Box Office: 01780 763 203
- Audio Description
- The-Substance
THE SUBSTANCE
Archived Event
Dir: Coralie Fargeat | USA, UK | 2024 | 141 mins
Cast | Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid
Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? Demi Moore takes aim – with a Golden Globe-winning performance – at Hollywood ageism and sexism in Coralie Fargeat’s explosive and provocative body horror.
Fading celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore) faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday when she’s axed by her misogynist boss (Dennis Quaid). She’s drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug that will turn her into a “younger, more beautiful” version of herself. So enters the eerily perfect Sue (Margaret Qualley). The only rule? Her time is split: one week in one body, the next 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.
Important Information:
Run Time: 141 mins
Priority Booking: Opens Monday 20th January, 10am
General Booking: Opens Monday 27th January, 10am
Evenings - £7 (£6.50)
Matinees - £6.50 (£6)
All Screenings Under 26s - Only £5!
Friends of Stamford Cinema - 50p off
Please Note - The advertised time is when the feature film starts. Please arrive early for trailers and pre-show ads, which begin before the listed time.
Search our other genres
Filter By Type
More..
-
National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
Thurs 18 Sep
a new play by Suzie Miller. Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn)...
-
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Fri 4 , Mon 7 - Tues 8 & Thurs 10 Jul
Dir: Dean DeBlois | USA | 2025 | 126 mins Cast | Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian...
-
THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Mon 28 - Tues 29 & Thurs 31 Jul
Dir: Jonás Trueba | Spain, France | 2024 | 114 mins | Subtitled Cast | Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Fernando True...
-
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
Wed 9 , Fri 11 - Sat 12 , Wed 16 - Thurs 17 Jul
Dir: Laura Piani | France | 2025 | 98 mins | Subtitled Cast | Camille Rutherfor...
-
THE LAST JOURNEY
Tues 15 - Thurs 17 Jul
Dir: Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson | Sweden | 2024 | 95 mins | Subtitled Documentary Joyous, life-affir...
-
JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH
Sat 19 , Mon 21 , Thurs 24 - Sat 26 , Wed 30 - Thurs 31 Jul
Dir: Gareth Edwards | USA | 2025 | 134 mins Cast | Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey A...
-
The Royal Opera: SIEGFRIED
Tues 31 Mar 2026
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soo...
-
LOLLIPOP
Mon 14 , Thurs 17 & Sat 19 Jul
Dir: Daisy-May Hudson | UK | 2024 | 100 mins Cast | Posy Sterling, Idil Ahmed, TerriAnn Oudjar A vivid an...