Is ‘The Substance’ available to stream? Here’s how to watch

Demi Moore’s latest award-winning performance certainly has more than enough “substance” to keep you captivated. If you’re looking for ways to watch her genre-bending film, the answers are below.

Winning the 2025 Golden Globe for best female actor in a motion picture (musical or comedy), Moore took home her first Golden Globe in her nearly 50-year acting career for “The Substance” on Jan. 5.

The dark comedy features the actress alongside Margaret Qualley, who was nominated for best female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture.

Along with Moore’s win and Qualley’s nomination, the film received five nominations total at the award show. Director Coralie Fargeat received two nominations (best director and best screenplay for a motion picture) and the film received a nod for best picture — musical or comedy. The film also won best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Moore stole the show at the Golden Globes on Jan. 5 for her emotional acceptance speech.

“I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been doing this a long time — like, over 45 years — and this is the first time I’ve ever won anything as an actor,” she said during the acceptance speech, “And I’m just so humbled and so grateful.”

The film follows Moore’s character Elizabeth Sparkle as an aging celebrity who takes a black-market drug that creates a younger replica of herself (named “Sue,” and played by Qualley) to help her stay relevant in the industry. Moore commented on the film’s messaging in her speech.

“I had a woman say to me, ‘Just know you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down the measuring stick,’” she said.

Though some sites classify the film as a horror (one of the categories listed on the film’s IMDb page), Fargeat says her film doesn’t quite fit into the genre.

“I wouldn’t call it horror. I would call it a genre film, which is to me very wide in the scope,” Fargeat said in a director roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, “going from sci-fi, to action, to everything that is not grounded into reality.”

While the film released in theaters on Sep. 20, 2024, the film has now hit digital services and is available to stream exclusively on MUBI.

Here’s all the ways to watch Moore’s award-winning performance.

Is ‘The Substance’ still in theaters?

“The Substance” released in theaters on Sept. 20, 2024, and is now only showing at select theaters in the U.S., according to Fandango.

Is ‘The Substance’ available for streaming?

“The Substance” became available for streaming exclusively on MUBI on Oct. 31, 2024, according to the film’s official Instagram account.

You can access the film on the streaming service with an account, or through the MUBI channel on Prime Video. The service also offers a 7-day free trial before a subscription of $14.99 a month or $119.98 a year.

The film is also available to rent for $5.99 or buy for $19.99 on digital services including Prime Video and Apple TV.