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The Substance

2024 · directed by Coralie Fargeat · 141 min
25,125 feet · Prominence
455th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $77m, re-releases included; about $81m in 2026 money.

Rank3,306 of 11,051In 202450 of 262

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards85 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling4 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Actor4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs3 nominated Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Body-horror discourse event, Moore comeback, 210k/mo.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.2 from 417kWikipedia179k views a monthAge2 years

Scored beside it · 482 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 53 praise 91 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,125 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Margaret Qualley▲ Edward Hamilton-Clark

In these careers — elevation for this film

Demi Moore20,200 ftMargaret Qualley19,718 ftDennis Quaid18,671 ftEdward Hamilton-Clark17,715 ft