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Discover Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

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1971-12-06
Richmond, Virginia, USA

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.

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Behind the Camera (35)

The Shield
8.2
TV
The Shield

Director

Empire
7.1
TV
Empire

Writer

Empire
7.1
TV
Empire

Director

The Legend of Tarzan
5.9
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
6.8
TV
Song Sung Blue
7.4
Song Sung Blue

Director

Song Sung Blue
7.4
Song Sung Blue
7.4
Song Sung Blue

Producer

Footloose
6.6
Footloose

Director

Footloose
6.6
Footloose

Screenplay

Coming 2 America
6.3
Coming 2 America

Director

Black Snake Moan
6.8
Black Snake Moan

Director

Hustle & Flow
7.1
Hustle & Flow

Director

Hustle & Flow
7.1
Hustle & Flow

Writer

Katy Perry: Part of Me
7.2
Katy Perry: Part of Me

Executive Producer

Water's Edge
5.4
Water's Edge

Screenplay

Pressure
5.9
Pressure

Screenplay

Snoop

Director

Snoop

Writer

Yellow River

Additional Writing

The Poor & Hungry
6.3
The Poor & Hungry
6.3
The Poor & Hungry

Director of Photography

The Poor & Hungry
6.3
The Poor & Hungry
6.3
The Poor & Hungry

Screenplay

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