Craig Brewer
Director
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.
Born1971-12-06
Place of BirthRichmond, Virginia, USA
Known For
8.2
The Shield
CrimeDrama
7.1
Empire
DramaSoap
7.4
Song Sung Blue
MusicRomance
6.3
Coming 2 America
Comedy
6.6
Footloose
DramaMusic
6.8
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
DramaCrime
6.8
Black Snake Moan
Drama
7.2
Hustle & Flow
CrimeDrama
7.0
Dolemite Is My Name
DramaComedy
Indie Origins
Documentary
Snoop
DramaMusic
6.3
The Poor & Hungry
DramaRomance
American Pride
DramaMusic
7.0
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Drama