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Craig Brewer
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 commerc…
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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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2027
Snoop
Movie Director
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2025
Song Sung Blue
Movie Director
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2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Coming 2 America
Movie Director
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2020
Yellow River
Movie Additional Writing
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2019
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie Director
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2016
The Legend of Tarzan
Movie Screenplay
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2015
The Invaders
Movie Executive Producer
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2015
Empire
TV show Writer
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2012
Indie Origins
Movie Self
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2012
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Movie Executive Producer
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2012
Everybody Cut: The Stars of 'Footloose'
Movie Self
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2012
Dancing with the 'Footloose' Stars
Movie Self
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2011
Footloose
Movie Kegger Dancer
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2006
Black Snake Moan
Movie Director
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2005
Hustle & Flow
Movie Director
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2004
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
Movie Screenplay
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2003
Water's Edge
Movie Screenplay
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2002
The Shield
TV show Director
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2002
Pressure
Movie Screenplay
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2000
The Poor & Hungry
Movie Director
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Jump Back: Re-Imagining “Footloose”
Movie Self
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American Pride
Movie Director
