Carriers vs The Substance

The Substance has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Carriers). Carriers is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 21m. Carriers is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are drama, horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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CarriersThe Substance
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 7.2/10
Year20092024
Length1h 24m2h 21m
GenresAction, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Horror, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorÀlex Pastor, David PastorCoralie Fargeat
Main castKiernan Shipka, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni, Piper Perabo, Chris PineHugo Diego Garcia, Demi Moore, Oscar Lesage, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley

Synopsis

Carriers

A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.

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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