Craig Brewer
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 6, 1971, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Movies
- 17
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.
Upcoming Craig Brewer Movies
Snoop
2027
August 5, 2027
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2012 | Indie Origins | Self |
| 2012 | Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars | Self |
| 2012 | Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' | Self |
| 2011 | Footloose | Kegger Dancer |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2027 | Snoop | Director, Writer |
| 2025 | Song Sung Blue | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Director |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Director |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Screenplay |
| 2012 | Indie Origins | Director |
| 2011 | Footloose | Director, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Hustle & Flow | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Resolutions of the Complacent Man | Director, Screenplay |
| 2003 | Water's Edge | Screenplay |
| 2002 | Pressure | Screenplay |
| 2000 | The Poor & Hungry | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
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