Craig Brewer
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
- Writing
- Born
- 1971-12-06 · Richmond, Virginia, USA
Known for
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016) — Screenplay
- Coming 2 America (2021) — Director
- Footloose (2011) — Kegger Dancer
- Dolemite Is My Name (2019) — Director
- Black Snake Moan (2006) — Director
- The Shield (2002) — Director
- Empire (2015) — Writer
- Hustle & Flow (2005) — Director
- Song Sung Blue (2025) — Director
- Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) — Executive Producer
- Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024) — Executive Producer
- Water's Edge (2003) — Screenplay
- Pressure (2002) — Screenplay
- The Poor & Hungry (2000) — Director
- Resolutions of the Complacent Man (2004) — Director
- Indie Origins (2012) — Self