Craig Brewer

Writer

Born: December 6, 1971 (age 54)
From: 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…

Filmography (14)

Song Sung Blue (2025)
Director
Coming 2 America (2021)
Director
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Director
Indie Origins (2012)
Director
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars (2012)
Self
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose' (2012)
Self
Footloose (2011)
Director
Black Snake Moan (2006)
Director
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Director
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Resolutions of the Complacent Man (2004)
Director
The Poor & Hungry (2000)
Director
American Pride
American Pride
Director
Snoop
Snoop
Director
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Self