale

Man in Suit #3

JF
Jordan Ford Silver

Assistant Director - Pump It Up Show

OS
Oscar Salem

2nd Assistant Director - Pump It Up Show

VB
Viviane Bossina

Sue's Assistant

Details

Directed by
Coralie Fargeat
Written by
Coralie Fargeat
Type
Movies
Released
2024
Runtime
141 min
Country
United Kingdom, France
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 470,858 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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