Craig Brewer

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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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Song Sung Blue (2025)
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Footloose (2011)
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Hustle & Flow (2005)
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Coming 2 America (2021)
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Black Snake Moan (2006)
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Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
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American Pride (—)
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Snoop (—)
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Resolutions of the Complacent Man (2004)
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The Poor & Hungry (2000)
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Indie Origins (2012)
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