Top rated tightly wound movies on Urban Movie Channel
Check out today’s highest ranked tightly wound movies on Urban Movie Channel! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best tightly wound movies on Urban Movie Channel, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 Detroit (2017)
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
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- 2017-07-28 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- John Boyega, Will Poulter
Rating
- 7.302
2 The Colony (2013)
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
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- 2013-04-12 | Action / Science Fiction
Cast
- Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne
Rating
- 5.411
3 The Eve (2015)
Friends head off to the remote island of Martha's Vineyard to celebrate New Year's Eve and reconnect. As tensions rise, an unforeseen presence halts celebrations and instead turns their holiday into a fight to live through to the new year.
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- 2015-04-24 | Thriller / Horror
Cast
- Evan Bass, María DiDomenico
Rating
- 4.0
4 Karen (2021)
A racist woman makes it her personal mission to displace the new black family that has just moved in next door to her, but they won't back down without a fight.
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- 2021-09-03 | Thriller
Cast
- Taryn Manning, Cory Hardrict
Rating
- 4.0
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5 I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "Operation Brown Sugar". But because Jay doesn't fit the "brotha" stereotype, he fails miserably with the "sistahs." Then he meets the dynamic Catherine, a misunderstood "Half-rican Canadian", who's as righteously quirky as he is. To win her heart, Jay must confront his fears as he realizes commitment is a bigger issue than race.
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- 2007-02-01 | Comedy / Romance
Cast
- Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio
Rating
- 7.2
6 Daddy's Home (2015)
The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids.
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- 2015-12-25 | Comedy
Cast
- Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg
Rating
- 6.274
7 So This Is Christmas (2013)
Eighteen-year old Ashley's life is headed in the wrong direction. She's been hanging out with a bad crowd and seeking an escape from the drama at home. Everything begins to change when a handyman working on the family's house encourages her to volunteer for a Christmas play with underprivileged children. Ashley finds purpose by helping people in need and uses that to help heal her troubled family. Together, they discover the impact one person can make through the gift of giving.
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- 2013-10-01 | Romance / Drama
Cast
- Eric Roberts, Lexi Ainsworth
Rating
- 5.3
8 Equal Standard (2021)
An NYPD Detective is shot by one of his own, benevolent brothers in uniform. Communities are ignited - to march for justice. Gangs put their differences aside - for a united fight, an equal opportunity. “That people not be judged by the color of their skin but for the content of their character.” The movement and unity impacts City society and leads to a Blue Wall intervention within the Police force. White cops lust for change and act on it - by flushing out racism. Not an easy fight. In the end, what was considered impossible, became possible.
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- 2021-05-07 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Ice-T, Jules Willcox
Rating
- 7.4
9 First Sunday (2008)
Durell and LeeJohn are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When told they have one week to pay a $17,000 debt or Durell will lose his son, they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. Instead, they end up spending the night in the presence of the Lord and are forced to deal with much more than they bargained for.
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- 2008-01-11 | Comedy / Action
Cast
- Ice Cube, Katt Williams
Rating
- 5.7
10 Everyday Black Man (2011)
Since closing the door to a violent past, quiet and thoughtful Moses Stanton everyday existence is running a small neighborhood store, and watching over his daughter who doesn't know he exists. When a young man, Malik, comes in claiming to be a black Muslim that is doing good for the neighborhood, Moses takes him on as a partner but soon realizes that Malik is nothing but a drug dealer seeking to destroy the neighborhood and Moses's daughter. Therefore, Moses must become the man he used to be in order to save his beloved neighborhood and his daughter. Written by Carmen Madden
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- 2011-02-01 | Action / Drama
Cast
- Henry Brown, Omari Hardwick
Rating
- 5.0