Craig Brewer

Writing·Dec 6, 1971·Richmond, Virginia, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
SSnoop2027 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Song Sung Blue2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Coming 2 America2021 · Director	Director
Dolemite Is My Name2019 · Director	Director
The Legend of Tarzan2016 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Indie Origins2012 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars2012 · Self	Self
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'2012 · Self	Self
Footloose2011 · Kegger Dancer, Director, Screenplay	Kegger Dancer, Director, Screenplay
Black Snake Moan2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Hustle & Flow2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
RResolutions of the Complacent Man2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Water's Edge2003 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Pressure2002 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Poor & Hungry2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”Self	Self
AAmerican PrideDirector, Producer	Director, Producer