Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Craig Brewer
Writing
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 1All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 53267
IMDb ID: nm0108132
Known for: Writing
Born: December 6, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2025
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q723252
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Screenplay (4)Executive Producer (3)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Craig Brewer.
Song Sung Blue
Director
2025 Movie
Coming 2 America
Director
2021 Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
2019 Movie
Indie Origins
Director
2012 Movie
Black Snake Moan
Director
2006 Movie
Hustle & Flow
Director
2005 Movie
The Poor & Hungry
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Craig Brewer.
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Craig Brewer.
Song Sung Blue
Director
2025 Movie
Hustle & Flow
Director
2005 Movie
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
2019 Movie
Black Snake Moan
Director
2006 Movie
Footloose
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Coming 2 America
Director
2021 Movie
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Craig Brewer.
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Empire
Writer • 3 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Craig Brewer.
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Coming 2 America
Director
2021 Movie
Song Sung Blue
Director
2025 Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
Director
2019 Movie
Black Snake Moan
Director
2006 Movie
Footloose
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Hustle & Flow
Director
2005 Movie
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Indie Origins
Director
2012 Movie
Water's Edge
Screenplay
2003 Movie
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
as Self
Movie
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
as Self
2012 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Craig Brewer.
The Shield
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Empire
Writer • 3 eps
2015 Series
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Craig Brewer.
The Legend of Tarzan
Screenplay
2016 Movie
The Invaders
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Footloose
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Water's Edge
Screenplay
2003 Movie
Pressure
Screenplay
2002 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Craig Brewer.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Empire
Writer • 3 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Craig Brewer.
Indie Origins
as Self
2012 Movie
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
as Self
2012 Movie
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
as Self
2012 Movie
Footloose
as Kegger Dancer
2011 Movie
Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
as Self
Movie