"The Substance", Coralie Fargeat’s gripping film, is making a gradual return to Mexican cinemas, thanks to MUBI.

One of the biggest cinematic surprises of 2024 and a major contender in this 2025 awards season, The Substance is back on the big screen. If you missed its initial theatrical release and still want to experience it the way Christopher Nolan would approve, you’re in luck—starting today, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s intense body-horror thriller is hitting Mexican theaters once again. Thank you, MUBI, we love you.

If you check your local cinema listings and don’t see it just yet, don’t panic—the release is rolling out gradually across 50 theaters nationwide.

In the meantime, you can also dive into Coralie Fargeat’s world of psychological and body horror by watching REALITY+ (2014), her short film available on MUBI. If you loved The Substance or found its premise intriguing, this one is a must-watch.

The director’s latest hit has earned five Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Makeup & Hairstyling) and has already grossed nearly $78 million worldwide—a number that will surely climb even higher with this re-release.

The Substance follows a washed-up former TV fitness star who is suddenly fired by her repulsive studio boss, Harvey. Desperate for a second chance, she is lured into trying a mysterious new product: The Substance. All it takes is a single injection, and she will temporarily transform into her beautiful, twenty-something self—Sue. The only catch? Time must be shared equally: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. A perfect balance. What could possibly go wrong?