22 Jump Street 2: A Very Jump Street Christmas (2025) is exactly what you’d expect from the minds of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller—and then ten times louder, dumber, and more chaotically festive. Schmidt and Jenko are back, and somehow, impossibly, even worse at undercover work than before. But that’s exactly what makes this Christmas special so stupidly brilliant.
The film kicks off with the duo being dragged back into action because, according to Captain Dickson (Ice Cube, angrier and funnier than ever), “crime doesn’t stop just because Santa’s fat ass is coming down a chimney.” A new holiday-themed designer drug is sweeping college campuses, disguised as peppermint candy and turning students into unhinged Christmas maniacs. The DEA wants answers. Captain Dickson wants peace. And Schmidt and Jenko? They want… well, they don’t even know what they want, but they’re definitely not ready.
Once they infiltrate the college Christmas scene, the film splits into two hilariously distinct worlds. Jenko finds himself in candy-cane-colored frat paradise—holiday keg stands, ornament-smashing competitions, and football games played in full Santa suits. He thrives, obviously. Channing Tatum brings his signature himbo charm, turning every scene into comedic gold as he becomes the unofficial king of Christmas bros.
Meanwhile, Schmidt is suffering. Deeply. He gets sucked into the artsy-club side of campus where the weirdest Christmas energy imaginable takes over. Ugly-sweater philosophers, ironic carolers, and competitive DIY ornament makers embrace him as one of their own. Jonah Hill plays Schmidt’s misery with perfection, each scene escalating his emotional unraveling as he tries desperately to stay undercover while drowning in glitter and papier-mâché reindeer.
Their partnership—hilariously co-dependent and emotionally chaotic—is pushed to its breaking point when a botched sting operation ends with Schmidt trapped inside a giant gingerbread house and Jenko accidentally setting off a nativity pyrotechnics display. Tiffany Haddish shines as a rival detective who keeps showing up just to roast them, steal their leads, and remind them how wildly incompetent they are.
The third act explodes into full holiday insanity: a Christmas Eve pageant gone wrong, a stolen sleigh chasing a suspect through downtown, and a snowball fight that turns into an accidental police raid. It’s everything Jump Street fans love—action sequences that are both impressive and incredibly stupid, jokes layered with meta-humor, and the kind of emotional beats that somehow still land between the chaos.
But beneath the absurdity, the movie finds heart. Schmidt and Jenko must confront what their partnership really means as their differences grow more comically extreme. And in true Jump Street fashion, their emotional breakthroughs arrive at the worst possible moments—usually during gunfights or while wearing humiliating Christmas costumes.
By the final showdown, where Schmidt weaponizes holiday crafts and Jenko rides a sleigh like it’s a tactical vehicle, the film delivers one of the funniest holiday climaxes in years. And yes, Captain Dickson gets the last word—and it’s spectacularly furious.
22 Jump Street 2: A Very Jump Street Christmas is a riotously entertaining holiday blast—equal parts bromance, parody, action, and pure Christmas chaos. It’s loud, stupid, self-aware, and exactly the dumb fun fans have been waiting for.
