Actor
Craig Brewer
Born 1971 · 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.
Directed
The Shield
Director · 2002
Dolemite Is My Name
Director · 2019
Coming 2 America
Director · 2021
Footloose
Director · 2011
Empire
Director · 2015
Black Snake Moan
Director · 2006
Hustle & Flow
Director · 2005
Song Sung Blue
Director · 2025
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Director · 2024
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Director · 2004
The Poor & Hungry
Director · 2000
American Pride
Director
Snoop
Director
Indie Origins
Director · 2012
Untitled Snoop Dogg Biopic
Director
Writing
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay · 2016
Footloose
Screenplay · 2011
Empire
Writer · 2015
Black Snake Moan
Screenplay · 2006
Hustle & Flow
Writer · 2005
Song Sung Blue
Writer · 2025
Pressure
Screenplay · 2002
Water's Edge
Screenplay · 2003
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Screenplay · 2004
The Poor & Hungry
Screenplay · 2000
Snoop
Writer