Chronicler of the Human Condition

Craig Brewer

b. 1971Richmond, Virginia, USAContemporary12 films

DramaMusicComedyRomance

Also wrote 10 screenplays ↗Also starred in films ↗

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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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