The Best Craig Brewer Movies, Ranked
6 credits from 2005 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Song Sung Blue (2025) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Footloose (2011) with $63.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Craig Brewer Box Office Hits
Craig Brewer's films have made $157M worldwide in total. Footloose (2011) is the biggest hit at $63.5M, ahead of Song Sung Blue (2025) ($58.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Craig Brewer Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Craig Brewer has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and Footloose (2011) is the pick of them.
The Best Craig Brewer Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Craig Brewer's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Craig Brewer Movies
The most recent films Craig Brewer is credited on, newest first — starting with Song Sung Blue (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Craig Brewer Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Craig Brewer films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Craig Brewer movie?
Song Sung Blue (2025) is the best-rated Craig Brewer film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Dolemite Is My Name (2019) (81) and Coming 2 America (2021) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Song Sung Blue: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Craig Brewer movie?
Footloose (2011) made the most at the box office, with $63.5M worldwide, followed by Song Sung Blue (2025) with $58.7M. Together, Craig Brewer's films with box office figures have made $157M.
Which Craig Brewer movie won the most awards?
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) is the most decorated Craig Brewer film, with 2 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Craig Brewer drama movie?
Footloose (2011) is the best-rated of Craig Brewer's drama films. In other genres: Song Sung Blue (biography) and Coming 2 America (comedy).
What is the newest Craig Brewer movie?
The newest film on Craig Brewer's filmography is Song Sung Blue (2025), directed by Craig Brewer.
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