Prayers for Bobby

Name: Prayers for Bobby
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 2009-01-24
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.06

★ 8,1 /10 (655 Votes)

2009 EN 89 min

Overview

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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Release date

24/01/2009

Votes

655

Popularity

4.5

She loves everything about her son...except who he is.

Genres

Drama History TV Movie

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

89 min

Website

www.prayersforbobby.com

Sigourney Weaver

Mary Griffith

Henry Czerny

Robert Griffith

Ryan Kelley

Bobby Griffith

Austin Nichols

Ed Griffith

Carly Schroeder

Joy Griffith

Scott Bailey

David

Rebecca Louise Miller

Jeanette

Shannon Eagen

Nancy Griffith

Susan Ruttan

Betty Lambert

Dan Butler

Reverend Whitsell

Lee Garlington

Psychologist

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Madge Levinson

Ophelia

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Marshall McClean

Reverend Owens

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Anna Badalamenti

Michelle

Ele Bardha

Doug

Linda Boston

Marge

Marty Bufalini

Councilman

Sonja Crosby

Celeste

Bryan Fox

Greg

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Colleen Gentry

Citizen

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Ed Kelly

Minister

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Andrew Kruczynski

Football Player

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Rusty Mewha

Rev. Michaels

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Julia Mogerman

Teri

Jaime Moyer

Liz

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Janice O'Neill

Jackie

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Spencer Perrenoud

Teen on Mailbox

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Jim Porterfield

Trucker

Amanda Ryskamp

Audrey

Dan Wells

Rev. Hassler

Melanie Wilson

Margaret

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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.

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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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