Craig Brewer
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor
December 6, 1971 (54 years)
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.
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.
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| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan · as Screenplay |
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| 2011 | Footloose · as Screenplay |
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| 2003 | Water's Edge · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | Pressure · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | The Poor & Hungry · as Screenplay |
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| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | Urban Cowboy · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | The Invaders · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Savage County · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | $5 Cover · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | Eddie Murphy: As Himself · as SelfOn Plex |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose · as Self |
| 2000 | The Poor & Hungry · as Director Of Photography |