The Substance
A grotesque, satirical body-horror that is visually extreme and psychologically brutal, blending dark comedy with visceral disgust.
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Death Becomes Her
It is a bizarre and darkly funny descent into the perils of vanity and eternal youth.
About 1992 film by Robert Zemeckis
Genres fantasy, comedy, horror, black comedy
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Written by David Koepp, Martin Donovan
Starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Sydney Pollack, Isabella Rossellini, Catherine Bell, Debra Jo Rupp, Fabio Lanzoni
Music Alan Silvestri
Runtime 99 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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