Known For
Writing
Born
Dec 06, 1971
Place of Birth
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Credits
23 titles
Craig Brewer
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
Filmography
Snoop
Director
Song Sung Blue
Director
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Executive Producer
Coming 2 America
Director
Yellow River
Additional Writing
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
The Invaders
Executive Producer
Empire
Writer
Indie Origins
Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Self
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Self
Footloose
Kegger Dancer
Black Snake Moan
Director
Hustle & Flow
Director
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Director
Water's Edge
Screenplay
The Shield
Director
Pressure
Screenplay
The Poor & Hungry
Director
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Self
American Pride
Producer