Craig Brewer

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Footloose (2011) — Kegger Dancer
2. Indie Origins (2012) — Self
3. Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose” — Self
4. Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars (2012) — Self
5. Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' (2012) — Self

Directed

1. Coming 2 America (2021) — Director
2. Footloose (2011) — Director
3. Dolemite Is My Name (2019) — Director
4. Black Snake Moan (2006) — Director
5. The Shield (2002) — Director
6. Empire (2015) — Director
7. Hustle & Flow (2005) — Director
8. Song Sung Blue (2025) — Director
9. Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024) — Director
10. The Poor & Hungry (2000) — Director
11. Resolutions of the Complacent Man (2004) — Director
12. American Pride — Director
13. Snoop (2027) — Director
14. Indie Origins (2012) — Director