Firestarter vs The Substance
The Substance has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.5/10 for Firestarter). Firestarter is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 21m. Firestarter is the older of the two (2022 against 2024). Both are horror, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Firestarter
The Substance| Firestarter | The Substance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Horror, Science Fiction | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Keith Thomas | Coralie Fargeat |
| Main cast | Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, John Beasley, Zac Efron, Jeremy Ferdman | Hugo Diego Garcia, Demi Moore, Oscar Lesage, Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley |
Synopsis
Firestarter
For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a…
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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