Craig Brewer
b. 1971 (age 55)
Virginia, U.S.
Director
Writer
Craig Brewer is an American film director and screenwriter. 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".
Known For
Filmography
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★ 7.2
Song Sung Blue
2025 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024 Director
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Eddie Murphy: As Himself
2022 Self
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★ 5.3
Coming 2 America
2020 Director
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★ 4.9
Yellow River
2020 Writer
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★ 7.2
Dolemite Is My Name
2019 Director
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You Look Like
2019 Director
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★ 6.2
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 Writer
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★ 6.1
Urban Cowboy
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 7.4
Empire
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Boomerang
2013 Director
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Indie Origins
2012 Self
Director
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★ 5.9
Footloose
2011 Director
Writer
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★ 8.7
Instant Movie Review
2011 Self
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★ 8.3
Terriers
2010 Director
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★ 6.2
$5 Cover
2009 Director
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It's About Steppin' in the Hood
2007 Self
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★ 6.9
Black Snake Moan
2006 Director
Writer
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★ 7.3
Hustle & Flow
2005 Director
Writer
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★ 8.5
The Music Makers
2005 Self
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★ 6.4
Resolutions of the Complacent Man
2004 Director
Writer
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★ 5.1
Water's Edge
2003 Writer
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★ 8.7
The Shield
2002 Director
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★ 5.7
Pressure
2002 Writer
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★ 7.1
The Poor & Hungry
2000 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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E*vis Meets the Beat*es
2000 Cinematographer
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American Pride
Director
Writer
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The Idolmaker
Director
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The Comeback
Director
Writer
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Untitled Nikki Toscano/Craig Brewer Project
Director
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The Gangster Princess of Beverly Hills
Director
Writer
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The Bad Decisions Playlist
Director
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Untitled Snoop Dogg Biopic
Director