Craig Brewer

Craig Brewer

1971-12-06 Richmond, Virginia, USA 17 Credits

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. Description above from the...

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Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue

2025

Director, Writer, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

Two down-on-their-luck musicians form a Neil Diamond tribute band to follow their dreams and prove that it's never too late to find love.

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021

Director

6.4
Directing

Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native name...

Yellow River

2020

Additional Writing

Behind the scenes at the original Fast and Furious afterparty, the mysterious death of Playboy model Felicia Tang haunts 2000s Hollywood. Testimony by...

Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

Director

7.0
Directing

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

The Invaders

The Invaders

2015

Executive Producer

Producing

The rise and fall of a militant black power group based in Memphis, TN in the late 1960’s, from its creation, to their final negotiations with Martin ...

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Katy Perry: Part of Me

2012

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal tale...

Footloose

Footloose

2011

as Kegger Dancer

6.6
Acting

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the sta...

Footloose

Footloose

2011

Director, Screenplay

6.6
Directing Writing

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the sta...

Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

2006

Director, Screenplay

6.8
Directing Writing

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding...

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005

Director, Writer

7.1
Directing Writing

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Resolutions of the Complacent Man

2004

Director, Screenplay

Directing Writing

Short film by Craig Brewer.

Water's Edge

Water's Edge

2003

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

Robert wanted an escape from the big city. He thought a small town by the water's edge would give him a new start. He couldn't have been more wrong. T...

Pressure

Pressure

2002

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

Two med students must struggle to survive after an unusual shooting incident catapults them into a world of trouble...

The Poor & Hungry

The Poor & Hungry

2000

Director, Director of Photography, Producer

6.0
Directing Producing Writing

A Memphis car thief falls in love with one of his victims, an attractive cellist.

American Pride

N/A

Producer, Director

Producing Directing

A chronicle of the life Charley Pride, from his start as a Negro League baseball player, to his stint in the army, and his remarkable career as a coun...

Untitled Snoop Dogg Biopic

Untitled Snoop Dogg Biopic

N/A

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

The life story of rapper Snoop Dogg.