Alpha (2025) vs The Substance
The Substance has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Alpha (2025)). Alpha (2025) is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 21m. The Substance is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alpha (2025)
The Substance| Alpha (2025) | The Substance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Julia Ducournau | Coralie Fargeat |
| Main cast | Emma Mackey, Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, François Rollin, Marc Riso | Hugo Diego Garcia, Demi Moore, Oscar Lesage, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley |
Synopsis
Alpha (2025)
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
The Substance
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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