Craig Brewer
WritingBorn Dec 6, 1971
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Craig Houston Brewer (born December 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker. His 2005 movie Hustle & Flow won the Audience Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and achieved commercial success, along with an Academy Award for Best Original Song, "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". He is also known for directing the 2011 remake of Footloose, the 2019 film Dolemite Is My Name and the 2021 film Coming 2 America, the latter two films starring Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy.
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2025Song Sung Blueas Producermovie2024Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heistas Directortv2021Coming 2 Americaas Directormovie2020Yellow Riveras Additional Writingmovie2019Dolemite Is My Nameas Directormovie2016The Legend of Tarzanas Screenplaymovie2015The Invadersas Executive Producermovie2015Empireas Directortv2012Indie Originsas Directormovie2012Katy Perry: Part of Meas Executive Producermovie2011Footlooseas Directormovie2006Black Snake Moanas Screenplaymovie2005Hustle & Flowas Writermovie2004Resolutions of the Complacent Manas Directormovie2003Water's Edgeas Screenplaymovie2002The Shieldas Directortv2002Pressureas Screenplaymovie2000The Poor & Hungryas EditormovieSoonAmerican Prideas ProducermovieSoonSnoopas WritermovieSoonUntitled Snoop Dogg Biopicas Directormovie