- Content: “An Inspiring Display of the Christmas Spirit”
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What You Need To Know:
THE CHRISTMAS CUP is funny and well-acted, one of the better acted Christmas romance movies for 2025. It has a strong Christian, moral worldview. For example, the ending overtly promotes “the Christmas Spirit” of forgiveness and reconciliation that Jesus our Savior represents. THE CHRISTMAS CUP also honors the service that firefighters, the United States Marines and the U.S. Army provide.
Content:
Strong Christian, moral worldview promote forgiveness and reconciliation, which leads to two characters being praised for representing most fully the “Christmas Spirit” represented by the story of Jesus Christ, with the songs “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Silent Night” being briefly sung, plus movie honors the service that firefighters, the United States Marines and the U.S. Army provide, and heroine’s brother becomes the chef for a local restaurant run by the heroine’s best friend;
No foul language;
A snowball fight is part of a friendly competition between two rival cities and creates some light slapstick humor, and a scene prior to the fight shows one of the teams ;
No sex, except a kiss;
No nudity;
No alcohol use;
No smoking or drugs; and,
Nothing objectionable.
More Detail:
Marine Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt returns home to her family, including her father, brother, Mickey, her brother’s daughter, Kip, and her best friend, Bree. After recovering from a knee injury, Kelly is waiting to hear whether her request to re-enlist will be approved.
Meanwhile, her father, James, is the Mayor of Longleaf, which is about to hold its 50th Annual Christmas Cup competition with the nearby town, Bridgeport. Kelly’s father would like to win this year, because it will be his last year as Mayor. He and her brother want Kelly to be the coach for the team this year, but Kelly is reluctant. They insist, however, that they need her organization skills as a Marine to lead the team.
Kelly learns the two towns have had to combine their police and fire departments. The department is run by a handsome, former Army Ranger named Quinn Stanton. Kelly convinces Quinn to help her with ideas to coach the team. Meanwhile, the Bridgeport Mayor is coaching her city’s team.
Of course, romance starts to blossom between Kelly and Quinn. However, the Bridgeport Mayor makes a decision that puts their ongoing relationship in doubt.
THE CHRISTMAS CUP is funny and well-acted. In fact, it’s one of the better acted televised Christmas romance movies for 2025. Rhiannon Fish is great as the heroine. She and Benjamin Rosenbaum as the male lead have an easygoing charm and chemistry together. The other players are also very natural, with Harlow Robbins and Farah Hahn as the young niece and her school rival delivering a great character arc that contributes a lot to the movie’s main message.
THE CHRISTMAS CUP has a strong Christian, moral worldview. For example, the ending overtly promotes “the Christmas Spirit” of forgiveness and reconciliation that Jesus our Savior represents. The movie also honors the service that firefighters, the United States Marines and the U.S. Army provide. The romantic leads share with one another what serving their country and community means to them in a couple well-written, sincere scenes.
