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The Substance (2024)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
The Substance poster

Overview

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive

Overview

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is clearly left-leaning, as its central thesis explicitly critiques systemic misogyny, ageism, and beauty standards perpetuated by patriarchal and neoliberal systems, advocating for female agency and self-acceptance.

The film delivers a strong feminist critique, centering on themes of ageism, misogyny, and the commodification of women's bodies within patriarchal systems. While its narrative explicitly challenges traditional societal norms, the available information does not indicate explicit DEI-driven casting in terms of racial or LGBTQ+ representation.

Secondary

The Substance allegorically explores transsexual themes through body horror, depicting body dysphoria, transformation, and self-actualization. It metaphorically represents hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery, emphasizing the journey of choosing an authentic self and critiquing societal beauty standards, resonating positively with trans experiences of transition and empowerment.

Based on available information, 'The Substance' does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on critiques of societal beauty standards, ageism, and misogyny, focusing on female identity and body politics without notable LGBTQ+ representation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film centers on a female protagonist who creates a younger female version of herself. Both the original and created characters are explicitly female, and the narrative explores themes of female identity and aging, not gender transformation or swapping from a pre-established gender.

The Substance is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters were previously established as a different race, and no race swap occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.9
Metacritic logo
7.8

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