S. Craig Zahler

The Profile

S. Craig Zahler is an American film director, screenwriter, novelist and composer known for Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99 and Dragged Across Concrete.

He writes and directs slow-burn, often violent genre films and has composed music for some of his works.

Reviews praise Zahler's taste for slow-burn, character-driven genre films. Dragged Across Concrete is singled out for tense pacing and strong lead performances (Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn). The film's final act is described as explosive and adrenaline-pumping, continuing Zahler's interest in outsiders and moral rot.