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Demi Moore has entered the chat.
How wrong he was!
Are there interminable and forgotten-to-time indie films?
The Substancehaslanded Moore in the awards conversation for the first time in her four-decade career.
In a few short days, she may win her first Academy Award.
Also, no television.
43.The Scarlet Letter(1995)
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No one gets out unscathed, but Moore is left holding the bag.
If only …
42.Half Light(2006)
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Moore plays an author who heads to the Scottish coast to grieve the accidental drowning of her young son.
41.Parasite(1982)
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Moores second big-screen film role comes in a schlock-horror B movie (C movie?)
In his travels, he runs into Moores gentle and kindly Patricia, a lemon farmer.
1 question Im left with is how effective and necessary are lemons in a dystopic future?
Is lemonade a favored drink of parasites?
Are lemons a form of currency in our new society?
Moore has mostly disavowed her first few film roles, and with good reason.
40.Blind(2017)
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Baldwin and Moore together again!
Unfortunately, its existence is the most memorable thing about it, as nothing in this movie sticks.
39.Choices(1981)
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When is a movie not a movie?
When itsChoices, Moores big-screen debut.
38.Blame It on Rio(1984)
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Did I mention that Old Man No.
1 (Michael Caine) is chasing Old Man No.
2s (Joseph Bologna) daughter (Michelle Johnson)?
And that said daughter refers to her new lover as Uncle Matthew?
Or that Johnson had to get court permission to be naked in the film because she was under age?
It feels less like a movie and more like something Detective Olivia Benson should be investigating.
37.Nothing But Trouble(1991)
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Nothing But Troubleis difficult to watch.
Not hard to find, just hard to endure.
36.Songbird(2020)
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Moore plays a wealthy matriarch selling illegal immunity bracelets in this new-world order for reasons too convoluted to explain.
She gets involved with, among other people, Archie fromRiverdale.
35.LOL(2012)
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Imagine if someone took your grandpa shouting You know the problem with this generation?
Theyre always on their phones!
and made it into a movie.
34.The Butchers Wife(1991)
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Unlike many of her contemporaries Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock Moore never went the romantic-comedy route.
After watchingThe Butchers Wife, you might understand why she may have stayed away.
33.Corporate Animals(2019)
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Shes enjoying herself; I just wish the audience was too.
32.Deconstructing Harry(1997)
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31.Another Happy Day(2011)
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And, man, it doesnt let you forget it.
As the grooms stepmother, Moore is the second wife of Ellen Barkins nightmares.
Were supposed tohateMoores uppity interloper, Patty, buttwist!
The movie underestimates just how much we also hate Barkins erratic Lynn.
30.Were No Angels(1989)
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A titan of the craft, his acting heir apparent, and an up-and-coming international director.
29.Very Good Girls(2013)
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Another year, another mom in the background.
Considering how picky Moore became with projects later in her career, this ones a bit of a head-scratcher.
Brooks(2007)
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Instead, she deals mostly with a separate set of escaped murderers and Costners protege, serial-killer-in-training Dane Cook.
Yes, Dane Cook.
27.Passion of the Mind(2000)
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Moore is quite good in this romantic drama about a woman simultaneously living two lives.
Trivia alert:The Substancewriter-director,Coralie Fargeatserved as an assistant director onPassion of the Mind.
26.Wisdom(1986)
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Moore is just capital-T, capital-G The Girlfriend, dragged along for the ride.
At times, shes the voice of reason; at other times, shes the accomplice.
But, unfortunately, shes never anything more than a sliver of a character.
Its a testament to Moores overall star power that she makes any impression at all.
25.Forsaken(2015)
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Moore gives one of her quietest performances as repentant cowboy Kiefers former lover, Mary Alice.
24.The Joneses(2009)
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Moore plays Kate, the head of the household and sales team.
Both in performance and as scripted, Kate only goes halfway there.
23.Rough Night(2017)
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Moore and Ty Burrell play horny neighbors interested in seducing Zoe Kravitz.
22.Beavis and Butt-Head Do America(1996)
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Two things Demi Moore doesnt get enough credit for: being silly and being a great villain.
21.The Seventh Sign(1988)
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His birth will be a total bummer and cause the apocalypse.
Moores grounding presence is the only thing that keeps the movie from flying into the hereafter.
20.kindly Baby kindly(2022)
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19.Now and Then(1995)
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Now and Thenis where the Venn diagram of millennial crushes for many guys, gals, and gays overlaps.
They reminisce about the one golden summer that changedeverything.
(They really were the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan of a micro-generation.)
18.No Small Affair(1984)
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This Jon CryerDemi Moore coming-of-age story is forgotten; perhaps it shouldnt be.
Most important, it has Demi Moore in her first co-lead role.
17.The Juror(1996)
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And we didnt appreciate it.
Moore is great as a single mom chosen for jury duty in the trial of a mob boss.
Alec Baldwins psycho hit man also chooses her to intimidate into getting the jury to acquit.
16.One Crazy Summer(1986)
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Its a shaggy, fun movie chock-full of comedic talents doing lots of improv.
She also nails a great scene where she protects her man and bests the town bully.
15.Striptease(1996)
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14.Disclosure(1994)
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Thats appropriate, as the film paints Moores SHE-EO as a velociraptor in a miniskirt.
Does Meredith have any depth of character other than Boss Bitch?
Of course not; shes literally introduced to us legs first.
But Moore gets to spit out lines like I am a sexually aggressive woman.
Tom knew it, and you cant handle it with such venom you cant help but hoot and holler.
13.Margin Call(2011)
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12.The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1996)
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Remembered fondly (?)
11.Flawless(2007)
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Caine is perfectly squirrelly, while Moore portrays world-weariness, frustration, and anger at being constantly overlooked perfectly.
10.Bobby(2006)
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Moore is playing it full tilt as alcoholic chanteuse Virginia.
Its worth the price of admission.
9.Mortal Thoughts(1991)
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Maybe thats why it plays better now than when it was a box-office disappointment in 1991.
The game is changing, and Moore pivots in real time from Wait?
to Oh no!Thisis whats happening!
8.A Few Good Men(1992)
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As they say, the rent was due, and she had no choice but to slay.
Jane(1997)
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And its a shame.
to Viggo Mortensen at one point), but it shouldve been an easy hit at the box office.
This should have been Moores first real brush with awards attention.
6.About Last Night(1986)
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Moore has never had much of a chance to be one of the girls.
Oftentimes, shes the only significant female presence in a male-dominated story:A Few Good Men, G.I.
Hell, even inGhost,a third of her scenes opposite Whoopi Goldberg are physically channeling Patrick Swayze.
Moore and Perkinss onscreen dynamic is easily the best thing about the movie.
5.Charlies Angels: Full Throttle(2003)
5.
Elmos Fire(1985)
4.
Moore became undeniable in this Brat Pack hit.
Turns out this gang of privileged, white Georgetown students is kind of insufferable!
Doesnt matter; Demi Moores star was sent into orbit.
3.Indecent Proposal(1993)
3.
As a film,Indecent Proposalis not as good as eitherFatal AttractionorUnfaithful.
With all the controversy abated, you really see how much Demi Moore is doing here.
Shes just so damn good at melodrama!
This one wants to buy her; the other one thinks he already owns her.
Meanwhile, she holds all the power and she wears it well.
Shallow as the film can be, its a great vehicle for Moore to do everything she does best.
2.Ghost(1990)
2.
The movie that would make Demi Moore a superstar.
And it hits every time.
Give me Whoopi Goldberg in one of the rare, perfect Oscar wins as reluctant clairvoyant Oda Mae Brown!
Give it all to me!
Over the years, much has rightly been made of Moores ability to cry onscreen.
Yet, her performance shouldnt be watered down (sorry) to just her preternatural ability to access tears.
And, yes, shes one helluva cryer.
1.The Substance(2024)
1.
About aging women in Hollywood!
There are simply no comps for this movie.
