Prayers for Bobby (2009)

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

2009-01-24 · Drama, History, TV Movie · 89 min

★ 8.0 (662 votes)

Directed by Russell Mulcahy

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.

Cast

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
Madge Levinson Ophelia
Marshall McClean Reverend Owens
Anna Badalamenti Michelle
Ele Bardha Doug
Linda Boston Marge
Marty Bufalini Councilman
Sonja Crosby Celeste
Bryan Fox Greg
Colleen Gentry Citizen

Crew

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Director of Photography: Thom Best
Editor: Victor Du Bois
Original Music Composer: Christopher Ward
Producer: Damian Ganczewski

Details

Homepage: http://www.prayersforbobby.com
IMDb: tt1073510
TMDB: 21634

Keywords

based on novel or book
based on true story
christianity
coming out
death of a loved one
death of son
depressing
empathetic
gay theme
grief
hard
homophobia
intolerance
lgbt
lgbt activist
male homosexuality
parent child relationship
powerful
religion
religious intolerance
suicide
teen suicide
tragic event

Videos

Prayers for Bobby: Remembering Bobby | Lifetime Featurette
Prayers for Bobby: The Main Characters | Lifetime Featurette
Prayers for Bobby: The Real Mary Griffith | Lifetime Featurette
Prayers for Bobby: The Story | Lifetime Featurette
PRAYERS FOR BOBBY TRAILER Trailer
Prayers for Bobby Trailer Trailer
Prayers for Bobby: Preview | Lifetime Trailer

Reviews

kinrich30 · ★ 8 · 2026-09-08

This was based on real events - a rather sad movie. When a woman mistakes religious dogma for religious faith, her son pays the price

tmdb15214618 · ★ 5 · 2018-06-13

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.

Similar movies

Savage Fire (2017)
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)
Boys On Film 16: Possession (2017)
Death at Dawn (1960)
Like Love (2014)
Shannon Amen (2019)
Peut-être (1999)
After This Our Exile (2006)
Silvester Home Run (2008)
The Dark Horse (2014)
Les Lionceaux (1960)
Satan in the Suburbs (2000)