Prayers for Bobby
2009 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 8.1
Sigourney Weaver, nominated for the Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her moving portrayal of LGBTQ youth rights activist Mary Griffith, stars as a profoundly religious mother who begins to question her faith after the suicide of her beloved gay son.
Based on Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-01-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (630 votes)
Themes
- coming out
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- parent child relationship
- based on true story
- grief
- male homosexuality
- tragic event
- lgbt
- death of son
- teen suicide
- lgbt activist
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Sigourney Weaver
as Mary Griffith
Henry Czerny
as Robert Griffith
Ryan Kelley
as Bobby Griffith
Austin Nichols
as Ed Griffith
Carly Schroeder
as Joy Griffith
Scott Bailey
as David
Rebecca Louise Miller
as Jeanette
Shannon Eagen
as Nancy Griffith
Susan Ruttan
as Betty Lambert
Dan Butler
as Reverend Whitsell
Directed by Russell Mulcahy