Why it may be worth watching
- Prayers for Bobby combines Drama and History elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley.
- Viewers currently rate it 8.1/10 from 661 votes.
Movie
Prayers for Bobby
She loves everything about her son...except who he is.
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
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Cast
Sigourney WeaverMary Griffith
Henry CzernyRobert Griffith
Ryan KelleyBobby Griffith
Austin NicholsEd Griffith
Carly SchroederJoy Griffith
Scott BaileyDavid
Rebecca Louise MillerJeanette
Shannon EagenNancy Griffith
Susan RuttanBetty Lambert
Dan ButlerReverend Whitsell
Lee GarlingtonPsychologist
Madge LevinsonOphelia
Marshall McCleanReverend Owens
Viewing guide
Is Prayers for Bobby right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, History, TV Movie. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
Content notes
A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include sexual content or nudity. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
coming outsuicidebased on novel or bookparent child relationshiphomophobiachristianityintolerancebased on true story
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Reviews
External reviewerExternal review ·
Prayers for Bobby is so clunkily wholesome and earnest, in such an obvious and belaboured fashion, that it imbues everything with a hokey artificiality, which reminds you, incessantly, that none of what you're watching is real. It's embarrassingly sappy. It didn't work for me but, evidently, a lot of people don't mind being drenched in sap.
kinrich30External review ·
This was based on real events - a rather sad movie. When a woman mistakes religious dogma for religious faith, her son pays the price
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