Person
Craig Brewer
Writing · Born 1971-12-06 · Richmond, Virginia, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
The Shield
Director
Empire
Writer
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
Song Sung Blue
Director
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Executive Producer
Footloose
Kegger Dancer
Coming 2 America
Director
Black Snake Moan
Director
Hustle & Flow
Director
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
Filmography
- 2025Song Sung BlueDirector
- 2024Fight Night: The Million Dollar HeistExecutive Producer
- 2021Coming 2 AmericaDirector
- 2020Yellow RiverAdditional Writing
- 2019Dolemite Is My NameDirector
- 2016The Legend of TarzanScreenplay
- 2015The InvadersExecutive Producer
- 2015EmpireWriter
- 2012Indie OriginsSelf
- 2012Katy Perry: Part of MeExecutive Producer
- 2012Dancing with the 'Footloose' StarsSelf
- 2012Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'Self
- 2011FootlooseKegger Dancer
- 2006Black Snake MoanDirector
- 2005Hustle & FlowDirector
- 2004Resolutions of the Complacent ManScreenplay
- 2003Water's EdgeScreenplay
- 2002The ShieldDirector
- 2002PressureScreenplay
- 2000The Poor & HungryDirector
- —Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”Self
- —American PrideDirector
- —SnoopDirector
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