Writing
Craig Brewer
EN cinema · 20 credits
Born
6 December 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
American Pride
American Pride
Director, Producer
Snoop
2027
Snoop
Director, Writer
Song Sung Blue
Director, Writer, Producer
Coming 2 America
Director
Yellow River
2020
Yellow River
Additional Writing
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
The Invaders
Executive Producer
Indie Origins
as Self, Director
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
Footloose
as Kegger Dancer, Director, Screenplay
Black Snake Moan
Director, Writer
Hustle & Flow
Director, Writer
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
2004
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Director, Screenplay
Water's Edge
Screenplay
Pressure
Screenplay
The Poor & Hungry
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor