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title: "Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story"
fi1m_id: "holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story"
imdb_id: "tt43662087"
tmdb_id: 1729134
critics_reviews: 0
updated: "2026-11-06T04:03:43.826656+00:00"
region: "US"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (2026)

Directed by Dustin Rikert · 1h 24m · Drama, Comedy, Romance

## Identity

Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story
- **IMDb ID:** tt43662087
- **TMDB ID:** 1729134
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt43662087/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1729134

> **Out now in the US, review to follow.** Released 17 October 2026. Our review follows once the critics have had their say, usually within two days of release. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

## Synopsis

When ambitious freelance reporter Avery Clark returns to Chicago to spend Christmas with her mom and new stepdad, she's hoping for a little holiday downtime before her next assignment. Instead, she lands a feel-good story profiling Darlene Donnelly, a beloved Chicago Bears superfan about to celebrate an incredible milestone: attending her 500th game. There's just one catch: Avery knows next to nothing about football or Chicago. Enter Darlene's handsome grandson Matt, a Chicago firefighter and die-hard Bears fan who, with a little gentle nudging from Darlene, agrees to show Avery what being a part of Bears Nation is all about.

## Details

- **Director:** Dustin Rikert
- **Director:** Dustin Rikert
- **Writer:** Christine Garver, Stephanie Jackson, Marcy Holland
- **Story:** Christine Garver, Stephanie Jackson
- **Cinematography:** Lars Lindstrom
- **Editor:** Robert Mead
- **Music:** Tommy Fields
- **Production design:** Daniel Koenig
- **Producer:** Andrew Gernhard, Molly M. Mayeux
- **Cast:** Lyndsy Fonseca as Avery Clark; Robert Buckley as Matt Donnelly; Marsha Mason as Darlene Donnelly; Barbara Alyn Woods as Jody; Khary Payton as Ron; Abraham Benrubi as Santa Claus; Brian Keys as Garrett; Tamsen Glaser as Anna
- **Runtime:** 1h 24m
- **Release (the US):** 17 October 2026
- **Genres:** Drama, Comedy, Romance
- **Production:** Skydance Sports, Synthetic Cinema International, NFL Films
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI1nHaJCLPw

## Where to watch in the US

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*Checked 2026-11-06.*

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/holiday-touchdown-a-bears-love-story