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Biography
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.
Filmography14 titles
The Shield
2002Director
2002Director
Song Sung Blue
2025Director, Producer, Writer
2025Director, Producer, Writer
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012Executive Producer
2012Executive Producer
Empire
2015Director, Writer
2015Director, Writer
Hustle & Flow
2005Director, Writer
2005Director, Writer
Dolemite Is My Name
2019Director
2019Director
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024Executive Producer
2024Executive Producer
Black Snake Moan
2006Director, Screenplay, Writer
2006Director, Screenplay, Writer
Footloose
2011as Kegger Dancer
2011as Kegger Dancer
Coming 2 America
2021Director
2021Director
The Legend of Tarzan
2016Screenplay
2016Screenplay
Pressure
2002Screenplay
2002Screenplay
Water's Edge
2003Screenplay
2003Screenplay
The Invaders
2015Executive Producer
2015Executive Producer