Film200990 min

Prayers for Bobby

Name: Prayers for Bobby
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 2009
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Ryan Kelley, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Dan Butler, Austin Nichols

Taste attributes: dramahistorytv moviegay/lesbianhistoricalbiographyromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allsocial commentary

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

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring historical drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.2 /10

TMDB · 418 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals

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Synopsis

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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