Craig Brewer
Writing
Born: December 6, 1971 (age 54) · Richmond, Virginia, USA
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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 Legend of Tarzan
2016
Coming 2 America
2021
Footloose
2011
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
Black Snake Moan
2006
The Shield
2002
Empire
2015
Hustle & Flow
2005
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
Song Sung Blue
2025
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
Photos (2)
Movies (1)
Self / Appearances (3)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (11)
The Shield
Director
Empire
Director
Song Sung Blue
Director
Coming 2 America
Director
Footloose
Director
Black Snake Moan
Director
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Director
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
Hustle & Flow
Director
Indie Origins
Director
The Poor & Hungry
Director
Writing (9)
Empire
Writer
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
Song Sung Blue
Writer
Footloose
Screenplay
Black Snake Moan
Writer
Hustle & Flow
Writer
Water's Edge
Screenplay
Pressure
Screenplay
The Poor & Hungry
Screenplay
