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Craig Brewer is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography and Editor American born on 6 december 1971
Craig Brewer (born December 6, 1971) 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".
(2016)
(Scriptwriter)
(2005)
(Director)
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Footloose (2011)
, 1h53Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Patrick J. Flueger
Roles Kegger Dancer
Rating58%
After a long night of partying, Bobby Moore and four of his friends drive over a bridge and crash into a truck. His father, Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church of the small Southern United States town of Bomont, Georgia, persuades the city council to pass several paternalistic laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.
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Coming 2 America (2021)
Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Shari Headley, John Amos, Tracy Morgan
Rating53%
Alors qu'il est sur le point de devenir le nouveau roi du Zamunda, le prince Akeem Joffer découvre qu'il a un fils, Lavelle, qui vit dans le Queens. Honorant la dernière volonté de son père, Akeem décide donc de retourner aux États-Unis avec son fidèle acolyte Semmi.
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
, 1h58Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Films about films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Snoop Dogg, Mike Epps, Chris Rock
Rating71%
Dans les années 1970, l'humoriste-comédien de talent Rudy Ray Moore est mis de côté par Hollywood. Il décide alors de se débrouiller en développant ses propres œuvres. Il crée ainsi le personnage du proxénète Dolemite notamment dans le film de blaxploitation du même nom réalisé par D'Urville Martin et sorti en 1975.
Footloose (2011)
, 1h53Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Patrick J. Flueger
Rating58%
After a long night of partying, Bobby Moore and four of his friends drive over a bridge and crash into a truck. His father, Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church of the small Southern United States town of Bomont, Georgia, persuades the city council to pass several paternalistic laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.
Black Snake Moan (2006)
, 1h56Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran, Jr., David Banner
Rating68%
The film centers on two main characters: Lazarus Redd (Samuel L. Jackson), a deeply religious farmer and former blues guitarist, and Rae Doole (Christina Ricci), a young sex addict. Lazarus' wife and his brother were having an affair, which has left him bitter and angry. Rae's boyfriend Ronnie Morgan (Justin Timberlake) leaves for deployment with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, and in his absence, she indulges in bouts of promiscuity and drug use. During one of Rae's binges, Ronnie's friend Gill Morton (Michael Raymond-James) tries to take advantage of her. She laughs at his advances, comparing him unfavorably with another man, and he severely beats her. Believing she's dead, Gill dumps Rae and leaves her for dead in only a shirt and panties by the side of the road and drives away.
Hustle & Flow (2005)
, 1h56Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris
Rating72%
DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp and drug dealer who is dissatisfied with his life. After acquiring a keyboard and reacquainting himself with an old friend from school, Key (Anthony Anderson), who has become a sound technician, DJay decides to try his hand at making hip hop songs.
The Poor and Hungry (2000)
, 1h48Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Rating72%
Car mechanic by day/thief by night, Eli Foote is starting to feel guilty about what he does. His guilt intensifies when he steals a car that belongs to a beautiful cellist named Amanda. Meeting her at the impound yard where she is distraught over her car, Eli strikes up a conversation with Amanda which leads to a romance. Meanwhile, Eli's friend, Harper, a grungy street hustler, is trying to do business with Eli's boss, Mr. Coles. She needs his help in getting a car for a boisterous pimp named Cowboy Urles. Eli wants to leave his criminal past behind, but Harper holds him to their friendship.
Scriptwriter
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
, 1h50Directed by David Yates
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, John Hurt
Rating61%
It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life in London as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane Porter (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian Captain Rom (Christoph Waltz).
Footloose (2011)
, 1h53Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Patrick J. Flueger
Rating58%
After a long night of partying, Bobby Moore and four of his friends drive over a bridge and crash into a truck. His father, Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), the reverend of the church of the small Southern United States town of Bomont, Georgia, persuades the city council to pass several paternalistic laws, including a ban on all unsupervised dancing within the city limits.
Black Snake Moan (2006)
, 1h56Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Epatha Merkerson, John Cothran, Jr., David Banner
Rating68%
The film centers on two main characters: Lazarus Redd (Samuel L. Jackson), a deeply religious farmer and former blues guitarist, and Rae Doole (Christina Ricci), a young sex addict. Lazarus' wife and his brother were having an affair, which has left him bitter and angry. Rae's boyfriend Ronnie Morgan (Justin Timberlake) leaves for deployment with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, and in his absence, she indulges in bouts of promiscuity and drug use. During one of Rae's binges, Ronnie's friend Gill Morton (Michael Raymond-James) tries to take advantage of her. She laughs at his advances, comparing him unfavorably with another man, and he severely beats her. Believing she's dead, Gill dumps Rae and leaves her for dead in only a shirt and panties by the side of the road and drives away.
Hustle & Flow (2005)
, 1h56Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris
Roles Writer
Rating72%
DJay (Terrence Howard) is a pimp and drug dealer who is dissatisfied with his life. After acquiring a keyboard and reacquainting himself with an old friend from school, Key (Anthony Anderson), who has become a sound technician, DJay decides to try his hand at making hip hop songs.
Water's Edge (2003)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Chandra West, Nathan Fillion, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Daniel Baldwin, Daryl Shuttleworth
Rating50%
Robert, écrivain passionné, et sa femme Molly, en quête de tranquillité, quittent la ville pour s'installer à Reedsville, un petit village de campagne. Les deux parents, endeuillés par la mort de leur fille, pensent avoir trouvé la paix, jusqu'au jour où Robert surprend le shérif en pleine forêt, tentant d'assassiner une jeune femme. Robert est pris de panique et commet l'irréparable…
The Poor and Hungry (2000)
, 1h48Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Roles Ecrivain
Rating72%
Car mechanic by day/thief by night, Eli Foote is starting to feel guilty about what he does. His guilt intensifies when he steals a car that belongs to a beautiful cellist named Amanda. Meeting her at the impound yard where she is distraught over her car, Eli strikes up a conversation with Amanda which leads to a romance. Meanwhile, Eli's friend, Harper, a grungy street hustler, is trying to do business with Eli's boss, Mr. Coles. She needs his help in getting a car for a boisterous pimp named Cowboy Urles. Eli wants to leave his criminal past behind, but Harper holds him to their friendship.
Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Autobiographical documentary films
Actors Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Darren Criss, Shannon Woodward, Judy Garland, Adele
Roles Executive Producer
Rating59%
The film features interviews with Perry and her loved ones documenting the trajectory of her life, containing various clips from her childhood and teenage years as well as her career and personal life (ranging from December 1999 to March 2012). The film is spliced with performances from her worldwide California Dreams Tour, which had 127 concerts from February 20, 2011 to January 22, 2012. Most of the performances were recorded on November 23, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but also included performances in Tokyo and São Paulo. Some of her friends such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Jessie J make cameos in the film. The documentary includes scenes of Perry dealing with the breakdown of her marriage with English actor/comedian Russell Brand.
The Poor and Hungry (2000)
, 1h48Directed by Craig Brewer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Roles Producer
Rating72%
Car mechanic by day/thief by night, Eli Foote is starting to feel guilty about what he does. His guilt intensifies when he steals a car that belongs to a beautiful cellist named Amanda. Meeting her at the impound yard where she is distraught over her car, Eli strikes up a conversation with Amanda which leads to a romance. Meanwhile, Eli's friend, Harper, a grungy street hustler, is trying to do business with Eli's boss, Mr. Coles. She needs his help in getting a car for a boisterous pimp named Cowboy Urles. Eli wants to leave his criminal past behind, but Harper holds him to their friendship.