2025 Nominated Film: The Substance

2025 Nominated Film: The Substance

MOVIE SYNOPSIS:Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?You. Only better in every way. You’ve got to try this product: The Substance.It changed my life.

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.

Doors Open: 7pmMovie Begins: 7:30pmRun Time: 2 hours 21 minutesRated: RAdmission: $7 per person, seating is General Admission. Tickets are available in advance at www.cantonpalacetheatre.org and at the door starting 30 minutes before showtime. Please note that the Canton Palace Theatre does not show movie trailers prior to movies. The movies begin at the designated time.