The Substance was expected to land Demi Moore her first-ever Oscar, but she ended up losing out to Mikey Madison, just as she did at the BAFTAs.
You shouldn't let that stop you from catching up on the movie if you haven't seen it though.
The Substance was released in cinemas back in September 2024, but don't worry if you missed it. If the awards hype has got you wanting to tuck into gory body horror, then we're here to help.
Here's how to watch The Substance right now and where it's streaming.
How to watch The Substance – is it streaming?
There are a couple of different ways you can watch The Substance at home, depending on if you want to sign up to a streaming service.
The Substance is available to watch right now on MUBI for all subscribers. You can either sign up via MUBI's official site or add it as a Prime Video channel to your existing Amazon Prime account.
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Both options cost £11.99 per month, but do also come with a seven-day free trial. If you're not an Amazon Prime member already, you can also take advantage of the 30-day free trial for the service to watch The Substance entirely for free.
All you'd have to do is cancel your subscription before the free trial is up, otherwise you will be automatically charged.
If you don't want to sign up to any streaming service, then you can also buy or rent The Substance from Prime Video, iTunes and other participating digital retailers.
You can also pre-order The Substance on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD ahead of its release in the UK on March 31.
The Substance is available to watch on MUBI, as well as to buy or rent from Prime Video, iTunes and more.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
