About
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.
Filmography
Song Sung Blue2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
Coming 2 America2021 · Director
Yellow River2020 · Additional Writing
Dolemite Is My Name2019 · Director
The Legend of Tarzan2016 · Screenplay
The Invaders2015 · Executive Producer
Indie Origins2012 · Director
Katy Perry: Part of Me2012 · Executive Producer
Footloose2011 · Director, Screenplay
Black Snake Moan2006 · Director, Writer
Hustle & Flow2005 · Director, Writer
Resolutions of the Complacent Man2004 · Director, Screenplay
Water's Edge2003 · Screenplay
Pressure2002 · Screenplay
The Poor & Hungry2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor