2Its clock, and the show’s

First talked about in episode 29, 3 months after its release.

Release Film Gamed Maher Mosly An episode that discusses it (press to play)

3What critics and audiences made of it

These are other people’s scores, not Mahmoud’s or Maher’s. Theirs is in the episode.

7.2/10

IMDb users470.5k votes

7.2: higher than 57% of the 406 titles Harvesting discussed. It ranks 162nd.

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4What it cost, what it made

It made 4.4× its budget. By return, number 42 of the 207 films in the archive.

Budget $18M #186

Box office $77M #116

TMDB figures in US dollars, worldwide, not adjusted for inflation. # = its place among the archive’s films. Each notch on the bar is one whole budget.

208 films from Harvesting: budget against box office

5Who’s in it

Director · Writer · Editor Coralie Fargeat
Music Raffertie
Cinematography Benjamin Kračun
Editor Jérôme Eltabet
Editor Valentin Féron

Demi Moore Elisabeth
+1 Margaret Qualley Sue
Dennis Quaid Harvey
Edward Hamilton-Clark Fred
Gore Abrams Oliver
Oscar Lesage Troy
Christian Erickson Man at Diner
Robin Greer Male Nurse

Threads to other titles on the show

How to Make a Killing Margaret Qualley in ep. 36

6Where to watch it

Stream

OSN+

Rent

Apple TV Store

Buy

Apple TV Store

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Watch data by JustWatch, via TMDB, as of 21 October 2026.

7The index card

The Substance· 2024

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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Released: 18 September 2024
Runtime: 2h 21m
Status: Released
Certificate: US R
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Language: English
Country: France, United Kingdom, United States
Studios: Working Title, Blacksmith, Working Title Films
Awards (from Wikidata, may be incomplete): 2025 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

3 wins in all· 3 nominations