After being one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s and '90s, Demi Moore had mostly stepped out of the acting limelight in the 2000s and 2010s. Then, in 2024, she had the kind of comeback film that most actors can only dream of with "The Substance." Primarily a psychological body horror thriller, the movie was also a statement on the way Hollywood is often all too eager to unceremoniously dispose of its older female stars in favor of the latest generation of sexy young talent — and the lengths one of those older stars might go to in order to compete.

"The Substance" got the longest standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival that year, and was later nominated for Oscars for best picture, best director, best actress, and best original screenplay, while scoring a well-deserved win for

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