Editing Demi Moore (section)

==Career==
===Beginnings and breakthrough (1980–1989)===
[[File:Demi Moore - The Ithaca Journal (1982).png|thumb|upright|Newspaper clipping, January 29, 1982]]
Moore co-wrote three songs with Freddy Moore and appeared in the music video for their selection ''It's Not a Rumor'', performed by his band, the Nu-Kats. She continues to receive royalty checks from her songwriting work (1980–1981).<ref name="DEMI MOORE (Songwriter) BIO"/>

Moore appeared on the cover of the January 1981 issue of the adult magazine ''[[Oui (magazine)|Oui]],''<ref name="ew-mannes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297532,00.html|title=When Moore Was Less|first=George|last=Mannes|date=June 9, 1995|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919083903/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297532,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> taken from a photo session in which she had posed nude.<ref name="spy">{{Cite news|last1=Gregory|first1=Alex|last2=Huyck|first2=Peter|magazine=Spy|title=The Bimbo Conspiracy|date=August 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zgu9QCTT_SwC|page=48}}</ref> In a 1988 interview, Moore said she "only posed for the cover of ''Oui'' —I was 16; I told them I was 18." Interviewer Alan Carter said, "However, some peekaboo shots did appear inside. And later, nude shots of her turned up in ''Celebrity Sleuth'' —photos that she once said 'were for a European fashion magazine'."<ref>{{cite news|title=Moore Ways Than One|first=Alan|last=Carter|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=[[New York City|New York]]|date=March 31, 1988|page=51}}</ref> In 1990, she told another interviewer, "I was 17 years old. I was underage. It was just the cover."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ''Us'' Interview: She's Gotta Have It|first=David |last=Rensin|date=September 17, 1990|page =18|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref>

Moore made her film debut as the protagonist's girlfriend in ''Choices'' (1981), a sports drama directed by [[Silvio Narizzano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004101-choices/|title=Choices|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=January 2004|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171353/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004101-choices/|url-status=live}}</ref> It did not garner much attention until after Moore became a household name, with home video releases heavily hyping up her appearance.<ref>Jacket copy, ''Choices'', Gemstone Entertainment, 1992</ref> Her second feature was the [[3-D film|3-D]] sci-fi horror ''[[Parasite (1982 film)|Parasite]]'' (1982), for which director [[Charles Band]] had instructed casting director Johanna Ray to "find me the next [[Karen Allen]]".<ref name="ew-mannes" /> It proved to be a minor hit on the [[drive-in]] circuit, ultimately grossing {{USD|7 million|long=No}}.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/demi-moore/biography.html |title=Demi Moore at Yahoo! Movies|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013121910/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/demi-moore/biography.html|archive-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> Moore had already joined the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap opera ''[[General Hospital]]'' several months before the film's release, playing the role of investigative reporter Jackie Templeton through 1983. During her tenure on the series, she made an uncredited cameo appearance in the 1982 spoof ''[[Young Doctors in Love]]''.[[File:Demi Moore at 61st Annual Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|left|Moore at the [[61st Academy Awards]] in 1989|255x255px]]

Moore's film career took off in 1984 following her appearance as the teenage daughter of a businessman (played by [[Michael Caine]]) in the sex comedy ''[[Blame It on Rio]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carr|first=Jay|date=April 19, 1991|title=The spirit of success moves Demi Moore|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59183625.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19%2C+1991&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+spirit+of+success+moves+Demi+Moore&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131151746/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59183625.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+19,+1991&author=Jay+Carr,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+spirit+of+success+moves+Demi+Moore&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/the-1980s-films-of-michael-caine-blame-it-on-rio-1984/ |title=The 1980s films of Michael Caine {{!}} Blame It On Rio (1984) |last=Upton |first=John |website=Film Stories |date=November 6, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> In ''[[No Small Affair]]'' (1984), she played the love interest of an amateur photographer, opposite [[Jon Cryer]]. Sheila Benson of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called her "the movie's revelation", asserting that she was "[[gamine]], molten, wild, tragicomic and genuinely affecting."<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-frank-richwood-art/30551750/ |title='No Small Affair' Has Certain Charm |work=Los Angeles Times |p=144 |last=Benson |first=Sheila |date=November 8, 1984 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her commercial breakthrough came with her role as an uninhibited banker in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s [[yuppie]] drama ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]'' (1985). Having lobbied for her casting,<ref>{{cite book |title= You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried |publisher= Three Rivers Press |page= [https://archive.org/details/youcouldntignore00gora/page/90 90] |first=Susannah |last=Gora |url= https://archive.org/details/youcouldntignore00gora |url-access= registration |year= 2010 |isbn= 9780307408433 }}</ref> the director urged her to go to rehab before shooting and hired a full-time sober companion during production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/demi-moore-recalls-sober-companion-st-elmos-fire-set-brats-documentary-8663109 |title=Demi Moore recalls her 24/7 sober companion on St. Elmo's Fire set, says director 'stuck his neck out for me' |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Wang |first=Jessica |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/65555/15-burning-facts-about-st-elmos-fire |title=Facts about St. Elmo's Fire |last=Cormier |first=Roger |date=June 28, 2015 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714043703/http://mentalfloss.com/article/65555/15-burning-facts-about-st-elmos-fire |url-status=live }}</ref> The film  received negative reviews, but was a box office success and brought her widespread recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Elmo's Fire|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3950216705/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903054555/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3950216705/weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=May 20, 2000|title=Demi Moore returns to the screen in 'Passion of Mind'|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i1g1AAAAIBAJ&pg=2758,10037135|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Because of her association with that film, she was often listed as part of the [[Brat Pack]], a label she felt was "demeaning".<ref>{{cite news|date=July 11, 1985|title=Demi Moore learns to accept change|work=Lawrence Journal-World|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8LkxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4734,2504938|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>

Moore progressed to more serious material with the romantic dramedy ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]'' (1986), in which she played one half of a Chicago couple, alongside [[Rob Lowe]]. It marked a positive turning point in her career,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H7VQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5207%2C606460|title=Demi Moore A Star In Her Own Right|work=Portsmouth Daily Times|agency=Associated Press|date=May 7, 1988|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> as Moore noted that, following its release, she began seeing better scripts.<ref name="Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EOdYAAAAIBAJ&pg=992%2C131397|title=Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom|work=The Vindicator|first=Betsy|last=Pickle|date=April 1, 1988|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four stars and praised her performance, writing, "There isn't a romantic note she isn't required to play in this movie, and she plays them all flawlessly."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860701/REVIEWS/607010301/1023|title=Roger Ebert's review of "About Last Night..."|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=July 1, 1986|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224233901/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19860701%2FREVIEWS%2F607010301%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> The success of ''About Last Night...'' was unrivaled by Moore's other two 1986 releases, ''[[One Crazy Summer]]'' and ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'', the last youth-oriented films in which she would star.<ref name="Yahoo"/>

Moore made her professional stage debut in an [[off-Broadway]] production of ''The Early Girl'', which ran at the [[Circle Repertory Company]] in fall 1986.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/659796461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+1986&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=DEMI+MOORE+OFF-BROADWAY+IN+%27EARLY+GIRL%27&pqatl=google |title=Demi Moore Off-Broadway in 'Early Girl' |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |first=Jay |last=Carr |date=November 28, 1986 |page=54 |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072617/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/659796461.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+1986&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=DEMI+MOORE+OFF-BROADWAY+IN+%27EARLY+GIRL%27&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mel Gussow of ''[[The New York Times]]'' deemed it a "striking debut" and observed that she "has exactly the right combination of naivete and know-how, and[…] is unabashed about the demands of the performance."<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/31/theater/stage-caroline-kava-s-early-girl-at-circle-rep.html |title=Stage: Caroline Kava's 'Early Girl,' at Circle Rep |work=The New York Times |last=Gussow |first=Mel |p=C3 |date=October 31, 1986 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1988, Moore starred as a prophecy-bearing mother in the apocalyptic drama ''[[The Seventh Sign]]'' —her first outing as a solo film star—<ref name="Demi Moore Says She's Ready to Be a Mom"/> and in 1989, she played the quick-witted local laundress and part-time prostitute in [[Neil Jordan]]'s [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era allegory ''[[We're No Angels (1989 film)|We're No Angels]]'', opposite [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Sean Penn]].

===Established career (1990–1997)===
Moore's most successful film to date is the supernatural romantic melodrama ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'', which grossed over {{USD|505 million|long=No}} at the box office and was the highest-grossing film of 1990,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1990/|title=Domestic Box Office For 1990|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215184247/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1990&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the most rented videocassette of 1991.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 30, 1991|title=The top 10 videocassette rentals of 1991|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/12/30/The-top-10-videocassette-rentals-of-1991-compiled-from/5060694069200|work=United Press International}}</ref> She played a young woman in jeopardy to be protected by the ghost of her murdered boyfriend through the help of a reluctant psychic. The love scene between Moore and [[Patrick Swayze]] that starts in front of a [[potter's wheel]] to the sound of "[[Unchained Melody]]" has become an iconic moment in cinema history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/photo-gallery/feature/50-greatest-movie-romances/?photoidx=4|title=50 Greatest Movie Romances|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511064206/http://movies.msn.com/photo-gallery/feature/50-greatest-movie-romances/?photoidx=4|archive-date=May 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Ghost'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], while Moore's performance earned her a [[Golden Globe]] nomination and the [[Saturn Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="Demi Moore - Awards">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/awards|title=Demi Moore|website=IMDb|access-date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124102233/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/awards|url-status=live}}</ref> She started fashion trends with her uncharacteristically gamine look, and legions of women emulated the short haircut she sported throughout the film.<ref name="Yahoo"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Simone|last=Kitchens|date=August 17, 2011|title=Demi Moore In "Ghost": The Unexpected Icon|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demi-moore-ghost_n_929542|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> At one point, ''Ghost'' and ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', starring Moore's then-husband [[Bruce Willis]], would occupy the number one and number two spots at the box office, a feat that would not be accomplished again for a married Hollywood couple until 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-are-latest-married-couple-to-top-box-office-since-bruce-willis-demi-moore-1990-8693706|title=Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Are First Married Couple to Top Box Office Since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990|first=Marina|last=Watts|work=People|date=August 11, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/08/12/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-and-wolverine-box-office/74765651007/|title=Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds mark first married couple to top box office in 34 years|first=Kelly|last=Lawler|work=USA Today|date=August 12, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
[[File:Demi Moore01.JPG|thumb|right|upright=.9|Moore at the 1990 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]]]
In 1991, Moore starred as a lawyer in the horror comedy ''[[Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing but Trouble]]'', a murder suspect in the mystery thriller ''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'', and a clairvoyant woman in the romantic comedy ''[[The Butcher's Wife]]''. ''Mortal Thoughts'', which co-starred Willis, was a "passion project" for Moore, who wanted a more challenging role following the success of ''Ghost'' and  was particularly drawn to her character's [[New Jersey English|New Jersey dialect]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-14-ca-527-story.html |title=Movies : Demi Moore Is Now Bankable and the Boss : Sure, it’s great that "Ghost" propelled the actress into star territory, but being a producer gave her a different kind of power |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Dutka |first=Elaine |date=April 14, 1992 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> After the original director was fired and replaced by [[Alan Rudolph]], she took it upon herself to mitigate the film's financial constraints, offering to pay [[overtime]] for the shooting.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/demi-moore-best-movies-tv-shows-ranked-11688906 |title=The 15 best Demi Moore movies and TV shows ranked, from St. Elmos Fire to The Substance |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Rife |first=Katie |date=March 2, 2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>

Moore received a {{USD|2.5 million|long=No}} fee to star in ''The Butcher's Wife'',<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> but later regretted making the film. It was noted that, during production, she was "catered to by an assistant, a dialogue coach, a masseuse, a psychic consultant, [her daughter]'s nanny, and a bodyguard […]—in addition to the standard-issue hairdresser, makeup person, and stand-in. She arrived for each morning's shoot in a limo and insisted on flying between locations by private plane."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> Screenwriter Ezra Litwak stated: "Demi is very much a movie star. Everything revolves around that fact. She knows what she wants and how to get it."<ref name="VF-aug1991-p144" /> The film was a critical and commercial failure,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/butchers_wife |title=The Butcher's Wife |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3679028737/weekend/ |title=The Butcher's Wife |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> but Roger Ebert embraced her performance, describing it as "warm and cuddly."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19911025/REVIEWS/110250301/1023|title=Roger Ebert's review of "The Butcher's Wife"|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=October 28, 1991|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224232259/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19911025%2FREVIEWS%2F110250301%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Moore's next roles —a lieutenant commander in [[Rob Reiner]]'s ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), a morally tested wife in [[Adrian Lyne]]'s ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'' (1993), and a sexually charged employer in [[Barry Levinson]]'s ''[[Disclosure (1994 film)|Disclosure]]'' (1994)— raised her demand among studios.<ref name="ewmoore">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/03/10/demi-moore-gets-payraise-and-other-actresses-benefit/ |title=Demi Moore gets a payraise, and other actresses benefit |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Thompson |first=Anne |date=March 10, 1995 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> The three aforementioned films opened atop the box office and were blockbuster hits.<ref name="Demi Moore Movie Box Office Results">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=demimoore.htm|title=Demi Moore Movie Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304195440/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=demimoore.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer Martin Shafer considered her to be "every bit as valuable as [her male counterparts]" and called her "the biggest female star in the world."<ref name="ewmoore" />

With her [[A-list]] status, some of Moore's film choices were the subject of widespread scrutiny.<ref name="ewmoore" /> Her portrayal of [[Hester Prynne]] in ''[[The Scarlet Letter (1995 film)|The Scarlet Letter]]'' (1995), a "freely adapted" version of the historical romance novel by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], was met with harsh disapproval.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF95DABA08749&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Demi's Debacle Now, The Actress Has to Get 'The Scarlet Letter' Off Her Back|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=May 17, 1996|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215738/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADF95DABA08749&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] found her to be "out of her depth" and noted that her "insufficient" range resulted in a  "weak" performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/scarlet-letter-the |title=Scarlet Letter, The (United States, 1995) |work=Reel Views |last=Berardinelli |first=James |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> She played an author with commitment issues in the coming-of-age drama ''[[Now and Then (film)|Now and Then]]'' (1995), which she described as "more than just a film […] it was an adventure".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/demi-moore-now-and-then-sequel-stars-reunite-elle-women-in-hollywood-event-1236068107/ |title=Demi Moore Pitches ‘Now and Then’ Sequel as Stars Reunite at Elle Women in Hollywood Event |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=November 20, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> ''Now and Then'' did not score with critics but found box office success and [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/movies/now-and-then-anniversary.html |title='Now and Then' at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously |work=The New York Times |last=Kaplan |first=Ilena |date=October 12, 2020 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Moore became the world's highest-paid actress when she was paid a record-breaking salary of {{USD|12.5 million|long=No}} to star as a [[FBI]] secretary-turned-[[stripper]] in ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996).<ref name="highest-paid">{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/21030596.html?dids=21030596%3A21030596&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+1995&author=Stephen+Schaefer&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Movies+Moore+the+Merrier+Give+an+%60A%27+for+effort+to+Demi%2C+Hollywood%27s+highest-paid+woman&pqatl=google|title=Movies Moore the Merrier Give an 'A' for effort to Demi, Hollywood's highest-paid woman|work=[[Boston Herald]]|first=Stephen|last=Schaefer|date=October 8, 1995|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072603/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/21030596.html?dids=21030596%3A21030596&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+1995&author=Stephen+Schaefer&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Movies+Moore+the+Merrier+Give+an+%60A%27+for+effort+to+Demi%2C+Hollywood%27s+highest-paid+woman&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 27, 1996|title=More Moore: Demi Moore Says She Felt the Power of Strippers Experience When They're Dancing and Defends the Women Who Peel for a Living|newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|location=South Florida|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/14909964.html?dids=14909964:14909964&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+27%2C+1996&author=IVOR+DAVIS+New+York+Times+Syndicate&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MORE+MOORE+DEMI+MOORE+SAYS+SHE+FELT+THE+POWER+OF+STRIPPERS+EXPERIENCE+WHEN+THEY'RE+DANCING+AND+DEFENDS+THE+WOMEN+WHO+PEEL+FOR+A+LIVING.&pqatl=google|access-date=March 19, 2022|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072627/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/14909964.html?dids=14909964%3A14909964&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Jun+27%2C+1996&author=IVOR+DAVIS+New+York+Times+Syndicate&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=MORE+MOORE+DEMI+MOORE+SAYS+SHE+FELT+THE+POWER+OF+STRIPPERS+EXPERIENCE+WHEN+THEY%27RE+DANCING+AND+DEFENDS+THE+WOMEN+WHO+PEEL+FOR+A+LIVING.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Gregory|last1=Cerio|first2=Carolyn|last2=Ramsay|title=Eye of the tiger|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 24, 1996|volume=45|issue=25|pages=88–94}}</ref> Her own daughter [[Rumer Willis]], who was 7 years old when the film was released, played her character's daughter. Despite grossing a respectable {{USD|113 million|long=No}} worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Striptease|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1735558657/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=November 24, 2020|archive-date=May 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503170830/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1735558657/weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Striptease'' was heavily disliked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/striptease/ |title=''Striptease'' (1996) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614120314/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/striptease |url-status=live }}</ref>  Brian D. Johnson of ''[[Maclean's]]'' was critical of  Moore's acting and described the film  as a "tacky" display of her vanity.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Brian D. |last=Johnson |title=A Demi-talented actor bares all |work=[[Maclean's]] |date=July 8, 1996 |volume=109 |number=28 |page=49}}</ref>  She starred as a single mother intimidated by a mobster in the thriller ''[[The Juror]]'' (1996), which did not connect with critics nor audiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Juror (1996)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/juror|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=July 28, 1998|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430085158/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/juror|url-status=live}}</ref> For both ''Striptease'' and ''The Juror'', she received the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress]].<ref name="Schwartz2"/>

Moore produced and starred in [[HBO]]'s ''[[If These Walls Could Talk]]'' (1996), a three-part anthology about [[abortion]] alongside [[Sissy Spacek]] and [[Cher]]. Its screenwriter, [[Nancy Savoca]], directed two segments, including one in which Moore played a widowed nurse in the early 1950s seeking a back-alley abortion. ''If These Walls Could Talk'' became [[HBO]]'s highest-rated original film to date, drawing 6.9&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/hbo-climbing-another-walls-1117779197/ |first=Paula |last=Bernstein |title=HBO climbing another ''Walls'' |date=March 7, 2000 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084155/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/hbo-climbing-another-walls-1117779197/ |archive-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/12/arts/tv-notes-going-out-blazing.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=TV Notes; Going Out Blazing|first=Bill|last=Carter|date=April 12, 2000|access-date=February 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527133701/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/12/arts/tv-notes-going-out-blazing.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> For the film, Moore received Golden Globe nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=If These Walls Could Talk|url=https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/if-these-walls-could-talk/|access-date=September 23, 2024|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]}}</ref> as well as a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/if-these-walls-could-talk |title=If These Walls Could Talk: Awards and Nominations |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> In 1996, she provided the voice of [[Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esmeralda]] in  ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', and Dallas Grimes in ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'', both of which were the highest-grossing animated films that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4250437121/weekend/ |title=The Hunchback of Notre Dame }}</ref>

Moore portrayed the first woman to undergo training in the [[Navy SEAL]]s in [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' (1997). For her role, she shaved her head and went through a rigorous two-week military training.<ref name="Demijane">{{cite web |title=Demi Moore Called $48 Million Movie That Got Chris Rock Slapped by Will Smith at Oscars Her Proudest Professional Achievement |url=https://fandomwire.com/demi-moore-called-48-million-movie-g-i-jane-that-got-chris-rock-slapped-by-will-smith-at-oscars-her-proudest-professional-achievement/#:~:text=Demi%20Moore%20Gave%20All%2DOut%20Performance%20In%201997's%20G.I.&text=In%20her%20memoir%20Inside%20Out,of%20a%20Navy%20SEAL%20officer.}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews and earned her another Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html |title=1997 RAZZIEŽ Nominees & "Winners" |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards]] |work=Entire RAZZIEŽ History, Year-by-Year: 1980-2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503184839/http://www.razzies.com/forum/1997-razzie-nominees-winners_topic347.html |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |date=December 4, 2005 |author=HeadRAZZBerry}}</ref> but her performance was largely praised by critics.<ref name="Out of Sight">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-out-of-sight-vol-55-no-16/|title=Out of Sight|date=April 23, 2001|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019132516/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-out-of-sight-vol-55-no-16/|url-status=live}}</ref> Budgeted at {{USD|50 million|long=No}},<ref>{{cite news|title=G.I. Jane' Proves Its Mettle in Second Week at Box Office|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 2, 1997|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-02-ca-28038-story.html|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224047/http://articles.latimes.com/1997/sep/02/entertainment/ca-28038|url-status=live}}</ref> it was a moderate commercial success, grossing {{USD|98.4 million|long=No}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gijane.htm|title=G.I. Jane (1997) - Box Office Mojo|website=Boxofficemojo.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001030944/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gijane.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Striptease'' and ''G.I. Jane'' were considered to have contributed to a professional downturn,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/gi-jane-movie-demi-moore-defense-box-office/ |title="Killed Months Before Anyone Had Even Seen It": Demi Moore Defends 1997 Ridley Scott Bomb That "Really Holds Up" |work=Screenrant |last=Gearan |first=Hannah |date=September 30, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> on which she later remarked: "With ''Striptease'', it was as if I had betrayed women, and with ''G.I. Jane'', it was as if I had betrayed men."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/07/demi-moores-stellar-second-act-how-the-star-was-finally-given-her-due-at-62 |title=Demi Moore's stellar second act: how the star was finally given her due at 62 |work=The Guardian |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=January 7, 2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Nevertheless, she has described ''G.I. Jane'' as one of her proudest professional achievements.<ref name="Demijane"/> In 1997, she played an ultrapious [[Jewish convert]] psychiatrist in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deconstructing_harry/|title=Deconstructing Harry|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rottentomatoes.com|date=December 12, 1997|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235028/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deconstructing_harry/|url-status=live}}</ref> and an emotionally estranged wife in [[Mark Pellington]]'s short film ''[[Destination Anywhere (film)|Destination Anywhere]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1650892-Jon-Bon-Jovi-Destination-Anywhere-The-Film |title=Jon Bon Jovi – Destination Anywhere (The Film) |website=Discogs |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>

===Hiatus and sporadic roles (1998–2007)===
After ''G.I. Jane'', Moore retreated from the spotlight and moved to [[Hailey, Idaho]], on a full-time basis to devote herself to raising her three daughters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|title=Demi Moore's daughter focus|work=STV|access-date=September 8, 2012|archive-date=October 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015051008/http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/48872-demi-moores-daughter-focus/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was off-screen for three years before re-emerging in the arthouse psychological drama ''[[Passion of Mind]]'' (2000), the first English-language film from Belgian director [[Alain Berliner]]. Her performance as a woman with [[dissociative identity disorder]] was favourably reviewed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|title=Passion of Mind (2000) FILM REVIEW; A Woman of Two Minds. Or Two Loves. Or Two Cities. Or . . .|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elvis|last=Mitchell|date=May 26, 2000|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220123259/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405E5DD123DF935A15756C0A9669C8B63|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deseretnews">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6944%2C7417131|title='Passion of Mind' moves naggingly slowly|work=The Deseret News (archived from Los Angeles Daily News)|first=Bob|last=Strauss|date=June 30, 2000|access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> but the film was deemed "naggingly slow" by some critics and failed to find an audience.<ref name="deseretnews" /> She felt that ''Passion of Mind'' "didn't get the best of [her]" due to the death of her mother and her divorce from Willis.<ref name="dmguar">{{Cite news |last=Iley |first=Chrissy |date=October 7, 2007 |title=Interview: Chrissy Iley meets Demi Moore |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831145928/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/oct/07/1 |archive-date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> She then resumed her self-imposed career hiatus and continued to turn down film offers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-28-et-smith28-story.html|title=Now you see her ... everywhere|date=June 28, 2003|first=Lynn |last=Smith |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220014947/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/28/entertainment/et-smith28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Irwin Winkler]] said in 2001, "I had a project about a year and a half ago, and we made an inquiry about her —a real good commercial picture. She wasn't interested."<ref name="Out of Sight" />

Moore returned to the screen, playing a villain, in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|date=July 1, 2003|title=Demi Moore: Comeback or cameo?|first=Stephen|last=Dowling|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|access-date=February 1, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203084530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3033258.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> opposite [[Cameron Diaz]], [[Drew Barrymore]], and [[Lucy Liu]]. Her role was specifically written for her and proved, according to Barrymore, to have "upstaged" the film's [[protagonist|heroines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/10/17/drew-says-demi-upstaged-charlies-angels/ |title=Drew says Demi upstaged ''Charlie's Angels'' |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=October 17, 2003 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> A scene, in particular, featuring her in a swimsuit, attracted "very heightened" media attention.<ref name="dmca">{{cite web |url=https://people.com/demi-moore-recalls-talk-about-how-she-looked-in-charlies-angels-2-bikini-scene-8701872 |title=Demi Moore Recalls 'a Lot of Talk About How I Looked' in Charlie's Angels 2 Bikini Scene and How It Affected Her |work=People |last=Brunner |first=Raven |date=August 27, 2024 |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> She found herself intimidated by the response, which she said made her question her place in the industry.<ref name="dmca" /> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' remarked: "It's a relief when Demi Moore shows up as [a] fallen angel ... Moore, 40, looks great in a bikini and doesn't even try to act. Her unsmiling sexiness cuts through the gigglefest as the angels fight, kick, dance and motocross like [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] clones on estrogen."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle|first1=Peter|last1=Travers|date=June 27, 2003|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031324/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/charlies-angels-full-throttle-91464/|url-status=live}}</ref> A commercial success, ''Full Throttle'' made {{USD|259.1 million|long=No}} worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl793478657/ |title=Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> but it was followed by yet another three-year absence from the screen. In the interim, she signed on as the face of [[Versace]] and [[Helena Rubinstein]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |title=Demi Moore is new face of Versace |publisher=[[RTÉ]]|date=June 28, 2005|access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205083703/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2005/0628/404457-moored/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|date=November 10, 2006|title=Fantasy Gifts: Our Birthday Picks for Demi Moore |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312113218/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2006/11/10/fantasy-gifts-o-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After a leading role as a grieving novelist in the mystery thriller ''[[Half Light (film)|Half Light]]'' (2006), Moore reunited with [[Emilio Estevez]] for his drama ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006), about the hours leading up to the [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination]], in which she  portrayed an alcoholic singer whose career is on the downswing. As a member of the ensemble cast, she was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture]] and won the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Festival Award]] for Best Ensemble Cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Sagawards.org|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204191422/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moore reunited with ''Blame It on Rio'' co-star [[Michael Caine]] for the British heist drama ''[[Flawless (2007 film)|Flawless]]'' (2007),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|title='Flawless'|website=[[Metacritic.com]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084957/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> which saw her portray an American executive helping to steal a handful of diamonds from the London Diamond Corporation during the 1960s. A writer for ''[[Miami Herald]]'' asserted: "The inspired pairing of Demi Moore and Michael Caine as a pair of thieves in the diamond-heist semi-caper movie ''Flawless'' goes a long way toward overcoming the film's slack, leisurely pacing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless/|title=Flawless|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=March 28, 2008|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927112051/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008754-flawless|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared as a driven police officer investigating a serial killer in the psychological thriller ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007). Critic Peter Travers felt that her role "deserved better than being saddled with an absurd back story as an heiress with a fortune-hunting husband."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|title=Mr. Brooks|last=Travers|first=Peter|date=June 15, 2007|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026165644/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mr-brooks-96582/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Mr. Brooks'' was profitable, grossing {{USD|48.1 million|long=No}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|title=Mr. Brooks (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023160539/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mrbrooks.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|title=Demi Moore - Box Office|website=The Numbers|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230340/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/101280401-Demi-Moore|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Independent films and varied  ventures (2008–2023)===
Moore made her directorial debut with the coming-of-age short film ''[[Streak (film)|Streak]]'' (2008), which starred her daughter Rumer and screened at the [[Nashville Film Festival]].<ref> {{cite web |url=http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/streak-demi-moore-nashville-film-festival/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204013025/http://www.thefilmtalk.com/2009/04/10/streak-demi-moore-nashville-film-festival/ |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |title='Streak' – Demi Moore's Short Film at the Nashville Film Fest |last=Loe |first=Jett |website=The Film Talk |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> In 2009, Moore played a daughter helping her father deal with age-related health problems in the dramedy ''[[Happy Tears]],'' as well as a [[undercover marketing|stealth marketer]] in the comedy ''[[The Joneses]]''. The latter film was largely highlighted, with critics concluding that it "benefits from its timely satire of consumer culture" as well as a "strong" performance from Moore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/joneses|title=The Joneses (2010)|access-date=December 19, 2018|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=April 16, 2010|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430122708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/joneses|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, she acted in the 9th edition of ''24 Hour Plays on Broadway'' at the [[American Airlines Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/person/demi-moore-vault-0000074399 |title=Demi Moore (Performer) |website=Playbill |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref> In ''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]'' (2010), a film Moore described as a "big action adventure,"<ref>{{cite news |title=The purse monkey's big adventure |date=October 9, 2009 |first=Ed |last=Lake |url=http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091009/NATIONAL/710089834/1010 |work=The National |access-date=February 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223070247/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091009%2FNATIONAL%2F710089834%2F1010 |archive-date=February 23, 2014 }}</ref> she starred as a courtesan and a femme fatale with a secret past.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demi Moore books two projects |date=April 14, 2008 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-books-two-projects-109326 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 2, 2009 |first=Borys |last=Kit |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921013537/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/demi-moore-books-two-projects-109326 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moore portrayed a chief risk management officer at a large [[Wall Street]] [[Investment banking|investment bank]] during the initial stages of the [[2008 financial crisis]] in the corporate drama ''[[Margin Call]]'' (2011), in which she was part of an ensemble cast that included [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Simon Baker]], and [[Paul Bettany]].<ref name="Dash">{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Dash |title=Citi Goes Hollywood for Spacey and Crew |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/citi-goes-hollywood-for-spacey-and-crew/ |access-date=June 27, 2010 |archive-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829133105/http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/citi-goes-hollywood-for-spacey-and-crew/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Fleming |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |title=''Margin Call'' Director J.C. Chandor Snags Big Warner Bros Writing Gig From DiCaprio |url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/09/margin-call-director-jc-chandor-gets-big-warner-bros-writing-gig/ |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018021612/http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/margin-call-director-jc-chandor-gets-big-warner-bros-writing-gig |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was favourably received,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |title=All That Glitters |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |last=Denby |first=David |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021041/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned the cast nominations for Best Ensemble from  the [[Gotham Awards]], the Phoenix Film Critics Society and the Central Ohio Film Critics Association.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |title=All That Glitters |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |last=Denby |first=David |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021041/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/10/31/111031crci_cinema_denby?currentPage=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Directors Guild of America Award]] in the category of [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film|Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film]] for her work as a director in a segment of the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] anthology film ''[[Five (2011 film)|Five]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/08/30/five-jennifer-anniston-demi-moore-trailer/|title=Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore direct cancer drama 'Five': First look!|website=Ew.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001031132/https://ew.com/article/2011/08/30/five-jennifer-anniston-demi-moore-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dga-awards-winners-directors-guild-nominations-285487|title=Directors Guild of America Awards 2012: Complete Winners List|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 28, 2012|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526131955/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/dga-awards-winners-directors-guild-nominations-285487|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Demi Moore 2010 Time 100 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Moore in 2010]]
During this period, Moore's career was noted to have shifted into "smaller movies and smaller roles".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/demi-moore-interview-the-substance-cannes-career-comeback-1235007894/ |title=The Demi Moore Comeback Is Here with 'The Substance': 'This Was a Part of Waking Myself Up' |work=IndieWire |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=May 22, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a "brash and overtly sexual second wife" in the black comedy ''[[Another Happy Day]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web |title=Another Happy Day: Sundance Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sundance-review-ellen-barkin-helps-74825/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=7 January 2025 |date=23 January 2011}}</ref> mothers in the coming-of-age films ''[[LOL (2012 film)|LOL]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Luis|title=Trailer for Chicago-based 'LOL' features Miley Cyrus, Edwardo's Pizza sign|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/11/trailer-for-chicago-based-lol-features-miley-cyrus-edwardos-pizza-sign/|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=December 27, 2013|date=April 11, 2012|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228143248/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-11/entertainment/chi-trailer-chicago-miley-cyrus-lol-web-20120411_1_film-lol-trailer|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Very Good Girls]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/very-good-girls-2014|title=Very Good Girls Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) - Roger Ebert|first=Susan|last=Wloszczyna|website=Rogerebert.com|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107065302/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/very-good-girls-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> an old flame of a quick-draw killer in the Western drama ''[[Forsaken (2015 film)|Forsaken]]'' (2015), the daughter of a retired high school teacher in the road comedy ''[[Wild Oats (film)|Wild Oats]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-claims-wild-oats-lifetime-tv-premiere-breached-deal-theatrical-release-987306|title=Sony Claims 'Wild Oats' Lifetime TV Premiere Breached Deal for Theatrical Release|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 20, 2017|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001030944/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/sony-claims-wild-oats-lifetime-tv-premiere-breached-deal-theatrical-release-987306|url-status=live}}</ref> and the neglected wife of an indicted businessman in the drama ''[[Blind (2016 film)|Blind]]'' (2017). David Fear of ''Rolling Stone'' described her as "someone who, despite the fact that she still graces screens […], makes you feel as if they’ve gone into self-exile in order to survive."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/demi-moore-the-substance-horror-movie-1235109180/ |title=Hollywood Courted and Spurned Demi Moore. She Brings It All Out in 'The Substance' |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Fear |first=David |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>

Between 2017 and 2018, Moore had a recurring arc as a mysterious take-charge nurse on ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/demi-moore-empire-recurring-season-3-season-4-fox-drama-series-1201927866/|title=Demi Moore Set To Recur On 'Empire'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423165925/https://deadline.com/2017/02/demi-moore-empire-recurring-season-3-season-4-fox-drama-series-1201927866/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/empire-demi-moore-nurse/|title=Empire: What's Up With Demi Moore's Character? |date=August 18, 2017|website=TVGuide |access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026171528/https://www.tvguide.com/news/empire-demi-moore-nurse/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a821885/demi-moore-joins-empire/|title=Demi Moore is making her TV comeback in Empire|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=February 23, 2017|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026173044/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a821885/demi-moore-joins-empire/|url-status=live}}</ref> The comedy ''[[Rough Night]]'' (2017) featured her as one half of a [[Swinging (sexual practice)|swinger couple]] seducing a member of a bachelorette party. Alonso Duralde for ''[[The Wrap]]'' called her "wonderfully skeevy",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rough-night-review-scarlett-johansson-kate-mckinnon/ |title='Rough Night' Review: Scarlett Johansson and Friends Have a Funny, Bumpy Ride |work=The Wrap |last=Duralde |first=Alonso |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> but Tim Grierson for ''[[Screen Daily]]'' considered her part to be a "wobbly subplot" of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/rough-night-review/5119068.article |title=Reviews 'Rough Night': Review |work=Screen Daily |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Her only wide theatrical release of the decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/|title='Wonder Woman' Powering To Super $550+ Million This Weekend|first=Mark|last=Hughes|website=Forbes|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008233835/https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/06/15/wonder-woman-powering-to-super-550-million-this-weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rough Night'' made $47.3 million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1283360257/ |title=Rough Night |work=Boxofficemojo.com |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a social worker in the Hindi-language drama ''[[Love Sonia]]'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/21/the-explosive-film-lifting-the-lid-on-sex-trafficking-between-india-and-la|title=The explosive film lifting the lid on sex trafficking between India and LA|last=Rose|first=Steve|date=June 21, 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 26, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026171528/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/21/the-explosive-film-lifting-the-lid-on-sex-trafficking-between-india-and-la|url-status=live}}</ref> and an unethical CEO in the black comedy ''[[Corporate Animals]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.com/2019/09/crporate-animals-review-demi-moore-rex-reed/|title=Demi Moore's 'Corporate Animals' Is One of the Worst Movies Ever Made|date=September 19, 2019|website=Observer|access-date=October 26, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014025451/https://observer.com/2019/09/crporate-animals-review-demi-moore-rex-reed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Moore's memoir, ''[[Inside Out (Moore book)|Inside Out]]'', in which she discusses her childhood, relationships and personal struggles, was published in September 2019, by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/04/17/demi-moore-turns-her-life-inside-out-memoir-due-sept-24/3495287002/|title=Demi Moore turns her life 'Inside Out' in 'deeply candid' memoir, due Sept. 24|website=USA Today|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417192738/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2019/04/17/demi-moore-turns-her-life-inside-out-memoir-due-sept-24/3495287002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/demi-moore-inside-out-book-cover/|title=See a First Look at the Cover of Demi Moore's New Tell-All Memoir Inside Out|website=People|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522184344/https://people.com/movies/demi-moore-inside-out-book-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out|title=Demi Moore penning 'a wrenchingly honest' memoir that details 'tumultuous relationship' with mom, ex-husbands|last=Savitsky|first=Sasha|date=April 18, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601051001/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-memoir-inside-out|url-status=live}}</ref> The book reached number one on ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} combined print & e-book nonfiction best-sellers list and the hardcover nonfiction best-sellers list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/demi-moore-s-inside-out-enters-best-sellers-list-119100500199_1.html|title=Demi Moore's 'Inside Out' enters best sellers list|agency=ANI|date=October 5, 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162412/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/demi-moore-s-inside-out-enters-best-sellers-list-119100500199_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/demi-moores-book-inside-out-best-seller-list/|title=Demi Moore Is 'Overwhelmed' That Her Memoir Inside Out Topped New York Times Best Sellers List|website=People|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162409/https://people.com/movies/demi-moores-book-inside-out-best-seller-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-inside-out-bestseller|title=Demi Moore says she's 'so overwhelmed' that her memoir 'Inside Out' is a bestseller|last=Nolasco|first=Stephanie|date=October 4, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024203535/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/demi-moore-inside-out-bestseller|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Moore played a protective matriarch in the thriller ''[[Songbird (2020 film)|Songbird]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demi Moore, Craig Robinson Board Michael Bay-Produced Pandemic Thriller 'Songbird'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/demi-moore-craig-robinson-board-michael-bay-produced-pandemic-thriller-songbird-1300322|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627134807/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/demi-moore-craig-robinson-board-michael-bay-produced-pandemic-thriller-songbird-1300322|url-status=live}}</ref> recurred as the mother of a subversive outsider in three episodes of ''[[Brave New World (TV series)|Brave New World]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/demi-moore-alden-ehrenreich-brave-new-world/ |title=How Demi Moore and Alden Ehrenreich navigated through Peacock's Brave New World |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 6, 2020 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> and was among the celebrities who made cameo appearances modeling lingerie at [[Rihanna]]'s ''Savage x Fenty Vol. 2'' fashion show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/style/rihanna-s-savage-x-fenty-show-demi-moore-stuns-black-t193218|title=Demi Moore stuns in black lace at Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie fashion show|date=October 2, 2020|work=[[Today (US TV show)|Today]]|first=Alyssa|last=Newcomb|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124171002/https://www.today.com/style/rihanna-s-savage-x-fenty-show-demi-moore-stuns-black-t193218|url-status=live}}</ref> That year, she served as a producer and played the title role in the podcast [[Dirty Diana (podcast)|''Dirty Diana'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=September 23, 2020|title=Demi Moore to Star in Podcast Series Adaptation 'Dirty Diana' in the Works at Amazon|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/demi-moore-podcast-dirty-diana-amazon-series-1234780747/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Variety|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020213844/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/demi-moore-podcast-dirty-diana-amazon-series-1234780747/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=September 23, 2020|title=Demi Moore To Star In Amazon Series 'Dirty Diana' Based On Erotic Drama Podcast From Shana Feste|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-orders-demi-moore-dirty-diana-series-based-on-erotic-podcast-from-shana-feste-1234582685/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210144344/https://deadline.com/2020/09/amazon-orders-demi-moore-dirty-diana-series-based-on-erotic-podcast-from-shana-feste-1234582685/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|date=September 25, 2020|title=Demi Moore Will Star in a New Drama Based on Her Erotic Podcast|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34151112/dirty-diana-news-cast-spoilers-date/|access-date=October 19, 2020|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020174453/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34151112/dirty-diana-news-cast-spoilers-date/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richardson|first=Hollie|date=July 23, 2020|title=Why Demi Moore's wild new erotic podcast is an essential listen|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/demi-moore-dirty-diana-podcast-2020-important-conversations-around-sex/410097|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Stylist|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020121114/https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/demi-moore-dirty-diana-podcast-2020-important-conversations-around-sex/410097|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore recorded the project from her bathroom and saw it as an opportunity to explore sexuality through a [[sex-positive movement|sex positive]] message.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Malkin|first1=Marc|date=July 22, 2020|title=What Demi Moore Hopes Her New Erotic Podcast 'Dirty Diana' Will Teach People About Sex|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/podcasts/demi-moore-dirty-diana-shana-feste-1234713615/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008090417/https://variety.com/2020/digital/podcasts/demi-moore-dirty-diana-shana-feste-1234713615/|archive-date=October 8, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|date=July 8, 2020|title=Demi Moore Stars in Erotica Podcast 'Dirty Diana' From QCode|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/demi-moore-erotica-podcast-dirty-diana-qcode-1234620391/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712225625/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/demi-moore-erotica-podcast-dirty-diana-qcode-1234620391/ |archive-date=2020-07-12 |access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> 

Moore's supporting turn as an eccentric neighbor in the musical drama ''[[Please Baby Please]]'' (2022) earned her positive notices.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/please-baby-please-movie-review-2022 |title=Please Baby Please |website=RogerEbert.com |last=Lemire |first=Christy |date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> Tara Bradly of ''[[Irish Times]]'' found her to be a "marvel" in her role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brady |first1=Tara |title=Please Baby Please: The most confounding film of the year benefits from a never-better Andrea Riseborough |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2023/03/30/please-baby-please-the-most-confounding-film-of-the-year-benefits-from-a-never-better-andrea-riseborough/ |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=27 January 2025 |date=30 March 2023}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Manuel Betancourt felt that the film "understands one should always give Demi Moore a movie star entrance […] we’re encouraged to get lost in the fantasy Moore creates for us."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/please-baby-please-review-demi-moore-1235163435/ |title='Please Baby Please' Review: Andrea Riseborough Is Transfixing in Genderqueer Pseudo-Musical Extravaganza |work=Variety |last=Betancourt |first=Manuel |date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> She played a cameo as [[Nicolas Cage]]'s in-movie fictional ex-wife in ''[[The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent]]'' (2022).

===Renewed critical success (2024–present)===

[[File:DemiMorreSubstanceBFI250924 (13 of 23) (54021920343) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Moore in 2024|upright]]

In 2024, Moore played socialite [[Ann Woodward]] in the [[Ryan Murphy (filmmaker)|Ryan Murphy]] anthology series ''[[Feud: Capote vs. The Swans]]'' on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/feud-capote-swans-demi-moore-naomi-watts-calista-flockhart-225132377.html|title=Meet Capote's 'Swans.' From Naomi Watts to Demi Moore, a guide to who's who in the latest 'Feud' series.|website=Yahoo Entertainment|date=January 31, 2024|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref> and began starring as the wife of an oil tycoon in [[Taylor Sheridan]]'s drama series ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]'' on [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=May 19, 2024 |title=Demi Moore Talks Role In Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' & Confirms Second Season Ahead Of Cannes Official Selection Debut In 'The Substance' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/demi-moore-taylor-sheridan-landman-second-season-cannes-the-substance-1235923148/ |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Deadline |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519181820/https://deadline.com/2024/05/demi-moore-taylor-sheridan-landman-second-season-cannes-the-substance-1235923148/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=Demi Moore, Jon Hamm sizzle as oil tycoon couple in 1st pics from Yellowstone' creator's new show |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/landman-demi-moore-jon-hamm-rcna161322 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=TODAY.com}}</ref>

In [[Coralie Fargeat]]'s body horror film ''[[The Substance]]'' (2024), Moore played an aging star who uses a black market drug to make herself younger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2022-01-31 |title=Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley To Star In Universal/Working Title's 'The Substance'; 'Revenge' Helmer Coralie Fargeat Directs Her Script |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/demi-moore-margaret-qualley-coralie-fargeat-the-substance-universal-working-title-1234923309/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It premiered at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]], and Moore's performance was praised by critics.<ref name="BBC 2024-05-19">{{cite web|last=Barber|first=Nicholas|title=The Substance review: 'Magnificently tasteless' horror comedy is Demi Moore's 'best big-screen role in decades'|publisher=BBC|date=May 19, 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240519-the-substance-demi-moore-margaret-qualley-cannes-film-festival|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> Nicholas Barber of [[BBC]] called it "her best big-screen role in decades" and praised her for being "fearless in parodying her public image."<ref name="BBC 2024-05-19" /> Phil de Semlyen of ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' believed Moore "glues it all together, going full [[Isabelle Adjani]]-in-''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' in a vanity-free performance full of bruised ego, dawning horror and vulnerability."<ref>{{cite web |last=de Semlyen |first=Phil |date=20 May 2024 |title=Review: 'The Substance' is Demi Moore's supremely gory 'Sunset Boulevard' |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-substance-review-2024 |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref> She won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]], the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]], and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] and the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=2025-01-06 |title=Demi Moore wins first-ever acting award for 'The Substance': Read her Golden Globes speech |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2025-01-05/demi-moore-the-substance-golden-globes-2025 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscars-nominees-list-1236115626/ |title=Oscars: Full List of Nominees|last=Lewis |first=Hilary |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=2025-01-15 |title=BAFTA Nominations: 'Conclave' & 'Emilia Pérez' Lead The Field As Open Awards Race Takes Shape |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/bafta-nominations-conclave-emilia-perez-wicked-hugh-grant-1236257429/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/31st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=sagawards.org}}</ref>

Moore will next star in [[Boots Riley]]'s film ''[[I Love Boosters]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=8 October 2024 |title=Keke Palmer, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield And Naomi Ackie To Star In Boots Riley's Next Movie 'I Love Boosters' At Neon |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/keke-palmer-demi-moore-lakeith-stanfield-naomi-ackie-boots-riley-i-love-boosters-neon-1236109749/ |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Deadline}}</ref> In April 2025, she was chosen ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'''s World's Most Beautiful of 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jordan |first=Julie |date=22 April 2025 |title=World's Most Beautiful: Of Course It's Demi! Read Her Candid Interview and See the Stunning Photos |url=https://people.com/worlds-most-beautiful-demi-moore-cover-story-photos-exclusive-11717760 |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=People}}</ref> On May 9, 2025, it was announced that Moore would star alongside actor [[Colman Domingo]] in the film ''Strange Arrivals'', directed by [[Roger Ross Williams]], based on the true story of [[Barney and Betty Hill incident|Betty and Barney Hill]], an interracial couple who, in 1961, became the first reported case of an alien abduction.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=9 May 2025 |title=Demi Moore & Colman Domingo Board Roger Ross Williams' 'Strange Arrivals' For See-Saw Films |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/demi-moore-colman-domingo-to-star-strange-arrivals-1236391514/ |access-date=9 May 2025 |website=Deadline}}</ref>